{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/2.2-1172.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/2.2-1172.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/2.2-1172.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/2.2-1172.html"}],"law_id":80007,"edition_id":1,"section_id":80007,"structure_id":15900,"section_number":"2.2-1172","catch_line":"Parking of vehicles in Capitol Square; parking facilities for state officers and employees; violations","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 2-75.1; 1958, c. 2; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-94; 1970, c. 202; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7 2.1-531; 2001, c. 844.","full_text":"A\n\nExcept as provided in this section, all parking in the Capitol Square of motor vehicles and animal-drawn vehicles is prohibited. However, during the recess of the General Assembly, the Division may cause to be marked off certain portions of the driveways in the Capitol Square and permit vehicles to be parked there under such regulations as may be prescribed. Parking areas on the west of the Capitol shall be reserved at all times for parking by members of the General Assembly.B\n\nDuring sessions of the General Assembly, parking in the Capitol Square shall be subject to rules and regulations adopted jointly by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules.C\n\nThe Division may, with the approval of the Governor, utilize any property owned by the Commonwealth and located in the Richmond area for the purpose of providing parking facilities for officers and employees of the Commonwealth, and to allocate spaces therein. The Division may fix and collect fees for the use of the parking facilities. The Division may adopt regulations for the parking facilities, which regulations shall include the enforcement provisions required by &#xA7;&#xA7; 46.2-1225 through 46.2-1229.D\n\nAny person parking any vehicle contrary to the rules and regulations referred to in subsection B or contrary to the other provisions of this section, or contrary to any parking sign or &#8220;No Parking&#8221; sign erected by the Division pursuant to regulations adopted by it, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286527,"text":"Except as provided in this section, all parking in the Capitol Square of motor vehicles and animal-drawn vehicles is prohibited. However, during the recess of the General Assembly, the Division may cause to be marked off certain portions of the driveways in the Capitol Square and permit vehicles to be parked there under such regulations as may be prescribed. Parking areas on the west of the Capitol shall be reserved at all times for parking by members of the General Assembly.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":286528,"text":"During sessions of the General Assembly, parking in the Capitol Square shall be subject to rules and regulations adopted jointly by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":286529,"text":"The Division may, with the approval of the Governor, utilize any property owned by the Commonwealth and located in the Richmond area for the purpose of providing parking facilities for officers and employees of the Commonwealth, and to allocate spaces therein. The Division may fix and collect fees for the use of the parking facilities. The Division may adopt regulations for the parking facilities, which regulations shall include the enforcement provisions required by &#xA7;&#xA7; 46.2-1225 through 46.2-1229.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":286530,"text":"Any person parking any vehicle contrary to the rules and regulations referred to in subsection B or contrary to the other provisions of this section, or contrary to any parking sign or &#8220;No Parking&#8221; sign erected by the Division pursuant to regulations adopted by it, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15900,"edition_id":1,"name":"Division of Support Services","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":5,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13186,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:01:30","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:01:30","permalink":{"id":172781,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15900,"identifier":"6","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13186,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of General Services","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13092,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:25","permalink":{"id":172461,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13186,"identifier":"11","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13092,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":172453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13092,"identifier":"C","token":"2.2\/I\/C","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66788,"structure_id":15900,"section_number":"2.2-1168","catch_line":"Division of Support Services may be established","url":"\/2.2-1168\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/2.2-1168","metadata":false},{"id":82067,"structure_id":15900,"section_number":"2.2-1169","catch_line":"Mail handling, messenger and parcel service","url":"\/2.2-1169\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/2.2-1169","metadata":false},{"id":67156,"structure_id":15900,"section_number":"2.2-1170","catch_line":"Office equipment pool; repair","url":"\/2.2-1170\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/2.2-1170","metadata":false},{"id":61627,"structure_id":15900,"section_number":"2.2-1171","catch_line":"Printing and duplicating facilities","url":"\/2.2-1171\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/2.2-1171","metadata":false},{"id":80007,"structure_id":15900,"section_number":"2.2-1172","catch_line":"Parking of vehicles in Capitol Square; parking facilities for state officers and