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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 371 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. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61406,"section_number":"46.2-1309","catch_line":"Officers may direct traffic; signals","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1309\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230085,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69839,"identifier":"46.2-1310","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1310","url":"\/46.2-1310\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1310\/","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1310","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to deputize persons to direct traffic in certain circumstances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1310","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The chief of police of any county, city, or town, or the sheriff of any county which does not have a chief of police, may deputize persons over the age of eighteen years for the limited purpose of directing traffic in accordance with \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Officers may direct traffic; signals\" href=\"\/46.2-1309\/\">46.2-1309<\/a> during periods of heavy traffic or congestion. Such persons shall first receive training as the chief of police or sheriff determines necessary to fully acquaint such persons with the techniques of traffic control. They shall not have <span class=\"dictionary\">arrest<\/span> powers.\n\t\tAny person who is deputized as provided in the foregoing provisions of this section, shall at all times while engaged in traffic control wear a distinctive uniform, safety vest, or a white reflectorized belt which crosses both the chest and back above the waist.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO DEPUTIZE PERSONS TO DIRECT TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES (\u00a7\n46.2-1310)\n\nThe chief of police of any county, city, or town, or the sheriff of any county\nwhich does not have a chief of police, may deputize persons over the age of\neighteen years for the limited purpose of directing traffic in accordance with\n\u00a7 46.2-1309 during periods of heavy traffic or congestion. Such persons shall\nfirst receive training as the chief of police or sheriff determines necessary to\nfully acquaint such persons with the techniques of traffic control. They shall\nnot have arrest powers.\n\t\tAny person who is deputized as provided in the foregoing provisions of this\nsection, shall at all times while engaged in traffic control wear a distinctive\nuniform, safety vest, or a white reflectorized belt which crosses both the chest\nand back above the waist.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 371, \u00a7 46.1-183.1; 1989, c. 727.","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}}