Code of Virginia - Title 46.2 Motor Vehicles - Section 46.2-832 Damaging or removing certain signs

§ 46.2-832. Damaging or removing certain signs

Any person who intentionally defaces, damages, knocks down, or removes any legally posted highway sign or a street address sign posted to assist in address identification in connection with enhanced 9-1-1 service as defined in § 56-484.12 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

For the purposes of this section "highway sign" includes but is not limited to an electrically powered or electronic device installed or erected by the Virginia Department of Transportation or a local governmental agency to prevent collisions, control traffic, or provide guidance or warning to operators of motor vehicles.

(Code 1950, § 46-188; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-175; 1989, c. 727; 2003, c. 134; 2004, c. 291.)

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