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Whenever any law-enforcement officer so assumes control of traffic, all drivers of vehicles shall obey his signals.B\n\nLaw-enforcement officers and uniformed school crossing guards may assume control of traffic otherwise controlled by lights, and in such event, signals by such officers and uniformed crossing guards shall take precedence over such traffic control devices.C\n\nUniformed school crossing guards may control traffic at any marked school crossing, whether such crossing is at an intersection or another location. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 17 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 671; in 1954, chapter 381; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1964, chapter 613; in 1966, chapter 607; in 1970, chapters 515 and 736; in 1972, chapters 4, 234, and 454; in 1974, chapter 347; in 1976, chapters 30 and 31; in 1977, chapter 9; in 1978, chapter 300; in 1981, chapter 163; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1994, chapter 469<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 56<\/a> and 71<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 575<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 128<\/a> and 400<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":230789,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84306,"identifier":"46.2-834","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/3\/46.2-834","url":"\/46.2-834\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-834\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/3\/46.2-834","dublin_core":{"Title":"Signals by law-enforcement officers, crossing guards, and flaggers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-834","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span> may assume control of traffic at any intersection<\/span>, regardless of whether such intersection<\/span> is controlled by lights<\/span>, controlled by other traffic control devices<\/span>, or uncontrolled. Whenever any law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> so assumes control of traffic, all drivers<\/span> of vehicles<\/span> shall obey his signals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span> and uniformed school crossing guards may assume control of traffic otherwise controlled by lights<\/span>, and in such event, signals by such officers and uniformed crossing guards shall take precedence over such traffic control devices<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Uniformed school crossing guards may control traffic at any marked school crossing, whether such crossing is at an intersection<\/span> or another location. Uniformed school crossing guards who are supplied by their local school division with hand-held stop signs shall use such signs whenever controlling traffic as authorized in this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Whenever an authorized flagger assumes control of vehicular traffic into or through a temporary traffic control zone using hand-signaling devices or an automated flagger assistance device, all drivers<\/span> of vehicles<\/span> shall obey his signals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSIGNALS BY LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, CROSSING GUARDS, AND FLAGGERS (\u00a7 46.2-834)\n\nA. Law-enforcement officers may assume control of traffic at any intersection,\nregardless of whether such intersection is controlled by lights, controlled by\nother traffic control devices, or uncontrolled. Whenever any law-enforcement\nofficer so assumes control of traffic, all drivers of vehicles shall obey his\nsignals.\n\nB. Law-enforcement officers and uniformed school crossing guards may assume\ncontrol of traffic otherwise controlled by lights, and in such event, signals by\nsuch officers and uniformed crossing guards shall take precedence over such\ntraffic control devices.\n\nC. Uniformed school crossing guards may control traffic at any marked school\ncrossing, whether such crossing is at an intersection or another location.\nUniformed school crossing guards who are supplied by their local school division\nwith hand-held stop signs shall use such signs whenever controlling traffic as\nauthorized in this subsection.\n\nD. Whenever an authorized flagger assumes control of vehicular traffic into or\nthrough a temporary traffic control zone using hand-signaling devices or an\nautomated flagger assistance device, all drivers of vehicles shall obey his\nsignals.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-203; 1952, c. 671; 1954, c. 381; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7\n46.1-184; 1964, c. 613; 1966, c. 607; 1970, cc. 515, 736; 1972, cc. 4, 234, 454;\n1974, c. 347; 1976, cc. 30, 31; 1977, c. 9; 1978, c. 300; 1981, c. 163; 1989, c.\n727; 1994, c. 469; 2001, cc. 56, 71; 2004, c. 575; 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}}