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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 526<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61251,"section_number":"46.2-1025","catch_line":"Flashing amber, purple, or green warning lights","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1025\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230583,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72582,"identifier":"46.2-920.1:1","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/15\/46.2-920.1_1","url":"\/46.2-920.1_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-920.1_1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/15\/46.2-920.1_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Portable changeable message signs; certain vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-920.1:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any vehicle<\/span> authorized to be equipped with flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights<\/span> pursuant to subdivision A 1 or 2 of \u00a7 46.2-1025<\/a> may be equipped with a portable changeable message sign. Such portable changeable message sign may be used without prior authorization from the Department<\/span> of Transportation, provided that (i) such use complies with all state and federal laws<\/span>, regulations, and policies regarding the use and operation of portable changeable message signs; (ii) such sign is only activated when the vehicle<\/span> is being used to perform the duties and functions that qualify such vehicle<\/span> to be equipped with amber warning lights<\/span>; and (iii) for those vehicles<\/span> authorized to use such lights<\/span> pursuant to subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 46.2-1025<\/a>, such sign is only activated when the vehicle<\/span> is stationary.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPORTABLE CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNS; CERTAIN VEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-920.1:1)\n\nAny vehicle authorized to be equipped with flashing, blinking, or alternating\namber warning lights pursuant to subdivision A 1 or 2 of \u00a7 46.2-1025 may be\nequipped with a portable changeable message sign. Such portable changeable\nmessage sign may be used without prior authorization from the Department of\nTransportation, provided that (i) such use complies with all state and federal\nlaws, regulations, and policies regarding the use and operation of portable\nchangeable message signs; (ii) such sign is only activated when the vehicle is\nbeing used to perform the duties and functions that qualify such vehicle to be\nequipped with amber warning lights; and (iii) for those vehicles authorized to\nuse such lights pursuant to subdivision A 1 of \u00a7 46.2-1025, such sign is only\nactivated when the vehicle is stationary.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 526.","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}}