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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 528; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1970, chapter 453; in 1973, chapter 402; in 1990, chapter 58; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56954,"section_number":"33.2-319","catch_line":"Payments to cities and certain towns for maintenance of certain highways","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-319\/"},{"id":56905,"section_number":"33.2-366","catch_line":"Funds for counties that have withdrawn or elect to withdraw from the secondary state highway system","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-366\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61157,"identifier":"15.2-2013","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/4\/15.2-2013","url":"\/15.2-2013\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2013\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/4\/15.2-2013","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary closing of rights-of-way","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2013","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any city<\/span>, any town<\/span> which receives highway maintenance funds pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-319<\/a>, or any county<\/span> which receives highway maintenance funds pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-366<\/a> may permit the temporary use of public rights-of-way for other than public purposes and close the rights-of-way for public use and travel during temporary use, subject to the following conditions:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> No matter advertising any thing or business shall be displayed in or on the public rights-of-way in connection with such temporary use. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The person so permitted to use public rights-of-way shall furnish a public liability and property damage insurance contract<\/span> insuring the liability of such person, firm, association, organization or corporation for personal injury or death and damages<\/span> to property resulting from such temporary use in such amounts as shall be determined by the governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span>; the locality<\/span> shall be named as an additional insured in the contract<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> When any rights-of-way that are closed are extensions of the state primary highway system, adequate provision shall be made to detour through traffic. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY CLOSING OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY (\u00a7 15.2-2013)\n\nAny city, any town which receives highway maintenance funds pursuant to \u00a7\n33.2-319, or any county which receives highway maintenance funds pursuant to \u00a7\n33.2-366 may permit the temporary use of public rights-of-way for other than\npublic purposes and close the rights-of-way for public use and travel during\ntemporary use, subject to the following conditions:\n\n1. No matter advertising any thing or business shall be displayed in or on the\npublic rights-of-way in connection with such temporary use.\n\n2. The person so permitted to use public rights-of-way shall furnish a public\nliability and property damage insurance contract insuring the liability of such\nperson, firm, association, organization or corporation for personal injury or\ndeath and damages to property resulting from such temporary use in such amounts\nas shall be determined by the governing body of the locality; the locality shall\nbe named as an additional insured in the contract.\n\n3. When any rights-of-way that are closed are extensions of the state primary\nhighway system, adequate provision shall be made to detour through traffic.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-6; 1960, c. 528; 1962, c. 623; \u00a7 15.1-14; 1970, c.\n453; 1973, c. 402; 1990, c. 58; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}