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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 615<\/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. 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 2025, chapters 565<\/a> and 579<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":364980,"section_number":"46.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1500\/"},{"id":364989,"section_number":"46.2-1504","catch_line":"Board's powers with respect to hearings under this chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1504\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1458641,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365100,"identifier":"46.2-1573.13","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.3\/46.2-1573.13","url":"\/46.2-1573.13\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1573.13\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.3\/46.2-1573.13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability of requirements to certain trailers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1573.13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purposes of this article:\n\t\t\t“Dealer” and “trailer dealer<\/span>” includes watercraft trailer dealers<\/span> and dealers of new trailers<\/span> with a gross vehicle<\/span> weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds.

\t\t\t“Trailer” includes watercraft trailers<\/span> and new trailers<\/span> with a gross vehicle<\/span> weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of this article shall only apply to the sale, exchange, construction, or assembly of watercraft trailers<\/span> and new trailers<\/span> with a gross vehicle<\/span> weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN TRAILERS (\u00a7 46.2-1573.13)\n\nA. For the purposes of this article:\n\t\t\t“Dealer” and “trailer dealer” includes watercraft\ntrailer dealers and dealers of new trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating\nof more than 30,000 pounds.\t\t\t“Trailer” includes watercraft trailers\nand new trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds.\n\nB. The provisions of this article shall only apply to the sale, exchange,\nconstruction, or assembly of watercraft trailers and new trailers with a gross\nvehicle weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 615; 2025, cc. 565, 579.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}