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It has been modified 8 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1980, chapter 456; in 1981, chapter 585; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0176\">176<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0834\">834<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0254\">254<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0780\">780<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58777,"section_number":"15.2-1512.5","catch_line":"Authority of local government employees to issue summonses for misdemeanor violations of certain local ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1512.5\/"},{"id":82691,"section_number":"46.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-100\/"},{"id":87225,"section_number":"46.2-1314","catch_line":"Traffic schools; requiring attendance by persons convicted of certain violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1314\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56835,"section_number":"46.2-920","catch_line":"Certain vehicles exempt from regulations in certain situations; exceptions and additional requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-920\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54028,"identifier":"46.2-800","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-800","url":"\/46.2-800\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-800\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-800","dublin_core":{"Title":"Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, or motorized skateboards or scooters; riding or driving animals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-800","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every person riding a bicycle, <span class=\"dictionary\">electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">electric power-assisted bicycle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">moped<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">motorized skateboard or scooter<\/span>, or animal or driving an animal on a <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span> of a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span>, unless the context of the provision clearly indicates otherwise.\n\t\tThe provisions of subsections A and C of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Certain vehicles exempt from regulations in certain situations; exceptions and additional requirements\" href=\"\/46.2-920\/\">46.2-920<\/a> applicable to operation of emergency <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> under emergency conditions shall also apply, <span class=\"dictionary\">mutatis mutandis<\/span>, to bicycles, <span class=\"dictionary\">electric personal assistive mobility devices<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">mopeds<\/span>, and motorized skateboards or scooters operated under similar emergency conditions by <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIDING BICYCLES, ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES, ELECTRIC\nPOWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES, MOPEDS, OR MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS OR SCOOTERS; RIDING OR\nDRIVING ANIMALS (\u00a7 46.2-800)\n\nEvery person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device,\nelectric power-assisted bicycle, moped, motorized skateboard or scooter, or\nanimal or driving an animal on a highway shall be subject to the provisions of\nthis chapter and shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the\ndriver of a vehicle, unless the context of the provision clearly indicates\notherwise.\n\t\tThe provisions of subsections A and C of \u00a7 46.2-920 applicable to operation\nof emergency vehicles under emergency conditions shall also apply, mutatis\nmutandis, to bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric\npower-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters operated\nunder similar emergency conditions by law-enforcement officers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-183; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-171; 1980, c. 456; 1981, c.\n585; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 176; 2001, c. 834; 2002, c. 254; 2019, c. 780.","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}}