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HOUSE BILL NO. 85 Offered January 9, 2002 Prefiled December 19, 2001 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 33.1-206.1, relating to design and installation criteria for certain roadside memorials; installation or placement of unauthorized memorial prohibited; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Orrock ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 33.1-206.1 as follows:

§ 33.1-206.1. Department to establish uniform design and installation criteria for roadside memorials, plaques, or other devices placed within the right-of-way of any highway controlled by the Department, in memory of persons killed in vehicle crashes.

Any person who installs any plaque, device, sign, object, material, or other memorial within the right-of-way of any highway controlled by the Department except in accordance with criteria established as provided in this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of $100. Each occurrence shall be subject to a separate penalty. All civil penalties collected under this section shall be paid into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund.