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Such ordinances shall exclude from their provisions vehicles owned or operated by persons transporting municipal solid waste from their residences to a permitted transfer or disposal facility.\n\t\t\tNo such ordinance shall impose, for any violation of any of its provisions, a penalty greater than provided for a traffic infraction as provided in § 46.2-113. Any such penalty shall be in addition to any vehicle towing and storage charges.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “municipal solid waste” shall have the meaning prescribed by the Virginia Waste Management Board by regulation (9VAC20-80-10).\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section and local ordinances adopted under this section, “commercial motor vehicle” shall have the meaning prescribed in § 46.2-341.4.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310399,"text":"The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide that:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":310400,"text":"No commercial motor vehicle used to transport municipal solid waste shall be parked anywhere within the county, city, or town, except at locations zoned or otherwise authorized for such use by applicable ordinance, special exception, or variance;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":310401,"text":"Any such commercial motor vehicle found parked at a nonauthorized location may be towed or removed from that location as provided in § 46.2-1231; and","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":310402,"text":"The cargo compartment of every commercial motor vehicle that is used to transport municipal solid waste shall be so constructed so as to prevent the escape of municipal solid waste therefrom. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 356<\/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":[{"id":56620,"section_number":"46.2-113","catch_line":"Violations of this title; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-113\/"},{"id":68405,"section_number":"46.2-1231","catch_line":"Ticketing, removal, or immobilization of trespassing vehicles by owner or operator of parking or other lot or building; charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1231\/"},{"id":66116,"section_number":"46.2-341.4","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86675,"identifier":"46.2-1304.1","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1304.1","url":"\/46.2-1304.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1304.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1304.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Localities may regulate construction and parking of commercial motor vehicles used to transport municipal solid waste; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1304.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of any county, city, or town may by ordinance<\/span> provide that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> No commercial motor vehicle<\/span> used to transport municipal solid waste shall be parked anywhere within the county, city, or town, except at locations zoned or otherwise authorized for such use by applicable ordinance<\/span>, special exception, or variance; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Any such commercial motor vehicle<\/span> found parked at a nonauthorized location may be towed or removed from that location as provided in § 46.2-1231<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The cargo compartment of every commercial motor vehicle<\/span> that is used to transport municipal solid waste shall be so constructed so as to prevent the escape of municipal solid waste therefrom. Such ordinances<\/span> shall exclude from their provisions vehicles<\/span> owned or operated by persons transporting municipal solid waste from their residences to a permitted transfer or disposal facility.\n\t\t\tNo such ordinance<\/span> shall impose, for any violation of any of its provisions, a penalty<\/span> greater than provided for a traffic infraction<\/span> as provided in § 46.2-113<\/a>. Any such penalty<\/span> shall be in addition to any vehicle towing and storage charges.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “municipal solid waste” shall have the meaning prescribed by the Virginia Waste Management Board by regulation (9VAC20-80-10).\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section and local ordinances<\/span> adopted under this section, “commercial motor vehicle<\/span>” shall have the meaning prescribed in § 46.2-341.4<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCALITIES MAY REGULATE CONSTRUCTION AND PARKING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES\nUSED TO TRANSPORT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-1304.1)\n\nThe governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide that:\n\n1. No commercial motor vehicle used to transport municipal solid waste shall be\nparked anywhere within the county, city, or town, except at locations zoned or\notherwise authorized for such use by applicable ordinance, special exception, or\nvariance;\n\n2. Any such commercial motor vehicle found parked at a nonauthorized location\nmay be towed or removed from that location as provided in § 46.2-1231; and\n\n3. The cargo compartment of every commercial motor vehicle that is used to\ntransport municipal solid waste shall be so constructed so as to prevent the\nescape of municipal solid waste therefrom. Such ordinances shall exclude from\ntheir provisions vehicles owned or operated by persons transporting municipal\nsolid waste from their residences to a permitted transfer or disposal facility.\n\t\t\tNo such ordinance shall impose, for any violation of any of its provisions, a\npenalty greater than provided for a traffic infraction as provided in §\n46.2-113. Any such penalty shall be in addition to any vehicle towing and\nstorage charges.\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “municipal solid waste” shall\nhave the meaning prescribed by the Virginia Waste Management Board by regulation\n(9VAC20-80-10).\n\t\t\tFor the purposes of this section and local ordinances adopted under this\nsection, “commercial motor vehicle” shall have the meaning\nprescribed in § 46.2-341.4.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 356.","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}}