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HOUSE BILL NO. 1566 Offered January 18, 2008 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2028 of the Code of Virginia, relating to speed limits in counties. ---------- Patron-- Crockett-Stark ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 15.2-2028 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 15.2-2028. Regulation of traffic.

Every locality may regulate and control the operation of motor and other vehicles and the movement of vehicular and pedestrian travel and traffic on streets, highways, roads, alleys, bridges, viaducts, subways, underpasses and other public rights-of-way and places, provided such regulations shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of Chapter 13 (§ 46.2-1300 et seq.) of Title 46.2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 46.2, counties may determine the maximum speed limit on roads within the county and may perform maintenance such as the cutting back of vegetation when necessary for the protection of public health, safety, or welfare.