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1995 SESSION


CHAPTER 66
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-1221 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of parking.
[S 758]
Approved March 7, 1995

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-1221 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-1221. Authority of county to regulate parking on county-owned or leased property or on county highways; parking meters; presumption as to violation of ordinances.

The governing body of any county may, by ordinance, provide for the regulation of parking on county-owned or leased property. Arlington, Campbell, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Henrico, Henry, Prince George, Prince William, Rockbridge, Stafford, and Tazewell Counties and may prohibit parking within fifteen feet of any fire hydrant or in any way obstructing a fire hydrant.

In any prosecution charging a violation of the ordinance or regulation, proof that the vehicle described in the complaint, summons, parking ticket citation, or warrant was parked in violation of the ordinance or regulation, together with proof that the defendant was at the time the registered owner of the vehicle, as required by Chapter 6 of this title, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who committed the violation.