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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 2012, chapters 17<\/a> and 286<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77818,"section_number":"46.2-1248","catch_line":"Use of counterfeit disabled parking license plates or placards; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1248\/"},{"id":67877,"section_number":"46.2-1250","catch_line":"Unauthorized use of disabled parking license plates or placards; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1250\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75883,"section_number":"46.2-739","catch_line":"Special license plates for certain disabled veterans; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-739\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72237,"identifier":"46.2-1245","token":"46.2\/III\/12.1\/46.2-1245","url":"\/46.2-1245\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1245\/","token":"46.2\/III\/12.1\/46.2-1245","dublin_core":{"Title":"Four hours’ free parking in time-restricted or metered spaces; local option","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1245","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The disabled person, vehicle<\/span> owner<\/span>, or volunteer for an institution or organization to which disabled parking license plates<\/span>, organizational removable windshield placards, permanent windshield placards, or temporary removable windshield placards are issued or any person to whom disabled parking license plates<\/span> have been issued under subsection B of § 46.2-739<\/a> shall be allowed to park the vehicle<\/span> on which such license plates or placards are displayed for up to four hours in metered or unmetered parking zones restricted as to length of parking time permitted and shall be exempted from paying parking meter fees of any county, city, or town. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> This section shall not apply to any local ordinance<\/span> which creates zones where stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited, or which creates parking zones for special types of vehicles<\/span>, nor shall it apply to any local ordinance<\/span> which prohibits parking during heavy traffic periods, during specified rush hours, or where parking would clearly present a traffic hazard. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The governing body<\/span> of any county, city, or town may by ordinance<\/span> provide that this section shall not apply within the boundaries or within any designated portion of such county, city, or town. Any county, city, or town adopting an ordinance<\/span> pursuant to this subsection shall indicate by signs or other reasonable notice that the provisions of this section do not apply in such county, city, or town or designated portion thereof. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFOUR HOURS’ FREE PARKING IN TIME-RESTRICTED OR METERED SPACES; LOCAL\nOPTION (\u00a7 46.2-1245)\n\nA. The disabled person, vehicle owner, or volunteer for an institution or\norganization to which disabled parking license plates, organizational removable\nwindshield placards, permanent windshield placards, or temporary removable\nwindshield placards are issued or any person to whom disabled parking license\nplates have been issued under subsection B of § 46.2-739 shall be allowed\nto park the vehicle on which such license plates or placards are displayed for\nup to four hours in metered or unmetered parking zones restricted as to length\nof parking time permitted and shall be exempted from paying parking meter fees\nof any county, city, or town.\n\nB. This section shall not apply to any local ordinance which creates zones where\nstopping, standing, or parking is prohibited, or which creates parking zones for\nspecial types of vehicles, nor shall it apply to any local ordinance which\nprohibits parking during heavy traffic periods, during specified rush hours, or\nwhere parking would clearly present a traffic hazard.\n\nC. The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide that\nthis section shall not apply within the boundaries or within any designated\nportion of such county, city, or town. Any county, city, or town adopting an\nordinance pursuant to this subsection shall indicate by signs or other\nreasonable notice that the provisions of this section do not apply in such\ncounty, city, or town or designated portion thereof.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 783, 904; 2012, cc. 17, 286.","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}}