Code of Virginia - Title 46.2 Motor Vehicles - Chapter 8 Regulation Of Traffic

46.2-800 Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, o...
Every person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, or an animal or driving an animal on a highway shall ...
46.2-800.1 Riding animals on highways after sunset
A. No person riding upon any animal on a highway between sunset and sunrise shall ride the animal on the roadway unless the rider: 1. ...
46.2-801 Chapter applicable to drivers of all vehicles regardless of ownership
The provisions of this chapter applicable to the drivers of vehicles on the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles regardless of their ...
46.2-802 Drive on right side of highways
Except as otherwise provided by law, on all highways of sufficient width, the driver of a vehicle shall drive on the right half of the ...
46.2-803 Keep to the right in crossing intersections or railroads
Except as otherwise provided by law, when crossing an intersection of highways or the intersection of a highway by a railroad right-of-way, the driver of ...
46.2-803.1 Commercial motor vehicles limited to use of certain lanes of certain interstate highways
Except where the posted speed limit is less than 65 miles per hour, no person shall drive any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in § ...
46.2-804 Special regulations applicable on highways laned for traffic
Whenever any roadway has been divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic, drivers of vehicles shall obey the following: 1. Any vehicle proceeding at less ...
46.2-805 Lane direction control signals
When lane direction control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green ...
46.2-806 One-way roadways and highways
The Commonwealth Transportation Board may designate any highway or any separate roadway under its jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs. Traffic thereon ...
46.2-807 Rotary traffic islands
A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island. (Code 1950, § 46-220.1; 1952, c. 671; ...
46.2-808 Commonwealth Transportation Board may prohibit certain uses of controlled access highways; penalt...
A. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may, when necessary to promote safety, prohibit the use of controlled access highways or any part thereof by any or ...
46.2-808.1 Use of crossovers on controlled access highways; penalty
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than an authorized vehicle to use or attempt to use any crossover posted for ...
46.2-809 Regulation of truck traffic on primary and secondary highways
The Commonwealth Transportation Board, or its designee, in response to a formal request by a local governing body, after such body has held public hearings, ...
46.2-809.1 Regulation of residential cut-through traffic by Board
The Commonwealth Transportation Board may develop a residential cut-through traffic policy and procedure for the control of residential cut-through traffic on designated secondary highways. For ...
46.2-810 Age limits for drivers of public passenger-carrying vehicles
No person, whether licensed or not, under the age of eighteen years shall drive a motor vehicle while in use as a public passenger-carrying vehicle. ...
46.2-811 Coasting prohibited
The driver of any motor vehicle traveling on a downgrade on any highway shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral. (Code ...
46.2-812 Driving more than thirteen hours in twenty-four prohibited
No person shall drive any motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth for more than thirteen hours in any period of twenty-four hours or ...
46.2-813 Occupation of trailer being towed on highways
No person shall occupy a house trailer or camping trailer while it is being towed on a public highway in this Commonwealth. No operator of ...
46.2-814 Driving through safety zone prohibited
No driver of a vehicle shall drive through or over a safety zone. (Code 1950, § 46-252; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-242; 1989, c. 727.) ...
46.2-815 Hauling certain cargoes through tunnels in violation of posted signs; penalty
The hauling of any explosive, flammable, or other hazardous cargo, as prohibited by the Department of Transportation under the authority of §§ 33.1-12 and 33.1-49, ...
46.2-816 Following too closely
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard ...
46.2-817 Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop; eluding police; penalties
A. Any person who, having received a visible or audible signal from any law-enforcement officer to bring his motor vehicle to a stop, drives such ...
46.2-818 Stopping vehicle of another; blocking access to premises; damaging or threatening commercial vehicl...
No person shall intentionally and willfully: 1. Stop the vehicle of another for the sole purpose of impeding its progress on the highways, except in ...
46.2-819 Use of toll facility without payment of toll; circumstances to be considered in assessing penalt...
