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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 1958, chapter 541; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2003, chapter 134<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 291<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 128<\/a> and 400<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 472<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54917,"section_number":"56-484.12","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-484.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85411,"identifier":"46.2-832","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/3\/46.2-832","url":"\/46.2-832\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-832\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/3\/46.2-832","dublin_core":{"Title":"Damaging or removing traffic control devices, work signs, or street address signs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-832","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who intentionally defaces, damages<\/span>, knocks down, without authorization interferes with the effective operation of, or removes any (i) traffic control device<\/span>, (ii) temporary sign approved by the Department<\/span> of Transportation warning motorists that work is in progress on or adjacent to the highway<\/span> or that certain vehicles<\/span> may be entering the highway<\/span>, or (iii) street address sign posted to assist in address identification in connection with enhanced 9-1-1 service as defined in \u00a7 56-484.12<\/a> is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDAMAGING OR REMOVING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, WORK SIGNS, OR STREET ADDRESS\nSIGNS (\u00a7 46.2-832)\n\nAny person who intentionally defaces, damages, knocks down, without\nauthorization interferes with the effective operation of, or removes any (i)\ntraffic control device, (ii) temporary sign approved by the Department of\nTransportation warning motorists that work is in progress on or adjacent to the\nhighway or that certain vehicles may be entering the highway, or (iii) street\naddress sign posted to assist in address identification in connection with\nenhanced 9-1-1 service as defined in \u00a7 56-484.12 is guilty of a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-188; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-175; 1989, c. 727; 2003, c.\n134; 2004, c. 291; 2013, cc. 128, 400; 2023, c. 472.","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}}