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If a violation would have been a violation of law or ordinance if committed on any public street or highway in the locality in which such violation occurred, it shall be tried and punished in the same manner as if it had been committed on such public street or highway.\n\t\t\tb. If a violation occurs within one jurisdiction and is punishable within another jurisdiction, the court trying the case shall, if the accused is found guilty, apply the punishment that is prescribed for offenses occurring within the jurisdiction of the court trying the case.\n\t\t\tc. All other violations shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.3\n\nTo appoint and employ police to enforce within the area under the control of the Commission the regulations adopted by the Commission and the laws of the Commonwealth. Such police shall have the powers vested in police officers under §§ 15.2-1704 and 52-8, which sections shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to police appointed pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\tSuch police appointed by the Commission may issue summons to appear, or arrest on view or on information without warrant as permitted by law, within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, and conduct before any police or county court of any political subdivision into which the project extends any person violating, within or upon the project or other property under the control of the Commission, any rule or regulation of the Commission or any law of the Commonwealth pertaining to the regulation and control of highway traffic on any bridge or tunnel owned or operated by the Commission, including all entrance or exit plazas and approaches adjacent or appurtenant thereto and any rule or regulation regarding the payment of tolls.4\n\nFor the purpose of enforcing such laws and regulations, the courts of the City of Virginia Beach and the County of Northampton have concurrent jurisdiction of criminal offenses that constitute violations of the laws and regulations of the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202816,"text":"The Commission shall have power:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":202817,"text":"To adopt and enforce reasonable regulations that, after publication one time in full in a newspaper of general circulation published in or having general circulation in the City of Virginia Beach and a newspaper of general circulation published in or having general circulation in the County of Northampton and when posted where the using public may conveniently see such regulations, shall have the force and effect of law as to (i) maximum and minimum speed limits applicable to motor vehicles using the project and other property under control of the Commission; (ii) the types, kinds, and sizes of the vehicles that may use the project; (iii) the nature, size, type, or kind of materials or substances that shall not be transported through or over the project; and (iv) such other regulations as may be necessary or expedient in the interest of public safety with respect to the use of the project.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":202818,"text":"To punish a violation of the regulations provided for in subdivision 1 as follows:\n\t\t\ta. 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This law was first created in 1954. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 693 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 1954 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 228; in 1964, chapter 348; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74490,"section_number":"15.2-1704","catch_line":"Powers and duties of police force","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1704\/"},{"id":55301,"section_number":"52-8","catch_line":"Powers and duties to enforce criminal laws and investigate aircraft accidents","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-8\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207275,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55300,"identifier":"33.2-2205","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2205","url":"\/33.2-2205\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2205\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/22\/33.2-2205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulations of the Commission; enforcement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall have power:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To adopt and enforce reasonable regulations that, after publication one time in full in a newspaper of general circulation published in or having general circulation in the City of Virginia Beach and a newspaper of general circulation published in or having general circulation in the County of Northampton and when posted where the using public may conveniently see such regulations, shall have the force and effect of law<\/span> as to (i) maximum and minimum speed limits applicable to motor vehicles using the project<\/span> and other property under control of the Commission<\/span>; (ii) the types, kinds, and sizes of the vehicles that may use the project<\/span>; (iii) the nature, size, type, or kind of materials<\/span> or substances that shall not be transported through or over the project<\/span>; and (iv) such other regulations as may be necessary or expedient in the interest of public safety with respect to the use of the project<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To punish a violation of the regulations provided for in subdivision 1 as follows:\n\t\t\ta. If a violation would have been a violation of law<\/span> or ordinance<\/span> if committed on any public street or highway<\/span> in the locality in which such violation occurred, it shall be tried and punished in the same manner as if it had been committed on such public street or highway<\/span>.