Except for those permitted free use of toll facilities under § 33.1-252, it shall be unlawful for the driver of a motor vehicle to use ...
46.2-819.1 Installation and use of photo-monitoring system or automatic vehicle identification system in conju...
A. The operator of any toll facility or the locality within which such toll facility is located may install and operate or cause to be ...
46.2-819.2 Driving a motor vehicle from establishment where motor fuel offered for sale; suspension of license...
A. No person shall drive a motor vehicle off the premises of an establishment at which motor fuel offered for retail sale was dispensed into ...
46.2-819.3 Use of toll facility without payment of toll; enforcement; penalty
A. The toll facility operator may impose and collect an administrative fee in addition to the unpaid toll so as to recover the expenses of ...
46.2-819.4 Smoking in proximity to gas pumps; penalty.
Any person who smokes or uses an open flame within 20 feet of a pump used to fuel motor vehicles or a fueling tanker being ...
46.2-820 Right-of-way at uncontrolled intersections, generally
Except as otherwise provided in this article, when two vehicles approach or enter an uncontrolled intersection at approximately the same time, the driver of the ...
46.2-821 Vehicles before entering certain highways shall stop or yield right-of-way
The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection on a highway controlled by a stop sign shall, immediately before entering such intersection, stop at a ...
46.2-822 Right-of-way at traffic circles
At traffic circles vehicles already in the circle shall have the right-of-way over vehicles approaching and entering the circle. (Code 1950, § 46-238; 1952, c. ...
46.2-823 Unlawful speed forfeits right-of-way
The driver of any vehicle traveling at an unlawful speed shall forfeit any right-of-way which he might otherwise have under this article. (Code 1950, § ...
46.2-824 Right-of-way at uncontrolled "T" intersections
When vehicles arrive at approximately the same time at an uncontrolled "T" intersection, the driver of the vehicle on the highway that intersects but does ...
46.2-825 Left turn traffic to yield right-of-way
The driver of a vehicle, intending to turn left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to ...
46.2-826 Stop before entering public highway or sidewalk from private road, etc.; yielding right-of-wa...
The driver of a vehicle entering a public highway or sidewalk from a private road, driveway, alley, or building shall stop immediately before entering such ...
46.2-827 Right-of-way of United States forces, troops, national guard, etc
United States forces or troops, or any portion of the Virginia national guard or naval militia, parading or performing any duty according to law, or ...
46.2-828 Right-of-way for funeral processions under police or sheriff's escort; improper joining of, passin...
Funeral processions traveling under police or sheriff's escort shall have the right-of-way in any highway through which they may pass. Localities may, by ordinance, provide ...
46.2-828.1 Impeding or disrupting certain funeral processions; penalty
A. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle intentionally to impede or disrupt a funeral procession. Any person convicted of violating ...
46.2-829 Approach of law-enforcement or fire-fighting vehicles, rescue vehicles, or ambulances; violation a...
Upon the approach of any emergency vehicle as defined in § 46.2-920 giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or air horn designed to give ...
46.2-830 Uniform marking and signing of highways; drivers to obey signs; enforcement of section
The Commonwealth Transportation Board may classify, designate, and mark state highways and provide a uniform system of marking and signing such highways under the jurisdiction ...
46.2-830.1 Failure to obey highway sign where driver sleeping or resting
Upon the trial of a person charged with failure to obey a highway sign in violation of § 46.2-830 where the court finds that the ...
46.2-831 Unofficial signs prohibited; penalties
No unauthorized person shall erect or maintain on any highway any warning or direction sign, signal, or light in imitation of any official sign, signal, ...
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 ...
46.2-833 Traffic lights; penalty
A. Signals by traffic lights shall be as follows: Steady red indicates that moving traffic shall stop and remain stopped as long as the red ...
46.2-833.01 Description unavailable
Expired. ...
46.2-833.1 Evasion of traffic control devices
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor vehicle to drive off the roadway and onto or across any public or private property ...
