46.2-1042 - Standard for vehicle tire; sale of certain tires prohibited; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-1042. Standard for vehicle tire; sale of certain tires prohibited;penalty.

No person shall sell or offer for sale, or have in his possession with intentto sell any motor vehicle tire unless that tire (i) meets or exceedsstandards established by the Society of Automotive Engineers, the AmericanNational Standards Institute, Inc., or the federal Department ofTransportation and (ii) is marked in accordance with those standards.

No person shall knowingly operate on any highway in the Commonwealth aVirginia registered motor vehicle equipped with any regrooved or recut tireunless that tire (i) meets or exceeds standards established by the Society ofAutomotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute, Inc., or thefederal Department of Transportation and (ii) is marked in accordance withthose standards.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of aClass 1 misdemeanor.

(1966, c. 490, § 46.1-295.2; 1989, c. 727; 1996, c. 92.)