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SENATE BILL NO. 151 Offered January 20, 1994 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-800 of the Code of Virginia, relating to operation of bicycles and mopeds. ---------- Patrons--Miller, K.G.; Delegate: Davies ---------- Referred to the Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-800 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-800. Riding bicycles or mopeds; riding or driving animals.

Every person riding a bicycle, moped or an animal or driving an animal on a highway shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle, unless the context of the provision clearly indicates otherwise.

The provisions of this chapter governing operation of bicycles and mopeds shall not apply to bicycles or mopeds operated by law-enforcement officers while performing their official duties. The governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns, may similarly exempt bicycles and mopeds operated by law-enforcement officers, while performing their official duties, from local ordinances governing operation of bicycles and mopeds.