46.2-834 Signals by law-enforcement officers and crossing guards
A. Law-enforcement officers may assume control of traffic at any intersection, regardless of whether such intersection is controlled by lights, controlled by other traffic control ...
46.2-835 Right turn on steady red light after stopping
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-833, except where signs are placed prohibiting turns on steady red, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal, after coming ...
46.2-836 Left turn on steady red after stopping
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-833, except where signs are placed prohibiting turns on steady red, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal on a ...
46.2-837 Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions on highways not marked to indicate traffic lanes shall pass each other to the right, each giving to ...
46.2-838 Passing when overtaking a vehicle
The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at least two feet to the left of the overtaken ...
46.2-839 Passing bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, mope...
Any driver of any vehicle overtaking a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, animal, or animal-drawn vehicle proceeding in the same ...
46.2-840 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1996, c. 147. ...
46.2-841 When overtaking vehicle may pass on right
A. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only: 1. When the overtaken vehicle is making or ...
46.2-842 Driver to give way to overtaking vehicle
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of ...
46.2-842.1 Drivers to give way to certain overtaking vehicles on divided highways
It shall be unlawful to fail to give way to overtaking traffic when driving a motor vehicle to the left and abreast of another motor ...
46.2-843 Limitations on overtaking and passing
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive to the left side of the center line of a highway in overtaking and passing another vehicle ...
46.2-844 Passing stopped school buses; penalty; prima facie evidence
The driver of a motor vehicle approaching from any direction a clearly marked school bus which is stopped on any highway, private road or school ...
46.2-845 Limitation on U-turns
The driver of a vehicle within cities, towns or business districts of counties shall not turn his vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite ...
46.2-846 Required position and method of turning at intersections; local regulations
A. Except where turning is prohibited, a driver intending to turn at an intersection or other location on any highway shall execute the turn as ...
46.2-847 Left turns by bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicyc...
A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped and intending to turn left shall either follow a course ...
46.2-848 Signals required on backing, stopping, or turning
Every driver who intends to back, stop, turn, or partly turn from a direct line shall first see that such movement can be made safely ...
46.2-849 How signals given
A. Signals required by § 46.2-848 shall be given by means of the hand and arm or by some mechanical or electrical device approved by ...
46.2-850 Change of course after giving signal
Drivers having once given a hand or light signal shall continue the course thus indicated, unless they alter the original signal. (Code 1950, § 46-235; ...
46.2-851 Signals prior to moving standing vehicles into traffic
Drivers of vehicles stopped at the curb or edge of a highway, before moving such vehicles, shall signal their intentions to move into traffic, as ...
46.2-852 Reckless driving; general rule
Irrespective of the maximum speeds permitted by law, any person who drives a vehicle on any highway recklessly or at a speed or in a ...
46.2-853 Driving vehicle which is not under control; faulty brakes
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives a vehicle which is not under proper control or which has inadequate or improperly adjusted ...
46.2-854 Passing on or at the crest of a grade or on a curve
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who, while driving a vehicle, overtakes and passes another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, on or ...
46.2-855 Driving with driver's view obstructed or control impaired
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat ...
46.2-856 Passing two vehicles abreast
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who passes or attempts to pass two other vehicles abreast, moving in the same direction, except on ...
46.2-857 Driving two abreast in a single lane
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives any motor vehicle, including any motorcycle, so as to be abreast of another vehicle in ...
46.2-858 Passing at a railroad grade crossing
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who overtakes or passes any other vehicle proceeding in the same direction at any railroad grade crossing ...
46.2-859 Passing a stopped school bus; prima facie evidence
A person is guilty of reckless driving who fails to stop, when approaching from any direction, any school bus which is stopped on any highway, ...
46.2-860 Failing to give proper signals
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who fails to give adequate and timely signals of intention to turn, partly turn, slow down, or ...
46.2-861 Driving too fast for highway and traffic conditions
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who exceeds a reasonable speed under the circumstances and traffic conditions existing at the time, regardless of ...
46.2-862 Exceeding speed limit
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth (i) at a speed of twenty ...
