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1999 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-878.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-878.2. Maximum speed limits in certain residence districts; penalty.
Operation of any motor vehicle in excess of a maximum speed limit established
for a highway in a residence district, when indicated by appropriately placed
signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the penalty for violations, shall
be unlawful and constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not
more than $200, in addition to other penalties provided by law. The
Commonwealth Transportation Board shall develop criteria for the overall
applicability for the installation of such signage signs. Such criteria shall
not exclude highways, functionally classified as minor arterials, serving areas that either (i) were built
as residential developments or (ii) have grown to resemble residential
developments, provided, in either case, (i) such highways are experiencing
documented speeding problems and (ii) the local governing body requests the
application of this section to such highway.