§ 78-10. Stopping vehicles for inspection or to secure information.

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Except as prohibited by Code of Virginia, § 19.2-59, any police officer who shall be in uniform or who shall exhibit his badge or other sign of authority shall have the right to stop any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, upon request or signal, for the purpose of inspecting the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer as to its equipment and operation, its manufacturer's serial or engine number or its contents or load, if such motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is a property-carrying vehicle or for the purpose of securing such other information as may be necessary.

(Code 1988, § 7-10)

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-103.

(Code 1988, § 7-10)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-103.

                    
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