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2001 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-716 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-716. How license plates fastened to vehicle; altering appearance of license plates.
A. Every license plate shall be securely fastened to the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to which it is assigned:
1. So as to prevent the plate from swinging,
2. In a position to be clearly visible, and
3. In a condition to be clearly legible.
B. No colored glass, colored plastic, or any other type of covering shall be
placed, mounted, or installed on or over any license plate if such glass,
plastic, or other type of covering in any way alters or obscures (i) the
alpha-numeric information or, (ii) the color of the license plate, (iii) the
name or abbreviated name of the state wherein the vehicle is registered, or (iv) any character or
characters, decal, stamp, or other device indicating the month or year in which the vehicle's registration
expires. No insignia, emblems, or trailer hitches or couplings shall be mounted
in such a way as to hide or obscure any portion of the license plate or render any
portion of the license plate illegible.
C. The Superintendent may make such regulations as he may deem advisable to enforce the proper mounting and securing of the license plate on the vehicle.