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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 356 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 323<\/a> and 661<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 148<\/a> and 149<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67089,"section_number":"15.2-2000","catch_line":"State highway systems excepted; town streets","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54552,"identifier":"15.2-2025","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/5\/15.2-2025","url":"\/15.2-2025\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2025\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/5\/15.2-2025","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal of snow and ice; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2025","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of \u00a7 15.2-2000<\/a>, any county<\/span> in Northern Virginia Planning District 8, or any county<\/span> outside Planning District 8 that has adopted the county<\/span> executive form of government, may provide by ordinance<\/span> reasonable criteria and requirements for the removal of accumulations of snow and ice from public sidewalks, by the owner or other person in charge of any occupied property.\n\t\tSuch ordinance<\/span> shall include reasonable time frames for compliance and reasonable exceptions for individuals with disabilities, elderly individuals, and those otherwise physically incapable of meeting the criteria and requirements for such removal.\n\t\tCivil penalties not to exceed $100 may be imposed for violation of such ordinance<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 15.2-2025)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of \u00a7 15.2-2000, any county in\nNorthern Virginia Planning District 8, or any county outside Planning District 8\nthat has adopted the county executive form of government, may provide by\nordinance reasonable criteria and requirements for the removal of accumulations\nof snow and ice from public sidewalks, by the owner or other person in charge of\nany occupied property.\n\t\tSuch ordinance shall include reasonable time frames for compliance and\nreasonable exceptions for individuals with disabilities, elderly individuals,\nand those otherwise physically incapable of meeting the criteria and\nrequirements for such removal.\n\t\tCivil penalties not to exceed $100 may be imposed for violation of such\nordinance.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 356, \u00a7 15.1-29.16; 1997, c. 587; 2018, cc. 323, 661; 2023,\ncc. 148, 149.","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}}