Code of Virginia - Title 46.2 Motor Vehicles - Chapter 12 Abandoned, Immobilized, Unattended And Trespassing Vehicles; Parking

46.2-1200 Definitions
As used in this article: "Abandoned motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that: ...
46.2-1200.1 Abandoning motor vehicles prohibited; penalty
No person shall cause any motor vehicle to become an abandoned motor vehicle as defined in § 46.2-1200. In any prosecution for a violation of ...
46.2-1200.2 Vehicles registered to active duty military personnel
Whenever a vehicle is shown by the Department of Motor Vehicles records to be owned by a person who has indicated that he is on ...
46.2-1201 Ordinances
The governing body of any county, city, or town may provide by ordinance for taking abandoned vehicles into custody and disposing of them in accordance ...
46.2-1202 Notice to owner of vehicle taken into custody
Any locality or its authorized agent that takes an abandoned motor vehicle into custody shall, within fifteen days, by registered or certified mail, return receipt ...
46.2-1203 Sale of vehicle at public auction; disposition of proceeds
If an abandoned motor vehicle is not reclaimed as provided for in § 46.2-1202, the locality or its authorized agent shall, notwithstanding the provisions of ...
46.2-1204 Vehicles abandoned in garages
Notwithstanding § 46.2-1200, any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part thereof shall be considered abandoned and may be reported by the garagekeeper to the political ...
46.2-1205 Disposition of inoperable abandoned vehicles
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, any inoperable motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which has been ...
46.2-1206 Surrender of certificate of title, etc., where motor vehicle acquired for demolition; records to b...
No demolisher who purchases or otherwise acquires a motor vehicle for wrecking, dismantling, or demolition shall be required to obtain a certificate of title for ...
46.2-1207 Certification of disposal; reimbursement of locality by Commissioner
On certification by a locality on forms provided by the Department that an inoperable abandoned motor vehicle left on property within the locality has been ...
46.2-1208 Vehicles abandoned on private property other than garages
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, if an abandoned motor vehicle is left on private property, other than an establishment covered by the provisions ...
46.2-1209 Unattended or immobile vehicles, generally
No person shall leave any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part or combination thereof immobilized or unattended on or adjacent to any roadway if it ...
46.2-1210 Motor vehicles immobilized by weather conditions or emergencies
Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is immobilized on any roadway by weather conditions ...
46.2-1211 Removal of motor vehicles obstructing movement; storage; payment of costs
Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer interferes with the free ingress, egress, or movement on any ...
46.2-1212 Authority to provide for temporary removal and disposition of vehicles involved in accident...
The governing body of any county, city, or town may provide by ordinance that whenever a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer involved in an accident ...
46.2-1212.1 Authority to provide for removal and disposition of vehicles and cargoes of vehicles involved in ac...
A. As a result of a motor vehicle accident or incident, the Department of State Police and/or local law-enforcement agency in conjunction with other public ...
46.2-1213 Removal and disposition of unattended, or immobile vehicles; ordinances in counties, cities, and to...
A. The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide for the removal for safekeeping of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or ...
46.2-1214 Sale of personal property found in unattended or abandoned vehicles
Any personal property found in any unattended or abandoned motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer may be sold incident to the sale of the vehicle as ...
46.2-1215 Leaving vehicles on private property prohibited; authority of counties, cities, and towns to provid...
No person shall leave any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on the private property of any other ...
46.2-1216 Removal or immobilization of motor vehicles against which there are outstanding parking violations...
The governing body of any county, city, or town may provide by ordinance that any motor vehicle parked on the public highways or public grounds ...
46.2-1217 Local governing body may regulate certain towing
The governing body of any county, city, or town by ordinance may regulate services rendered pursuant to police towing requests by any business engaged in ...
46.2-1218 Reports by persons in charge of garages, parking places, etc.; unclaimed vehicles
The person in charge of any garage, repair shop, or automotive service, storage, or parking place shall report on forms furnished by the Superintendent of ...
46.2-1219 Regulation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic on certain parking lots
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance regulate the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the parking of vehicles, and ...
46.2-1219.1 Regulation or prohibition of vehicular traffic on certain privately owned public parking areas and ...
The governing body of any county, city, or town may adopt an ordinance not in conflict with state law regulating or prohibiting the stopping, standing, ...
