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(v) vehicles for which permits authorizing use of such crossovers have been issued by the Department of Transportation; (vi) vehicles operated pursuant to a Department of Transportation safety service patrol program as defined in subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-920.1 when engaged in providing services under such program; (vii) vehicles operated pursuant to a contract with the Department of Transportation for, or that includes, traffic incident management services as defined in subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-920.1 when providing such traffic incident management services; and (viii) other vehicles operating in medical emergency situations.\n\t\tViolation of any provision of this section shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $250.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281533,"text":"It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than an authorized vehicle to use or attempt to use any crossover posted for authorized vehicles only on any controlled access highway.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, &#8220;authorized vehicle&#8221; means (i) Department of Transportation vehicles; (ii) law-enforcement vehicles; (iii) emergency vehicles as defined in \u00a7 46.2-920; (iv) towing and recovery vehicles operating under the direction of a law-enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation; (v) vehicles for which permits authorizing use of such crossovers have been issued by the Department of Transportation; (vi) vehicles operated pursuant to a Department of Transportation safety service patrol program as defined in subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-920.1 when engaged in providing services under such program; (vii) vehicles operated pursuant to a contract with the Department of Transportation for, or that includes, traffic incident management services as defined in subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-920.1 when providing such traffic incident management services; and (viii) other vehicles operating in medical emergency situations.\n\t\tViolation of any provision of this section shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $250.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12919,"edition_id":1,"name":"General and Miscellaneous","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12875,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:01","permalink":{"id":230191,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12919,"identifier":"1","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1","url":"\/46.2\/III\/8\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12875,"edition_id":1,"name":"Regulation of Traffic","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12827,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":230189,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12875,"identifier":"8","token":"46.2\/III\/8","url":"\/46.2\/III\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12827,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228597,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12827,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":54028,"structure_id":12919,"section_number":"46.2-800","catch_line":"Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, or motorized skateboards or scooters; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0881\">881<\/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 2008, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0470\">470<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0647\">647<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0350\">350<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"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\/"},{"id":79642,"section_number":"46.2-920.1","catch_line":"Operation of tow trucks or vehicles owned or controlled by the Department of Transportation under certain circumstances; incident management","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-920.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230245,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78559,"identifier":"46.2-808.1","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-808.1","url":"\/46.2-808.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-808.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-808.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of crossovers on controlled access highways; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-808.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It is unlawful for the <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span> of any vehicle other than an <span class=\"dictionary\">authorized vehicle<\/span> to use or attempt to use any crossover posted for <span class=\"dictionary\">authorized vehicles<\/span> only on any controlled access <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span>.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">authorized vehicle<\/span>&#8221; means (i) <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation vehicles; (ii) <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement vehicles; (iii) emergency vehicles as defined in \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>; (iv) towing and recovery vehicles operating under the direction of a <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement agency or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation; (v) vehicles for which permits authorizing use of such crossovers have been issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation; (vi) vehicles operated pursuant to a <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation safety service patrol program as defined in subsection B of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Operation of tow trucks or vehicles owned or controlled by the Department of Transportation under certain circumstances; incident management\" href=\"\/46.2-920.1\/\">46.2-920.1<\/a> when engaged in providing services under such program; (vii) vehicles operated pursuant to a <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation for, or that includes, traffic incident management services as defined in subsection B of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Operation of tow trucks or vehicles owned or controlled by the Department of Transportation under certain circumstances; incident management\" href=\"\/46.2-920.1\/\">46.2-920.1<\/a> when providing such traffic incident management services; and (viii) other vehicles operating in medical emergency situations.\n\t\tViolation of any provision of this section shall constitute a <span class=\"dictionary\">traffic infraction<\/span> punishable by a fine of no more than $250.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF CROSSOVERS ON CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS; PENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-808.1)\n\nIt is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than an authorized vehicle to\nuse or attempt to use any crossover posted for authorized vehicles only on any\ncontrolled access highway.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, &#8220;authorized vehicle&#8221; means (i)\nDepartment of Transportation vehicles; (ii) law-enforcement vehicles; (iii)\nemergency vehicles as defined in \u00a7 46.2-920; (iv) towing and recovery vehicles\noperating under the direction of a law-enforcement agency or the Department of\nTransportation; (v) vehicles for which permits authorizing use of such\ncrossovers have been issued by the Department of Transportation; (vi) vehicles\noperated pursuant to a Department of Transportation safety service patrol\nprogram as defined in subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-920.1 when engaged in providing\nservices under such program; (vii) vehicles operated pursuant to a contract with\nthe Department of Transportation for, or that includes, traffic incident\nmanagement services as defined in subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-920.1 when providing\nsuch traffic incident management services; and (viii) other vehicles operating\nin medical emergency situations.\n\t\tViolation of any provision of this section shall constitute a traffic\ninfraction punishable by a fine of no more than $250.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 881; 2008, cc. 470, 647; 2017, c. 350.","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}}