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HOUSE BILL NO. 1861 Offered January 13, 2021 Prefiled January 7, 2021 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1070.1, relating to local regulation of the use of compression release engine brakes. ---------- Patron-- Guy ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-1070.1 as follows:

§ 46.2-1070.1. Local regulation of use of compression release engine brakes.

The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance regulate or prohibit the use of compression release engine brakes, commonly known as Jake brakes or Jacobs brakes, when motor vehicles are operated within the locality and adjacent to a residence district. Any such ordinance shall provide for a penalty for violations not to exceed that for traffic infractions as provided in § 46.2-113. Any prohibition or limitation on the use of such brakes within the locality shall be displayed on conspicuously placed signs erected and maintained by the locality.