46.2-1088 - Air conditioning units.
§ 46.2-1088. Air conditioning units.
No motor vehicle operated on any highway shall be equipped with any airconditioning unit unless such device is of a type approved as to safety bythe Superintendent. The Superintendent is authorized to promulgateregulations setting specifications relating to the design, construction,installation, maintenance, and use of such air conditioning units. Norefrigerant used in such unit shall be explosive, flammable, or toxic, unlessthe refrigerant is included in the list published by the United StatesEnvironmental Protection Agency as a safe alternative motor vehicle airconditioning substitute for chloroflourocarbon-12, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7671k (c).
(Code 1950, § 46-310.1; 1954, c. 217; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-307; 1989, c. 727;2008, c. 443.)