46.2-863 Failure to yield right-of-way
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who fails to bring his vehicle to a stop immediately before entering a highway from a side ...
46.2-864 Reckless driving on parking lots, etc
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who operates any motor vehicle at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger the ...
46.2-865 Racing; penalty
Any person who engages in a race between two or more motor vehicles on the highways in the Commonwealth or on any driveway or premises ...
46.2-865.1 Injuring another or causing the death of another while engaging in a race; penalties
A. Any person who, while engaging in a race in violation of § 46.2-865 in a manner so gross, wanton and culpable as to show ...
46.2-866 Racing; aiders or abettors
Any person, although not engaged in a race as defined in § 46.2-865, who aids or abets any such race, shall be guilty of a ...
46.2-867 Racing; seizure of motor vehicle
If the owner of a motor vehicle (i) is convicted of racing such vehicle in a prearranged, organized, and planned speed competition in violation of ...
46.2-868 Reckless driving; penalties
A. Every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. B. Every person convicted ...
46.2-868.1 Aggressive driving; penalties
A. A person is guilty of aggressive driving if (i) the person violates one or more of the following: § 46.2-802 (Drive on right side ...
46.2-869 Improper driving; penalty
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, upon the trial of any person charged with reckless driving where the degree of culpability is slight, the ...
46.2-870 Maximum speed limits generally
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the maximum speed limit shall be 55 miles per hour on interstate highways or other limited access highways ...
46.2-871 Maximum speed limit for school buses
The maximum speed limit for school buses shall be 45 miles per hour or the minimum speed allowable, whichever is greater, on any highway where ...
46.2-872 Maximum speed limits for vehicles operating under special permits
The maximum speed limit shall be fifty-five miles per hour on any highway having a posted speed limit of fifty-five miles or more per hour ...
46.2-873 Maximum speed limits at school crossings; penalty
A. The maximum speed limit shall be twenty-five miles per hour between portable signs, tilt-over signs, or fixed blinking signs placed in or along any ...
46.2-873.1 Maximum speed limit on nonsurface treated highways for certain counties
The maximum speed limit on nonsurface treated highways, which are roads that are comprised of an earth-aggregate or aggregate surface (i.e., dirt and gravel) that ...
46.2-873.2 Maximum speed limit on rural rustic roads
The maximum speed limit on any highway designated a rural rustic road pursuant to § 33.1-70.1 shall be 35 miles per hour; however, all speed ...
46.2-874 Maximum speed limit in business and residence districts
The maximum speed shall be 25 miles per hour on highways in business or residence districts, except on interstate or other limited access highways with ...
46.2-874.1 Exceptions to maximum speed limits in residence districts; penalty
A. The governing body of any town with a population between 14,000 and 15,000 may by ordinance (i) prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle ...
46.2-875 Maximum speed limit on certain other highways in cities and towns
The maximum speed limit shall be thirty-five miles per hour on highways in any city or town, except on interstate or other limited access highways ...
46.2-876 Maximum speed limit for passenger vehicles towing certain trailers
The maximum speed limit for passenger motor vehicles while towing utility, camping, or boat trailers not exceeding an actual gross weight of 2,500 pounds shall ...
46.2-877 Minimum speed limits
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced ...
46.2-878 Authority to change speed limits
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner or other authority having jurisdiction over highways may decrease the speed limits set forth ...
46.2-878.1 Maximum speed limits in highway work zones; penalty
Operation of any motor vehicle in excess of a maximum speed limit established specifically for a highway work zone, when workers are present and when ...
46.2-878.2 Maximum speed limits in certain residence districts of counties, cities, and towns; penalt...
Operation of any motor vehicle in excess of a maximum speed limit established for a highway in a residence district of a county, city, or ...
46.2-878.3 Prepayment of fines for violations of speed limits
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Traffic Infractions and Uniform Fine Schedule adopted by the Supreme Court for prepayment of fines shall, in ...
