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1997 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-830 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-808.1 as follows:
§ 46.2-808.1. Use of crossovers on controlled access highways; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than an authorized vehicle to use or attempt to use any crossover posted for authorized vehicles only on any controlled access highway.
For the purposes of this section, "authorized vehicle" means (i) Department of Transportation vehicles, (ii) law-enforcement vehicles, (iii) emergency vehicles as defined in § 46.2-920, (iv) towing and recovery vehicles operating under the direction of law-enforcement officers, (v) vehicles for which permits authorizing use of such crossovers have been issued by the Department of Transportation, and (vi) other vehicles operating in medical emergency situations.
Violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $250.
§ 46.2-830. Uniform marking and signing of highways; drivers to obey signs; enforcement of section.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board may classify, designate, and mark state highways and provide a uniform system of marking and signing such highways under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth. Such system of marking and signing shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the system adopted in other states.
All drivers of vehicles shall obey lawfully erected signs.
No provision of this section relating to the prohibition of disobeying signs or violating local traffic signals, markings, and lights shall be enforced against an alleged violator if, at the time and place of the alleged violation, any such sign, signal, marking, or light is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person.
"Authorized vehicle," when used on any sign limiting crossovers on
divided highways to use by "authorized vehicles," shall mean (i) Department of
Transportation vehicles, (ii) law-enforcement vehicles, (iii) emergency
vehicles as defined in § 46.2-920, (iv) towing and recovery vehicles
operating under the direction of law-enforcement officers, (v) vehicles for
which permits authorizing use of such crossovers have been issued by the
Department of Transportation, and (vi) other vehicles operating in medical
emergency situations.