Chap. 131.—An ACT to amend and re-enact chapter 446 of an act of the gen-
eral assembly of Virginia, approved March 24, 1926, relating to the use of
smoke screens on a motor vehicle; penalty, forfciture. [H B 160]

Approved March 10, 1928

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall
be, and is hereby, declared to be a felony to install, or to aid or abet
in installing, in any manner, in, on or upon any motor vehicle, any de-
vice, appliance, equipment, or instrument, of any kind, character or
description, or of any part of such device, appliance, equipment or
instrument, designed for generating or emitting smoke, thereby creat-
ing what is commonly known as a “smoke screen”; or, of emitting
any gas which may be a hindrance or obstruction to traffic; and. also
it is hereby declared to be a felony for one to have in his possession
any motor vehicle known by him to be so equipped, or who shall drive
or operate, on the public roads or streets of this State, any motor ve-
hicle known by him to be so equipped.

2. Any motor vehicle found to be equipped with any device, appli-
ance, equipment or instrument, as herein mentioned, or equipped for
the installation or attachment of any “‘smoke-screen” or gas emitting
device, appliance, equipment, or instrument, as herein mentioned, shall
be forfeited to the Commonwealth, subject to the rights of an innocent
owner and lien holders. But no such forfeiture shall take place unless
the owner or operator thereof have knowledge of same as prescribed
in section one of this act.

3. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this act
shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than one year, nor more
than five years; or, he may be fined not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars, and confined in jail not less than
thirty days nor more than twelve months.