46.2-879 No conviction for speeding in certain areas unless markers installed
No person shall be convicted of a violation of a statute or an ordinance enacted by local authorities pursuant to the provisions of § 46.2-1300 ...
46.2-880 Tables of speed and stopping distances
All courts shall take notice of the following tables of speed and stopping distances of motor vehicles, which shall not raise a presumption, in actions ...
46.2-881 Special speed limitation on bridges, tunnels and interstates
It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on any public bridge, causeway, viaduct, or in any tunnel, or on any ...
46.2-882 Determining speed with various devices; certificate as to accuracy of device; arrest without warran...
The speed of any motor vehicle may be determined by the use of (i) a laser speed determination device, (ii) radar, (iii) a microcomputer device ...
46.2-883 Signs indicating legal rate of speed and measurement of speed by radar
Signs to indicate the legal rate of speed and that the speed of motor vehicles may be measured by radar or other electrical devices shall ...
46.2-884 Railroad warning signals must be obeyed
No person driving a vehicle shall disobey a clearly visible or audible crossing signal which gives warning of the immediate approach of a train at ...
46.2-885 When vehicles to stop at railroad grade crossings
A. Except in cities or towns, whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this ...
46.2-886 When drivers of certain vehicles to stop, look, and listen at railroad crossings; crossing tracks w...
Except in cities or towns, the driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids ...
46.2-887 Moving crawler-type tractors, steam shovels, derricks, rollers, etc., over railroad grade crossing...
Except in cities or towns, no person shall move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating ...
46.2-888 Stopping on highways; general rule
No person shall stop a vehicle in such manner as to impede or render dangerous the use of the highway by others, except in the ...
46.2-889 Location of parked vehicles
No vehicle shall be stopped except close to and parallel to the right edge of the curb or roadway, except that a vehicle may be ...
46.2-890 Stopping in vicinity of fire or emergency
No vehicle shall be stopped at or in the vicinity of a fire, vehicle or airplane accident, or other area of emergency, in such a ...
46.2-891 Exemption for highway construction and maintenance vehicles
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any vehicle owned or controlled by the Virginia Department of Transportation or counties, cities or towns, ...
46.2-892 Rural mail carriers stopping on highways
The provisions of § 46.2-888 shall not apply to any rural mail carrier stopping on the highway while collecting or delivering the United States mail ...
46.2-893 Stopping on highways to discharge cargo or passengers; school buses
No truck or bus, except a school bus, shall be stopped wholly or partially on the traveled portion of any highway outside of cities and ...
46.2-894 Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended ...
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident in which a person is killed or injured or in which an attended vehicle or other ...
46.2-895 Duty of certain persons accompanying driver to report accidents involving injury, death, or damage ...
If the driver fails to stop and make the report required by § 46.2-894, every person sixteen years of age or older in the vehicle ...
46.2-896 Duties of driver in event of accident involving damage only to unattended property
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident in which no person is killed or injured, but in which an unattended vehicle or other ...
46.2-897 Duty of certain persons accompanying driver to report accidents involving damage only to unattende...
If the driver fails to stop and make a reasonable search for the owner or custodian of an unattended vehicle or property or to leave ...
46.2-898 Reports are in addition to others
The reports required by §§ 46.2-894 through 46.2-897 are in addition to other accident reports required by this title and shall be made irrespective of ...
46.2-899 Article applies to accidents on private or public property
The provisions of this article shall apply irrespective of whether such accident occurs on the public streets or highways or on private property. (Code 1950, ...
46.2-900 Penalty for violation of {{ 46.2-895 through 46.2-897
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of §§ 46.2-895 through 46.2-897 shall, if such accident results in injury to or the death of any ...
46.2-901 Suspension of driver's license for failure to report certain accidents
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of §§ 46.2-894 through 46.2-897 may be punished, in addition to the penalties provided in §§ 46.2-894 and ...
46.2-902 Leaving scene of accident when directed to do so by officer
A person shall leave the scene of a traffic accident when directed to do so by a law-enforcement officer. (Code 1950, § 46-258; 1958, c. ...
