§ 46.2-1216 Removal or immobilization of motor vehicles, vehicles, and trailers against which there are outstanding parking violations; ordinances.
§ 46.2-1217 Local governing body may regulate certain towing.
§ 46.2-1217.1 Towing of certain large vehicles; civil penalty.
§ 46.2-1218 Reports by persons in charge of garages, parking places, etc.; unclaimed vehicles.
§ 46.2-1219 Regulation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic on certain parking lots.
§ 46.2-1219.1 Regulation or prohibition of vehicular traffic on certain privately owned public parking areas and driveways; penalties.
§ 46.2-1219.2 Parking of vehicles in commuter parking lots owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
§ 46.2-1219.3 Parking of vehicles in parking spaces reserved for charging electric vehicles; civil penalties.
§ 46.2-1220 Parking, stopping, and standing regulations in counties, cities, or towns; parking meters; presumption as to violation of ordinances; penalty.
§ 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.
§ 46.2-1222 Regulation of parking on secondary highways by certain counties.
§ 46.2-1222.1 Regulation or prohibition of parking of certain vehicles in certain counties and towns.
§ 46.2-1222.2 Local ordinances prohibiting parking of certain vehicles.
§ 46.2-1223 Authority of Commissioner to regulate parking on certain parts of primary state highway system.
§ 46.2-1224 County ordinances prohibiting certain parking in streets and highways.
§ 46.2-1224.1 Local ordinances regulating certain parking; penalty.
§ 46.2-1225 Enforcement provisions in city or county parking ordinances.
§ 46.2-1226 Enforcement of regulations governing parking in Capitol Square.
§ 46.2-1227 Enforcement of state regulations governing parking on primary and secondary highways.
§ 46.2-1228 Enforcement of parking regulations of boards of visitors of educational institutions.
§ 46.2-1229 Enforcement of parking regulations of State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
§ 46.2-1230 Authority of counties, cities, and towns to issue parking permits.
§ 46.2-1231 Ticketing, removal, or immobilization of trespassing vehicles by owner or operator of parking or other lot or building; charges.
§ 46.2-1231.1 Immunity from liability for certain towing.
§ 46.2-1231.2 Attorney fees and costs; towing and recovery operators.
§ 46.2-1232 Localities may regulate removal or immobilization of trespassing vehicles.
§ 46.2-1233 Localities may regulate towing fees.
§ 46.2-1233.1 Limitation on charges for towing and storage of certain vehicles.
§ 46.2-1233.2 Advisory board.
§ 46.2-1233.3 Improper towing; penalty.
§ 46.2-1234 Liability of persons furnishing free parking accommodations as to motor vehicles and property left therein.
§ 46.2-1235 Authority of Chesterfield County law-enforcement officers to issue parking tickets.
§ 46.2-1236 Repealed.
§ 46.2-1237 Repealed.
§ 46.2-1238 Repealed.
§ 46.2-1239 Parking in certain locations; penalty.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 46.2 > Subtitle III > Chapter 12 > Article 3 - Trespassing Vehicles, Parking, and Towing.

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Bicycle: means a device propelled solely by human power, upon which a person may ride either on or astride a regular seat attached thereto, having two or more wheels in tandem, including children's bicycles, except a toy vehicle intended for use by young children. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • real estate: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights and appurtenances thereto and interests therein, other than a chattel interest. See Virginia Code 1-219
  • revocation: means that the document or privilege revoked is not subject to renewal or restoration except through reapplication after the expiration of the period of revocation. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Semitrailer: means every vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and that of its own load rests on or is carried by another vehicle. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Superintendent: means the Superintendent of the Department of State Police of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • suspension: means that the document or privilege suspended has been temporarily withdrawn, but may be reinstated following the period of suspension unless it has expired prior to the end of the period of suspension. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Tow truck: means a motor vehicle for hire (i) designed to lift, pull, or carry another vehicle by means of a hoist or other mechanical apparatus and (ii) having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of at least 10,000 pounds. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Towing and recovery operator: means a person engaged in the business of (i) removing disabled vehicles, parts of vehicles, their cargoes, and other objects to facilities for repair or safekeeping and (ii) restoring to the highway or other location where they either can be operated or removed to other locations for repair or safekeeping vehicles that have come to rest in places where they cannot be operated. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
  • Tractor truck: means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the load and weight of the vehicle attached thereto. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Traffic infraction: means a violation of law punishable as provided in § Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Trailer: means every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, including manufactured homes. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Truck: means every motor vehicle designed to transport property on its own structure independent of any other vehicle and having a registered gross weight in excess of 7,500 pounds. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100