46.2-1005 - Procedure for approval of equipment. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-1005. Procedure for approval of equipment.

The Superintendent may establish a procedure for the approval of equipmentrequired to be approved by him. Such procedure shall include the submissionof a sample of the device for test and record purposes, submission ofevidence that the device complies with this title and with recognized testingstandards which the Superintendent is hereby authorized to adopt, and paymentof the fee as provided by § 46.2-1008. The Superintendent shall then, withina reasonable time, either disapprove the device or issue a certificate ofapproval therefor.

The Superintendent may waive such approval and the issuance of a certificateof approval when the device or equipment required to be approved by thistitle is identified as complying with the standards and specifications of theSociety of Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute,Incorporated, or the regulations of the federal Department of Transportation.

(Code 1950, § 46-313; 1954, c. 364; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-311; 1960, c. 125;1968, c. 172; 1970, c. 27; 1989, c. 727.)