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Between the lights on the assembly shall be mounted a sign with the words “U.S. Mail”, or at least one flashing amber warning light, mounted on the roof or rear of the vehicle, to be used in conjunction with a rear-mounted “U.S. Mail” sign.\n\t\tThe roof-mounted “U.S. Mail” sign required by the foregoing provisions of this section shall be yellow with black letters at least four inches in height, and the lights shall be of the type approved by the Superintendent of State Police. The lettered sign shall be displayed only when the vehicle is engaged in the collection or delivery of the United States mail.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any such mail carrier from civil liability for such stopping on any highway if he is negligent in so doing, and if the negligence proximately contributes to any personal injury or property damage resulting therefrom.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241251,"text":"The provisions of \u00a7 46.2-888 shall not apply to any rural mail carrier stopping on the highway while collecting or delivering the United States mail at a mailbox, provided there is lettered on the back of the vehicle operated by such rural mail carrier, or lettered on a sign securely attached to and displayed at the rear of such vehicle, in letters at least four inches in height the following words and groups of words, which may be in any order:\n\t\tCAUTION\n\t\tFREQUENT STOPS\n\t\tU.S. MAIL\n\t\tAdditionally, the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-888 shall not apply to such rural mail carrier so stopping if, in lieu of such sign, the vehicle has, and is using, supplemental turn signals mounted at each side of the roof of the vehicle. Between the lights on the assembly shall be mounted a sign with the words “U.S. Mail”, or at least one flashing amber warning light, mounted on the roof or rear of the vehicle, to be used in conjunction with a rear-mounted “U.S. Mail” sign.\n\t\tThe roof-mounted “U.S. Mail” sign required by the foregoing provisions of this section shall be yellow with black letters at least four inches in height, and the lights shall be of the type approved by the Superintendent of State Police. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1954, chapter 433; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapter 382; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1998, chapter 411<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 359<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 140<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55642,"section_number":"46.2-838","catch_line":"Passing when overtaking a vehicle","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-838\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75137,"section_number":"46.2-888","catch_line":"Stopping on highways; removing motor vehicle from roadway","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-888\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230385,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66480,"identifier":"46.2-892","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/10\/46.2-892","url":"\/46.2-892\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-892\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/10\/46.2-892","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rural mail carriers stopping on highways","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-892","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of \u00a7 46.2-888<\/a> shall not apply to any rural mail carrier stopping on the highway<\/span> while collecting or delivering the United States mail at a mailbox, provided there is lettered on the back of the vehicle<\/span> operated by such rural mail carrier, or lettered on a sign securely attached to and displayed at the rear of such vehicle<\/span>, in letters at least four inches in height the following words and groups of words, which may be in any order<\/span>:\n\t\tCAUTION\n\t\tFREQUENT STOPS\n\t\tU.S. MAIL\n\t\tAdditionally, the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-888<\/a> shall not apply to such rural mail carrier so stopping if, in lieu of such sign, the vehicle<\/span> has, and is using, supplemental turn signals mounted at each side of the roof of the vehicle<\/span>. Between the lights<\/span> on the assembly shall be mounted a sign with the words “U.S. Mail”, or at least one flashing amber warning light<\/span>, mounted on the roof or rear of the vehicle<\/span>, to be used in conjunction with a rear-mounted “U.S. Mail” sign.\n\t\tThe roof-mounted “U.S. Mail” sign required by the foregoing provisions of this section shall be yellow with black letters at least four inches in height, and the lights<\/span> shall be of the type approved by the Superintendent<\/span> of State Police. The lettered sign shall be displayed only when the vehicle<\/span> is engaged in the collection or delivery of the United States mail.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any such mail carrier from civil liability for such stopping on any highway<\/span> if he is negligent in so doing, and if the negligence<\/span> proximately contributes to any personal injury or property damage resulting therefrom.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRURAL MAIL CARRIERS STOPPING ON HIGHWAYS (\u00a7 46.2-892)\n\nThe provisions of \u00a7 46.2-888 shall not apply to any rural mail carrier stopping\non the highway while collecting or delivering the United States mail at a\nmailbox, provided there is lettered on the back of the vehicle operated by such\nrural mail carrier, or lettered on a sign securely attached to and displayed at\nthe rear of such vehicle, in letters at least four inches in height the\nfollowing words and groups of words, which may be in any order:\n\t\tCAUTION\n\t\tFREQUENT STOPS\n\t\tU.S. MAIL\n\t\tAdditionally, the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-888 shall not apply to such rural mail\ncarrier so stopping if, in lieu of such sign, the vehicle has, and is using,\nsupplemental turn signals mounted at each side of the roof of the vehicle.\nBetween the lights on the assembly shall be mounted a sign with the words\n“U.S. Mail”, or at least one flashing amber warning light, mounted\non the roof or rear of the vehicle, to be used in conjunction with a\nrear-mounted “U.S. Mail” sign.\n\t\tThe roof-mounted “U.S. Mail” sign required by the foregoing\nprovisions of this section shall be yellow with black letters at least four\ninches in height, and the lights shall be of the type approved by the\nSuperintendent of State Police. The lettered sign shall be displayed only when\nthe vehicle is engaged in the collection or delivery of the United States mail.\n\t\tNothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any such mail carrier\nfrom civil liability for such stopping on any highway if he is negligent in so\ndoing, and if the negligence proximately contributes to any personal injury or\nproperty damage resulting therefrom.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-256.1; 1954, c. 433; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-249; 1962,\nc. 382; 1989, c. 727; 1998, c. 411; 2004, c. 359; 2005, c. 140.","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}}