\n\t\t\tb. If a violation occurs within one jurisdiction<\/span> and is punishable within another jurisdiction<\/span>, the court<\/span> trying the case shall, if the accused<\/span> is found guilty, apply the punishment that is prescribed for offenses<\/span> occurring within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the court<\/span> trying the case.\n\t\t\tc. All other violations shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To appoint and employ police to enforce within the area under the control of the Commission<\/span> the regulations adopted by the Commission<\/span> and the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth. Such police shall have the powers vested in police officers under §§ 15.2-1704<\/a> and 52-8<\/a>, which sections shall apply, mutatis mutandis<\/span>, to police appointed pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\tSuch police appointed by the Commission<\/span> may issue<\/span> summons<\/span> to appear, or arrest<\/span> on view or on information without warrant as permitted by law<\/span>, within the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commonwealth, and conduct before any police or county court<\/span> of any political subdivision into which the project<\/span> extends any person violating, within or upon the project<\/span> or other property under the control of the Commission<\/span>, any rule or regulation of the Commission<\/span> or any law<\/span> of the Commonwealth pertaining to the regulation and control of highway<\/span> traffic on any bridge or tunnel owned or operated by the Commission<\/span>, including all entrance or exit plazas and approaches adjacent or appurtenant thereto and any rule or regulation regarding the payment of tolls. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> For the purpose of enforcing such laws<\/span> and regulations, the courts<\/span> of the City of Virginia Beach and the County of Northampton have concurrent jurisdiction<\/span> of criminal offenses<\/span> that constitute violations of the laws<\/span> and regulations of the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION; ENFORCEMENT (\u00a7 33.2-2205)\n\nThe Commission shall have power:\n\n1. To adopt and enforce reasonable regulations that, after publication one time\nin full in a newspaper of general circulation published in or having general\ncirculation in the City of Virginia Beach and a newspaper of general circulation\npublished in or having general circulation in the County of Northampton and when\nposted where the using public may conveniently see such regulations, shall have\nthe force and effect of law as to (i) maximum and minimum speed limits\napplicable to motor vehicles using the project and other property under control\nof the Commission; (ii) the types, kinds, and sizes of the vehicles that may use\nthe project; (iii) the nature, size, type, or kind of materials or substances\nthat shall not be transported through or over the project; and (iv) such other\nregulations as may be necessary or expedient in the interest of public safety\nwith respect to the use of the project.\n\n2. To punish a violation of the regulations provided for in subdivision 1 as\nfollows:\n\t\t\ta. If a violation would have been a violation of law or ordinance if\ncommitted on any public street or highway in the locality in which such\nviolation occurred, it shall be tried and punished in the same manner as if it\nhad been committed on such public street or highway.\n\t\t\tb. If a violation occurs within one jurisdiction and is punishable within\nanother jurisdiction, the court trying the case shall, if the accused is found\nguilty, apply the punishment that is prescribed for offenses occurring within\nthe jurisdiction of the court trying the case.\n\t\t\tc. All other violations shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\n3. To appoint and employ police to enforce within the area under the control of\nthe Commission the regulations adopted by the Commission and the laws of the\nCommonwealth. Such police shall have the powers vested in police officers under\n§§ 15.2-1704 and 52-8, which sections shall apply, mutatis mutandis,\nto police appointed pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\tSuch police appointed by the Commission may issue summons to appear, or\narrest on view or on information without warrant as permitted by law, within the\njurisdiction of the Commonwealth, and conduct before any police or county court\nof any political subdivision into which the project extends any person\nviolating, within or upon the project or other property under the control of the\nCommission, any rule or regulation of the Commission or any law of the\nCommonwealth pertaining to the regulation and control of highway traffic on any\nbridge or tunnel owned or operated by the Commission, including all entrance or\nexit plazas and approaches adjacent or appurtenant thereto and any rule or\nregulation regarding the payment of tolls.\n\n4. For the purpose of enforcing such laws and regulations, the courts of the\nCity of Virginia Beach and the County of Northampton have concurrent\njurisdiction of criminal offenses that constitute violations of the laws and\nregulations of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1954, c. 693; 1962, c. 228; 1964, c. 348; 2014, c. 805; 2015, c. 256.","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}}