employees; violations","url":"\/2.2-1172\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/2.2-1172","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61627,"structure_id":15900,"section_number":"2.2-1171","catch_line":"Printing and duplicating facilities","url":"\/2.2-1171\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/2.2-1171","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/2.2-1172\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1958, chapter 2; in 1966, chapter 677; in 1970, chapter 202; in 1977, chapter 672; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82170,"section_number":"46.2-1226","catch_line":"Enforcement of regulations governing parking in Capitol Square","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1226\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74507,"section_number":"46.2-1225","catch_line":"Enforcement provisions in city or county parking ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1225\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172799,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80007,"identifier":"2.2-1172","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/2.2-1172","url":"\/2.2-1172\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1172\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/11\/6\/2.2-1172","dublin_core":{"Title":"Parking of vehicles in Capitol Square; parking facilities for state officers and employees; violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1172","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Except as provided in this section, all parking in the Capitol Square of motor vehicles and animal-drawn vehicles is prohibited. However, during the recess of the General Assembly, the Division may cause to be marked off certain portions of the driveways in the Capitol Square and permit vehicles to be parked there under such regulations as may be prescribed. Parking areas on the west of the Capitol shall be reserved at all times for parking by members of the General Assembly. <a id=\"paragraph-286527\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1172\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> During sessions of the General Assembly, parking in the Capitol Square shall be subject to rules and regulations adopted jointly by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules. <a id=\"paragraph-286528\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1172\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The Division may, with the approval of the Governor, utilize any property owned by the Commonwealth and located in the Richmond area for the purpose of providing parking facilities for officers and employees of the Commonwealth, and to allocate spaces therein. The Division may fix and collect fees for the use of the parking facilities. The Division may adopt regulations for the parking facilities, which regulations shall include the enforcement provisions required by &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Enforcement provisions in city or county parking ordinances\" href=\"\/46.2-1225\/\">46.2-1225<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Enforcement of parking regulations of State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services\" href=\"\/46.2-1229\/\">46.2-1229<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-286529\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1172\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Any person parking any vehicle contrary to the rules and regulations referred to in subsection B or contrary to the other provisions of this section, or contrary to any parking sign or &#8220;No Parking&#8221; sign erected by the Division pursuant to regulations adopted by it, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than twenty-five dollars for each <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-286530\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-1172\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARKING OF VEHICLES IN CAPITOL SQUARE; PARKING FACILITIES FOR STATE OFFICERS AND\nEMPLOYEES; VIOLATIONS (\u00a7 2.2-1172)\n\nA. Except as provided in this section, all parking in the Capitol Square of\nmotor vehicles and animal-drawn vehicles is prohibited. However, during the\nrecess of the General Assembly, the Division may cause to be marked off certain\nportions of the driveways in the Capitol Square and permit vehicles to be parked\nthere under such regulations as may be prescribed. Parking areas on the west of\nthe Capitol shall be reserved at all times for parking by members of the General\nAssembly.\n\nB. During sessions of the General Assembly, parking in the Capitol Square shall\nbe subject to rules and regulations adopted jointly by the Speaker of the House\nof Delegates and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules.\n\nC. The Division may, with the approval of the Governor, utilize any property\nowned by the Commonwealth and located in the Richmond area for the purpose of\nproviding parking facilities for officers and employees of the Commonwealth, and\nto allocate spaces therein. The Division may fix and collect fees for the use of\nthe parking facilities. The Division may adopt regulations for the parking\nfacilities, which regulations shall include the enforcement provisions required\nby &#xA7;&#xA7; 46.2-1225 through 46.2-1229.\n\nD. Any person parking any vehicle contrary to the rules and regulations referred\nto in subsection B or contrary to the other provisions of this section, or\ncontrary to any parking sign or &#8220;No Parking&#8221; sign erected by the\nDivision pursuant to regulations adopted by it, shall be subject to a fine of\nnot less than one dollar nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2-75.1; 1958, c. 2; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-94; 1970, c.\n202; 1977, c. 672, \u00a7 2.1-531; 2001, c. 844.","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}}