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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 783<\/a> and 904<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 390<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85243,"section_number":"46.2-1254","catch_line":"Photo identification","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1254\/"},{"id":82864,"section_number":"46.2-1255","catch_line":"Confiscation of disabled parking placards","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1255\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80727,"section_number":"32.1-123","catch_line":"(Effective January 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-123\/"},{"id":62827,"section_number":"46.2-1242","catch_line":"Parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities; local ordinances; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1242\/"},{"id":69682,"section_number":"9.1-138","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-138\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229967,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75640,"identifier":"46.2-1243","token":"46.2\/III\/12.1\/46.2-1243","url":"\/46.2-1243\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1243\/","token":"46.2\/III\/12.1\/46.2-1243","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement by private security guards in certain localities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1243","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The local governing bodies of Franklin County, Henry County, and the Cities of Danville and Martinsville may by ordinance<\/span> provide that, in privately owned parking areas open to the public, a summons<\/span> for violation of an ordinance<\/span> promulgated under \u00a7 46.2-1242<\/a> may be issued by (i) private security guards licensed under the provisions of Article 4 (\u00a7 9.1-138<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 9.1 and deputized to issue<\/span> a summons<\/span> for the offense<\/span> by the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> of the county or city in which the private parking area is located or (ii) any owner<\/span> of the private parking area of a nursing home, as defined in \u00a7 32.1-123<\/a>, or agent<\/span> or employee thereof, provided that such owner<\/span> has registered in writing on his own behalf or on behalf of his agent<\/span> or employee with the chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> of the locality his intention to issue<\/span> summonses pursuant to this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT BY PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS IN CERTAIN LOCALITIES (\u00a7 46.2-1243)\n\nThe local governing bodies of Franklin County, Henry County, and the Cities of\nDanville and Martinsville may by ordinance provide that, in privately owned\nparking areas open to the public, a summons for violation of an ordinance\npromulgated under \u00a7 46.2-1242 may be issued by (i) private security guards\nlicensed under the provisions of Article 4 (\u00a7 9.1-138 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of\nTitle 9.1 and deputized to issue a summons for the offense by the chief\nlaw-enforcement officer of the county or city in which the private parking area\nis located or (ii) any owner of the private parking area of a nursing home, as\ndefined in \u00a7 32.1-123, or agent or employee thereof, provided that such owner\nhas registered in writing on his own behalf or on behalf of his agent or\nemployee with the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality his intention to\nissue summonses pursuant to this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 783, 904; 2002, c. 390.","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}}