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It has been modified 9 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapter 175; in 1972, chapter 63; in 1974, chapter 230; in 1977, chapters 284 and 326; in 1985, chapter 93; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2007, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0189\">189<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0918\">918<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60435,"section_number":"15.2-1714","catch_line":"Establishing police lines, perimeters, or barricades","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1714\/"},{"id":84253,"section_number":"27-15.1","catch_line":"Authority of chief or other officer in charge when answering alarm; penalty for refusal to obey orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-15.1\/"},{"id":58628,"section_number":"32.1-111.14:5","catch_line":"Authority of emergency medical services agency incident commander when operating at an emergency incident; penalty for refusal to obey orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-111.14_5\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":230381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67800,"identifier":"46.2-891","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/10\/46.2-891","url":"\/46.2-891\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-891\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/10\/46.2-891","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemption for highway construction and maintenance vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-891","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The provisions of this article shall not apply to any <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> owned or controlled by the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation or counties, cities or towns, while actually engaged in the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or emergency road clearance of <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTION FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE VEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-891)\n\nThe provisions of this article shall not apply to any vehicle owned or\ncontrolled by the Virginia Department of Transportation or counties, cities or\ntowns, while actually engaged in the construction, reconstruction, maintenance,\nor emergency road clearance of highways.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-256; 1952, c. 671; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-248; 1962, c.\n175; 1972, c. 63; 1974, c. 230; 1977, cc. 284, 326; 1985, c. 93; 1989, c. 727;\n2007, cc. 189, 918.","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}}