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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1952, chapter 666; in 1956, chapter 533; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1985, chapter 218; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2013, chapters 128<\/a> and 400<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":230715,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74145,"identifier":"46.2-822","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/2\/46.2-822","url":"\/46.2-822\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-822\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/2\/46.2-822","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right-of-way at circular intersections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-822","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At circular intersections<\/span>, vehicles<\/span> already in the circle shall have the right-of-way over vehicles<\/span> approaching and entering the circle, unless otherwise directed by traffic control devices<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT-OF-WAY AT CIRCULAR INTERSECTIONS (\u00a7 46.2-822)\n\nAt circular intersections, vehicles already in the circle shall have the\nright-of-way over vehicles approaching and entering the circle, unless otherwise\ndirected by traffic control devices.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-238; 1952, c. 666; 1956, c. 533; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7\n46.1-221; 1985, c. 218; 1989, c. 727; 2013, cc. 128, 400.","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}}