46.2-902.1 Officer may require certain motorists to furnish proof of insurance or payment of fee for registrat...
Any law-enforcement officer present at the scene of a motor vehicle accident as to which a law-enforcement officer is required by § 46.2-373 to file ...
46.2-903 Riding or driving vehicles other than bicycles, electric power-assisted bicycles, or electric perso...
No person shall ride or drive any vehicle other than (i) an emergency vehicle, as defined in § 46.2-920, (ii) a vehicle engaged in snow ...
46.2-904 Use of roller skates and skateboards on sidewalks and shared-use paths; operation of bicycles, moto...
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance prohibit the use of roller skates and skateboards and/or the riding of bicycles, ...
46.2-905 Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mo...
Any person operating a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped on a roadway at less than the normal speed of ...
46.2-906 Carrying articles or passengers on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electri...
No person operating a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped on a highway shall carry any package, bundle, or article ...
46.2-906.1 Local ordinances may require riders of bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and ...
The governing body of any county, city or town may, by ordinance, provide that every person 14 years of age or younger shall wear a ...
46.2-907 Overtaking and passing vehicles
A person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, motorized skateboard or scooter, or moped may overtake and pass another vehicle ...
46.2-908 Registration of bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, and electric power-assisted b...
Any person who owns a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, or electric power-assisted bicycle may register its serial number with the local law-enforcement agency ...
46.2-908.1 Electric personal assistive mobility devices, electrically powered toy vehicle, and electric power-...
All electric personal assistive mobility devices, electrically powered toy vehicles, and electric power-assisted bicycles shall be equipped with spill-proof, sealed, or gelled electrolyte batteries. No ...
46.2-908.2 Low-speed vehicles; required equipment
Every low-speed vehicle operated upon a highway shall be equipped with head lights, brake lights, tail lights, reflex reflectors, an emergency or parking brake, an ...
46.2-908.3 Low-speed vehicles; operation on highways; license required; registration required; safety and emis...
Low-speed vehicles may be operated on public highways where the maximum speed limit is no greater than thirty-five miles per hour, but this limitation shall ...
46.2-909 Riding on motorcycles, generally
Every person operating a motorcycle, as defined in § 46.2-100 excluding three-wheeled vehicles, shall ride only upon the permanent seat attached to the motorcycle, and ...
46.2-910 Motorcyclist to wear helmets, etc.; certain sales prohibited; penalty
A. Every person operating a motorcycle shall wear a face shield, safety glasses or goggles, or have his motorcycle equipped with safety glass or a ...
46.2-911 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1994, c. 51. ...
46.2-911.1 Operation of motor-driven cycles on public highways prohibited.
No person shall operate a motor-driven cycle on or over any public highway in the Commonwealth. (2006, cc. 529, 538.) ...
46.2-912 Operating motorcycle without headlight, horn or rearview mirror
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, motorcycles may be operated without headlights, horns, or rearview mirrors on public highways if all the following conditions ...
46.2-913 Vendors of certain motorcycles to furnish statements of registration and licensing requirement...
Every retailer of motorcycles having a rating of seven horsepower or less, shall provide written statements to every vendee regarding registration and licensing of such ...
46.2-914 Limitations on operation of mopeds
A. No moped shall be driven on any highway or public vehicular area faster than 35 miles per hour. Any person who operates a moped ...
46.2-915 Stickers required on mopeds
Any dealer who sells any moped at retail shall affix to any such moped, or verify that there is affixed thereto a permanent decal or ...
46.2-915.1 All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; penalty
A. No all-terrain vehicle shall be operated: 1. On any public highway, or other public property, except (i) as authorized by proper authorities (ii) to ...
46.2-915.2 Ordinances providing for certain safety equipment for mopeds; effect of violation; penalt...
The governing body of any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, provide that every person operating a moped, as defined in § 46.2-100, on ...
