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The court shall forward such license to the Department as provided by § 46.2-398.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not apply to any law-enforcement officer, school guard, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel engaged in the performance of his duties nor to any vehicle owned or controlled by the Virginia Department of Transportation while engaged in the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of highways.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":235575,"text":"No person shall intentionally and willfully:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":235576,"text":"Stop the vehicle of another for the sole purpose of impeding its progress on the highways, except in the case of an emergency or mechanical breakdown;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":235577,"text":"Block the access to or egress from any premises of any service facility operated for the purposes of (i) selling fuel for motor vehicles, (ii) performing repair services on motor vehicles, or (iii) furnishing food, rest, or any other convenience for the use of persons operating motor vehicles engaged in intrastate and interstate commerce on the highways of the Commonwealth;","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":235578,"text":"Damage any vehicle engaged in commerce on the highways of the Commonwealth, or threaten, assault, or otherwise harm the person of any operator of a motor vehicle being used for the transportation of property for hire.\n\t\t\tAny person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and in addition, his driver’s license may be suspended by the court for a period of not more than one year. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 457 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 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1977, chapter 326; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73682,"section_number":"46.2-398","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-398\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230305,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64726,"identifier":"46.2-818","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-818","url":"\/46.2-818\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-818\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-818","dublin_core":{"Title":"Stopping vehicle of another; blocking access to premises; damaging or threatening commercial vehicle or operator thereof; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-818","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person shall intentionally and willfully:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Stop the vehicle<\/span> of another for the sole purpose of impeding its progress on the highways<\/span><\/span>, except in the case of an emergency or mechanical breakdown; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Block the access to or egress from any premises of any service facility operated for the purposes of (i) selling fuel for motor vehicles<\/span>, (ii) performing repair services on motor vehicles<\/span>, or (iii) furnishing food, rest, or any other convenience for the use of persons operating motor vehicles<\/span> engaged in intrastate and interstate commerce on the highways<\/span><\/span> of the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Damage any vehicle engaged in commerce on the highways<\/span><\/span> of the Commonwealth, or threaten, assault<\/span>, or otherwise harm the person of any operator<\/span> of a motor vehicle<\/span> being used for the transportation of property for hire.\n\t\t\tAny person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>, and in addition, his driver<\/span>’s license may be suspended by the court<\/span> for a period of not more than one year. The court<\/span> shall forward such license to the Department<\/span> as provided by § 46.2-398<\/a>.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not apply to any law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>, school guard, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel engaged in the performance of his duties nor to any vehicle owned or controlled by the Virginia Department<\/span> of Transportation while engaged in the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of highways<\/span><\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTOPPING VEHICLE OF ANOTHER; BLOCKING ACCESS TO PREMISES; DAMAGING OR\nTHREATENING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OR OPERATOR THEREOF; PENALTIES (\u00a7 46.2-818)\n\nNo person shall intentionally and willfully:\n\n1. Stop the vehicle of another for the sole purpose of impeding its progress on\nthe highways, except in the case of an emergency or mechanical breakdown;\n\n2. Block the access to or egress from any premises of any service facility\noperated for the purposes of (i) selling fuel for motor vehicles, (ii)\nperforming repair services on motor vehicles, or (iii) furnishing food, rest, or\nany other convenience for the use of persons operating motor vehicles engaged in\nintrastate and interstate commerce on the highways of the Commonwealth;\n\n3. Damage any vehicle engaged in commerce on the highways of the Commonwealth,\nor threaten, assault, or otherwise harm the person of any operator of a motor\nvehicle being used for the transportation of property for hire.\n\t\t\tAny person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor, and in addition, his driver’s license may be suspended by the\ncourt for a period of not more than one year. The court shall forward such\nlicense to the Department as provided by § 46.2-398.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not apply to any law-enforcement\nofficer, school guard, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel\nengaged in the performance of his duties nor to any vehicle owned or controlled\nby the Virginia Department of Transportation while engaged in the construction,\nreconstruction, or maintenance of highways.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 457, \u00a7 46.1-250.1; 1977, c. 326; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727;\n2015, cc. 502, 503.","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}}