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A violation of this section shall not constitute negligence, be considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible in evidence or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for the recovery of damages arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of a moped or motor vehicle, nor shall anything in this section change any existing law, rule, or procedure pertaining to any such civil action. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259481,"text":"Every person operating a moped, as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100, on a public street or highway shall wear a face shield, safety glasses, or goggles of a type approved by the Superintendent or have his moped equipped with safety glass or a windshield at all times while operating such vehicle, and operators and passengers thereon, if any, shall wear protective helmets of a type approved by the Superintendent. A violation of this section shall not constitute negligence, be considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible in evidence or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for the recovery of damages arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of a moped or motor vehicle, nor shall anything in this section change any existing law, rule, or procedure pertaining to any such civil action. 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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 6 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: 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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230525,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72016,"identifier":"46.2-915.2","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/13\/46.2-915.2","url":"\/46.2-915.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-915.2\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/13\/46.2-915.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Safety equipment for mopeds; effect of violation; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-915.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every person operating a moped<\/span>, as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100<\/a>, on a public street or highway<\/span> shall wear a face shield, safety glasses, or goggles of a type approved by the Superintendent<\/span> or have his moped<\/span> equipped with safety glass or a windshield at all times while operating such vehicle, and operators<\/span> and passengers thereon, if any, shall wear protective helmets of a type approved by the Superintendent<\/span>. A violation of this section shall not constitute negligence<\/span>, be considered in mitigation of damages<\/span> of whatever nature, be admissible<\/span> in evidence<\/span> or be the subject of comment by counsel<\/span> in any action for the recovery of damages<\/span> arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of a moped<\/span> or motor vehicle<\/span>, nor shall anything in this section change any existing law<\/span>, rule, or procedure pertaining to any such civil action<\/span>. Any person who knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction<\/span> and be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR MOPEDS; EFFECT OF VIOLATION; PENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-915.2)\n\nEvery person operating a moped, as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100, on a public street or\nhighway shall wear a face shield, safety glasses, or goggles of a type approved\nby the Superintendent or have his moped equipped with safety glass or a\nwindshield at all times while operating such vehicle, and operators and\npassengers thereon, if any, shall wear protective helmets of a type approved by\nthe Superintendent. A violation of this section shall not constitute negligence,\nbe considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible in\nevidence or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for the recovery\nof damages arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of a moped or\nmotor vehicle, nor shall anything in this section change any existing law, rule,\nor procedure pertaining to any such civil action. Any person who knowingly\nviolates this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and be subject to\na fine of not more than fifty dollars.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 6, \u00a7 46.1-172; 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}}