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The owner of the vehicle, on notice to the owner or duly authorized agent of the owner of the parking space, may also petition the general district court having jurisdiction over the location where the parking occurred for an immediate determination as to whether the removal of the vehicle was lawful. 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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":229979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54995,"identifier":"46.2-1246","token":"46.2\/III\/12.1\/46.2-1246","url":"\/46.2-1246\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1246\/","token":"46.2\/III\/12.1\/46.2-1246","dublin_core":{"Title":"Towing of unauthorized vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1246","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The owner<\/span> or duly authorized agent<\/span> of the owner<\/span> of a parking space properly designated and clearly marked as reserved for use by persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk may have any vehicle<\/span> not displaying disabled parking license plates<\/span>, organizational removable windshield placards, permanent removable windshield placards, temporary removable windshield placards, or DV disabled parking license plates<\/span> removed from the parking space and stored. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The owner<\/span> of a vehicle<\/span> which has been removed and stored may regain possession<\/span> of his vehicle<\/span> on payment to the person or persons who removed and stored the vehicle<\/span> all reasonable costs incidental to the removal and storage. The owner<\/span> of the vehicle<\/span>, on notice to the owner<\/span> or duly authorized agent<\/span> of the owner<\/span> of the parking space, may also petition<\/span> the general district court<\/span> having jurisdiction<\/span> over the location where the parking occurred for an immediate determination as to whether the removal of the vehicle<\/span> was lawful. If the court<\/span> finds that the removal was unlawful, the court<\/span> shall direct the owner<\/span> of the parking space to pay the costs incidental to the removal and storage of the vehicle<\/span> and return the vehicle<\/span> to its owner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTOWING OF UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-1246)\n\nA. The owner or duly authorized agent of the owner of a parking space properly\ndesignated and clearly marked as reserved for use by persons with disabilities\nthat limit or impair their ability to walk may have any vehicle not displaying\ndisabled parking license plates, organizational removable windshield placards,\npermanent removable windshield placards, temporary removable windshield\nplacards, or DV disabled parking license plates removed from the parking space\nand stored.\n\nB. The owner of a vehicle which has been removed and stored may regain\npossession of his vehicle on payment to the person or persons who removed and\nstored the vehicle all reasonable costs incidental to the removal and storage.\nThe owner of the vehicle, on notice to the owner or duly authorized agent of the\nowner of the parking space, may also petition the general district court having\njurisdiction over the location where the parking occurred for an immediate\ndetermination as to whether the removal of the vehicle was lawful. If the court\nfinds that the removal was unlawful, the court shall direct the owner of the\nparking space to pay the costs incidental to the removal and storage of the\nvehicle and return the vehicle to its owner.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 783, 904.","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}}