§ 46.2-828.1 Impeding or disrupting certain funeral processions; penalty
A. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle intentionally to impede or disrupt a funeral procession. Any person convicted of violating this subsection shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and shall, in addition to a penalty assessed pursuant to § 46.2-113, be assessed four driver demerit points.
B. This section shall apply only to funeral processions that are either (i) travelling under police or sheriff’s escort as provided in § 46.2-828 or (ii) escorted or led by vehicles displaying warning lights as provided in § 46.2-1025.
History
This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 274 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2000, c. 274.