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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 264 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 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1981, chapter 585; in 1987, chapter 344; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2007, chapter 111<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 783<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":230517,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68233,"identifier":"46.2-915","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/13\/46.2-915","url":"\/46.2-915\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-915\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/13\/46.2-915","dublin_core":{"Title":"Stickers required on mopeds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-915","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any dealer who sells any moped<\/span> at retail shall affix to any such moped<\/span>, or verify that there is affixed thereto a permanent decal<\/span> or sticker which states (i) that the operation of mopeds<\/span> on highways<\/span><\/span> and public vehicular areas by persons under the age of sixteen is prohibited by Virginia law<\/span>, (ii) the maximum engine displacement or wattage of the moped<\/span>, and (iii) the maximum speed at which the moped<\/span> may be ridden.\n\t\tAny dealer who sells any such moped<\/span> which does not have affixed thereto such a permanent decal<\/span> or sticker shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTICKERS REQUIRED ON MOPEDS (\u00a7 46.2-915)\n\nAny dealer who sells any moped at retail shall affix to any such moped, or\nverify that there is affixed thereto a permanent decal or sticker which states\n(i) that the operation of mopeds on highways and public vehicular areas by\npersons under the age of sixteen is prohibited by Virginia law, (ii) the maximum\nengine displacement or wattage of the moped, and (iii) the maximum speed at\nwhich the moped may be ridden.\n\t\tAny dealer who sells any such moped which does not have affixed thereto such a\npermanent decal or sticker shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 264, \u00a7 46.1-172.03; 1981, c. 585; 1987, c. 344; 1989, c. 727;\n2007, c. 111; 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}}