Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB426: An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-1063 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alteration of suspension system and bumper heights; proof of compliance.
Status: Chaptered, April 8, 2026
Alteration of suspension system and bumper heights; proof of compliance. Authorizes a court to dismiss a summons for offenses related to altering the suspension system or bumper heights of vehicles when proof of compliance is provided to the court on or before the court date.
What the bill says
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-1063 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alteration of suspension system and bumper heights; proof of compliance. [S 426] Approved April 8, 2026 1. That § 46.2-1063 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as bumper height limits; raising body above frame rail. No person shall drive on a public highway any motor vehicle registered as a passenger motor vehicle if it has been modified by alteration of its altitude from the ground to the extent that its bumpers, measured to any point on the lower edge of the main horizontal bumper bar, exclusive of any.
From the enrolled text, April 8, 2026:
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-1063 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alteration of suspension system and bumper heights; proof of compliance. [S 426] Approved April 8, 2026 1. That § 46.2-1063 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as bumper height limits; raising body above frame rail. No person shall drive on a public highway any motor vehicle registered as a passenger motor vehicle if it has been modified by alteration of its altitude from the ground to the extent that its bumpers, measured to any point on the lower edge of the main horizontal bumper bar, exclusive of any bumper guards, are not within the range of fourteen inches to twenty-two inches above the ground. No vehicle shall be modified to cause the vehicle body or chassis to come in contact with the ground, expose the fuel tank to damage from collision, or cause the wheels to come in contact with the body under normal operation. No part of the original suspension system of a motor vehicle shall be disconnected to defeat the safe operation of its suspension system. However, nothing contained in this section shall prevent the installation of heavy duty equipment, including shock absorbers and overload springs. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the driving on a public highway of …