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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 870<\/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 2 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 2007, chapter 187<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 90<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83037,"section_number":"46.2-1307","catch_line":"Designation of private roads as highways for law-enforcement purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1307\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230073,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85925,"identifier":"46.2-1307.1","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1307.1","url":"\/46.2-1307.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1307.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1307.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Designation of private roads as highways for law-enforcement purposes in certain counties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1307.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-1307<\/a>, the governing body<\/span> of Warren County may adopt ordinances<\/span> designating the private roads within any residential development containing 50 or more lots as highways<\/span><\/span> for law<\/span>-enforcement purposes, and the governing body<\/span> of Greene County, upon receipt of a petition<\/span> therefore by a majority of property owners<\/span> within a residential development containing 25 or more lots, may adopt ordinances<\/span> designating the private roads within any such development as highways<\/span><\/span> for law<\/span>-enforcement purposes. Such ordinance<\/span> may also provide for certification of road signs and speed limits by private licensed professional engineers using criteria developed by the Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span>, and for law<\/span>-enforcement purposes, such certification shall have the same effect as if certified by the Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDESIGNATION OF PRIVATE ROADS AS HIGHWAYS FOR LAW-ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES IN CERTAIN\nCOUNTIES (\u00a7 46.2-1307.1)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-1307, the governing body of Warren\nCounty may adopt ordinances designating the private roads within any residential\ndevelopment containing 50 or more lots as highways for law-enforcement purposes,\nand the governing body of Greene County, upon receipt of a petition therefore by\na majority of property owners within a residential development containing 25 or\nmore lots, may adopt ordinances designating the private roads within any such\ndevelopment as highways for law-enforcement purposes. Such ordinance may also\nprovide for certification of road signs and speed limits by private licensed\nprofessional engineers using criteria developed by the Commissioner of Highways,\nand for law-enforcement purposes, such certification shall have the same effect\nas if certified by the Commissioner of Highways.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 870; 2007, c. 187; 2014, c. 90.","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}}