46.2-916 Ordinances providing for the disposition of unregistered or unlicensed motorcycles
The governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns may by ordinance provide for the lawful seizure, impounding and disposition of unlicensed or unregistered motorcycles operated ...
46.2-916.1 Golf cart and utility vehicle operations on public highways not otherwise designated for such opera...
No person shall operate a golf cart or utility vehicle on or over any public highway in the Commonwealth except as provided in this article. ...
46.2-916.2 Designation of public highways for golf cart and utility vehicle operations
A. No portion of the public highways may be designated for use by golf carts and utility vehicles unless the governing body of the county, ...
46.2-916.3 Limitations on golf cart and utility vehicle operations on designated public highways
A. Golf cart and utility vehicle operations on designated public highways shall be in accordance with the following limitations: 1. A golf cart or utility ...
46.2-917 Operation of yellow motor vehicles of certain seating capacity on state highways prohibited; except...
It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle licensed in Virginia having a seating capacity of more than 15 persons to be operated on the ...
46.2-917.1 School buses hired to transport children
Notwithstanding § 46.2-917, any person may contract to hire school buses for the purpose of transporting students to or from school, camp, or any other ...
46.2-917.2 School buses operating under State Corporation Commission or Department certificate
Notwithstanding § 46.2-917, any person holding a special or charter party certificate issued by the State Corporation Commission or the Department pursuant to Chapter 23 ...
46.2-918 School buses to be routed so as to avoid necessity of pupils' crossing divided highways
All school buses transporting pupils to and from all public, private, or religious schools or in connection with such schools, operating on any highway in ...
46.2-919 Age limit for drivers of school buses
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether licensed or not, who is under the age of eighteen years to drive a motor vehicle while ...
46.2-919.1 Use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons driving school buses
No person shall use any wireless telecommunications device, whether handheld or otherwise, while driving a school bus, except in case of an emergency, or when ...
46.2-920 Certain vehicles exempt from regulations in certain situations; exceptions and additional requireme...
A. The driver of any emergency vehicle, when such vehicle is being used in the performance of public services, and when such vehicle is operated ...
46.2-920.1 Operation of tow trucks or vehicles owned or controlled by the Virginia Department of Transportatio...
When operating at or en route to or from the scene of a traffic accident or similar emergency and when specifically directed by a law-enforcement ...
46.2-920.2 Operation of vehicles owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia.
When specifically requested by a law-enforcement agency to rescue or euthanize injured wildlife, vehicles owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia may: 1. ...
46.2-921 Following or parking near fire apparatus or rescue squad vehicle
It shall be unlawful, in any county, city, or town for the driver of any vehicle, other than one on official business, to follow any ...
46.2-921.1 Drivers to yield right-of-way or reduce speed when approaching stationary emergency vehicles on hig...
The driver of any motor vehicle, upon approaching a stationary emergency vehicle, as defined in § 46.2-920, that is displaying a flashing, blinking, or alternating ...
46.2-922 Driving over fire hose
It shall be unlawful, without the consent of the fire department official in command, for the driver of any vehicle to drive over any unprotected ...
46.2-923 How and where pedestrians to cross highways
When crossing highways, pedestrians shall not carelessly or maliciously interfere with the orderly passage of vehicles. They shall cross, wherever possible, only at intersections or ...
46.2-924 Drivers to stop for pedestrians; installation of certain signs; penalty
A. The driver of any vehicle on a highway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian crossing such highway: 1. At any clearly marked crosswalk, ...
46.2-925 Pedestrian control signals
Whenever pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words, numbers, or symbols meaning "Walk" or "Don't Walk" are in place such signals shall indicate and apply to ...
46.2-926 Pedestrians stepping into highway where they cannot be seen
No pedestrian shall step into a highway open to moving vehicular traffic at any point between intersections where his presence would be obscured from the ...
46.2-927 Boarding or alighting from buses
When actually boarding or alighting from buses, pedestrians shall have the right-of-way over vehicles, but shall not, in order to board or alight from buses, ...
