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2007 SESSION
074395504Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 46.2-1307 and 46.2-1307.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-1307. Designation of private roads as highways for law-enforcement purposes.
The governing body of any county, city, or town may adopt
ordinances designating the private roads, within any residential development
containing 100 or more lots, as highways for law-enforcement purposes. Such
ordinance may also provide for certification of road signs and speed limits by
private licensed [ traffic professional ] engineers
using criteria developed by the [ Commonwealth
Transportation ] Commissioner, and, for law-enforcement
purposes, such certification shall have the same effect as if certified by the
[ Commonwealth Transportation
] Commissioner.
§ 46.2-1307.1. Designation of private roads as highways for law-enforcement purposes in Warren County.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1307, the governing
body of Warren County may adopt ordinances designating the private roads,
within any residential development containing 50 or more lots, as highways for
law-enforcement purposes. Such ordinance may also provide for certification
of road signs and speed limits by private licensed [ traffic professional
] engineers using criteria developed by the [ Commonwealth Transportation
] Commissioner, and, for law-enforcement purposes, such certification
shall have the same effect as if certified by the [ Commonwealth Transportation
] Commissioner.