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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 457 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 727; in 2013, chapter 783<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82691,"section_number":"46.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-100\/"},{"id":84973,"section_number":"46.2-720","catch_line":"Use of license plates from another vehicle in certain circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-720\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228559,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82531,"identifier":"46.2-721","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9\/46.2-721","url":"\/46.2-721\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-721\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9\/46.2-721","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application of liability insurance policy to vehicle carrying plates from insured vehicle","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-721","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The policy of liability insurance issued to the owner<\/span> of a motor vehicle<\/span> and covering the operation thereof shall extend to and be the primary insurance applicable to his operation of a motor vehicle<\/span> on which he has placed license tags from another motor vehicle<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 46.2-720<\/a>.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, the term “motor vehicle<\/span>” does not include a “moped<\/span>” as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION OF LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY TO VEHICLE CARRYING PLATES FROM\nINSURED VEHICLE (\u00a7 46.2-721)\n\nThe policy of liability insurance issued to the owner of a motor vehicle and\ncovering the operation thereof shall extend to and be the primary insurance\napplicable to his operation of a motor vehicle on which he has placed license\ntags from another motor vehicle as provided in \u00a7 46.2-720.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, the term “motor vehicle” does\nnot include a “moped” as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 457, \u00a7 46.1-110.2; 1989, c. 727; 2013, c. 783.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}