CODE OF VIRGINIA ILLEGAL USE OF DEFECTIVE OR UNSAFE EQUIPMENT (§ 46.2-1003) It shall be unlawful for any person to use or have as equipment on a motor vehicle operated on a highway any device or equipment mentioned in § 46.2-1002 which is defective or in unsafe condition. HISTORY: 1960, c. 125, § 46.1-308.1; 1989, c. 727.