46.2-928 Pedestrians not to use roadway except when necessary; keeping to left
Pedestrians shall not use the roadways for travel, except when necessary to do so because of the absence of sidewalks which are reasonably suitable and ...
46.2-929 Pedestrians soliciting rides
Pedestrians shall not stand or stop in any roadway for the purpose of soliciting rides. (Code 1950, § 46-247; 1950, p. 850; 1958, c. 541, ...
46.2-930 Loitering on bridges or highway rights-of-way
Pedestrians shall not loiter on any bridge or in any portion of the right-of-way of any highway where loitering has been determined by the Commonwealth ...
46.2-931 Certain localities may prohibit or regulate distribution of handbills, etc., solicitation of contri...
A. Arlington and Henrico Counties, the City of Richmond, and the Town of Vienna are hereby authorized to adopt ordinances prohibiting or regulating: 1. The ...
46.2-932 Playing on highways; use of toy vehicle on highways, persons riding bicycles, electric personal ass...
A. No person shall play on a highway, other than on the sidewalks thereof, within a city or town or on any part of a ...
46.2-932.1 Duty of driver approaching blind pedestrian; effect of failure of blind person to carry white cane ...
The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color (with or ...
46.2-933 When vehicles to stop for pedestrian guided by dog or carrying white, red-tipped white, or metalli...
Whenever a totally or partially blind pedestrian crossing or attempting to cross a highway in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-923 is guided by ...
46.2-934 Failure to use cane or guide dog not contributory negligence
Nothing contained in § 46.2-933 shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person not carrying such a cane or ...
46.2-935 Regulation by ordinance in counties, cities, and towns
The governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns may enact ordinances requiring pedestrians to obey signs and signals erected on highways therein for the direction ...
46.2-936 Arrest for misdemeanor; release on summons and promise to appear; right to demand hearing immediate...
Whenever any person is detained by or in the custody of an arresting officer, including an arrest on a warrant, for a violation of any ...
46.2-937 Traffic infractions treated as misdemeanors for arrest purposes
For purposes of arrest, traffic infractions shall be treated as misdemeanors. Except as otherwise provided by this title, the authority and duties of arresting officers ...
46.2-938 Issuance of warrant upon failure to comply with summons; penalties; suspension of licenses for fail...
Upon the failure of any person to comply with the terms of a summons or notice as provided in § 46.2-936, such person shall be ...
46.2-939 Authority of law-enforcement officers to issue subpoenas
Local law-enforcement officers and state police officers, in the course of their duties in the investigation of any accident involving a motor vehicle or vehicles, ...
46.2-940 When arresting officer shall take person before issuing authority
If any person is: (i) believed by the arresting officer to have committed a felony; (ii) believed by the arresting officer to be likely to ...
46.2-941 Conditions precedent to issuance of summons for violation of parking ordinance; notice
Before any summons shall be issued for the prosecution of a violation of an ordinance of any county, city, or town regulating parking, the violator ...
46.2-942 Admissibility of results of speedometer test in prosecution for exceeding speed limit
In the trial of any person charged with exceeding any maximum speed limit in the Commonwealth, the court shall receive as evidence a sworn report ...
46.2-943 Court or jury may consider defendant's prior traffic record before sentencing
The term "traffic offense" when used in this section shall mean any moving traffic violation described or enumerated in subdivisions 1 and 2 of § ...
46.2-944 Definitions
As used in this article: "Jurisdiction" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto ...
46.2-945 Issuance of citation to motorist; party jurisdiction; police officer to report noncompliance with c...
A. When issuing a citation for a traffic violation, a police officer shall issue the citation to a motorist who is a resident of or ...
46.2-946 Department to transmit officer's report to party jurisdiction; suspension of resident's license fo...
Upon receipt of the report as described in § 46.2-945, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall transmit a certified copy of such report to the ...
46.2-947 Violations committed within highway safety corridor; report on benefits
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fine for any moving violation of any provision of this chapter while operating a motor vehicle in a ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009