46.2-1219.2 Parking of vehicles in commuter parking lots owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation...
A. It shall constitute a traffic infraction for any person to park any vehicle in any commuter parking lot owned by the Virginia Department of ...
46.2-1220 Parking, stopping, and standing regulations in counties, cities, or towns; parking meters; presumpt...
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of vehicles within its ...
46.2-1221 Authority of county to regulate parking on county-owned or leased property or on county highways; p...
The governing body of any county may, by ordinance, provide for the regulation of parking on county-owned or leased property and may prohibit parking within ...
46.2-1222 Regulation of parking on secondary highways by certain counties
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing bodies of Fairfax, James City, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George, Prince William, and York Counties by ordinance may ...
46.2-1222.1 Regulation or prohibition of parking of certain vehicles in certain counties
A. Any county operating under the urban county executive form of government or the county manager plan of government, any adjacent county operating under the ...
46.2-1222.2 Local ordinances prohibiting parking of certain vehicles.
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance limit to no more than two hours the length of time of parking ...
46.2-1223 Authority of Commissioner to regulate parking on certain parts of State Highway System
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner may, by regulation, regulate parking on any part of the primary and secondary systems ...
46.2-1224 County ordinances prohibiting certain parking in streets and highways
A. The governing body of any county may, by ordinance, prohibit any person from parking any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on or adjacent to ...
46.2-1224.1 Local ordinances regulating certain parking; penalty
The governing body of any county having the county manager plan of government may by ordinance prohibit idling the engine of a bus for more ...
46.2-1225 Enforcement provisions in city or county parking ordinances
Any city or county ordinance regulating parking under this article shall require: 1. That uncontested payment of parking citation penalties be collected and accounted for ...
46.2-1226 Enforcement of regulations governing parking in Capitol Square
Any regulation adopted pursuant to § 2.2-1172 and relating to parking in Capitol Square shall provide: That uncontested citations issued under those regulations shall be ...
46.2-1227 Enforcement of state regulations governing parking on primary and secondary highways
Any regulation of the Commissioner under the provisions of § 46.2-1223 relating to parking on any primary or secondary highway shall provide: 1. That uncontested ...
46.2-1228 Enforcement of parking regulations of boards of visitors of educational institutions
Any regulation of any board of visitors or other governing body of an educational institution pursuant to the provisions of § 23-9.2:3 relating to parking ...
46.2-1229 Enforcement of parking regulations of State Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse S...
Any regulations of the State Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Board pursuant to the provisions of § 37.2-203 relating to parking on ...
46.2-1230 Authority of counties, cities, and towns to issue parking permits
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide for the issuance of permits for motor vehicles parking on public streets, ...
46.2-1231 Ticketing, removal, or immobilization of trespassing vehicles by owner or operator of parking or ot...
The owner, operator, or lessee of any parking lot, parking area, or parking space in a parking lot or area or any part of a ...
46.2-1231.1 Immunity from liability for certain towing
No towing and recovery operator shall be liable for damages in any civil action for responding in good faith to the lawful direction of a ...
46.2-1232 Localities may regulate removal or immobilization of trespassing vehicles
A. The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance regulate the removal of trespassing vehicles from property by or at the ...
46.2-1233 Localities may regulate towing fees
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance set reasonable limits on fees charged for the removal of motor vehicles, trailers, ...
46.2-1233.1 Limitation on charges for towing and storage of certain vehicles
A. Unless different limits are established by ordinance of the local governing body pursuant to § 46.2-1233, as to vehicles towed or removed from private ...
46.2-1233.2 Advisory board
Prior to adopting or amending any ordinance pursuant to § 46.2-1232 or § 46.2-1233, the local governing body shall appoint an advisory board to advise ...
46.2-1234 Liability of persons furnishing free parking accommodations as to motor vehicles and property left ...
No action shall lie or proceeding be brought against any person conducting any business and maintaining a parking lot at which free parking accommodations are ...
46.2-1235 Description unavailable
Not set out. (1989, c. 727.) ...
46.2-1236 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1994, c. 866. ...
46.2-1237 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1997, cc. 783 and 904. ...
46.2-1238 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1994, c. 866. ...
46.2-1239 Parking in certain locations; penalty
No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, on a highway in front of a private driveway, within ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009