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Operation of low-speed vehicles shall be prohibited on any highway where the Department of Transportation or the local governing body of the locality having control of the highway, as the case may be, has prohibited their operation in the interest of safety and such prohibition is indicated by conspicuously posted signs.\n\t\tLow-speed vehicles shall be operated on public highways only by persons who hold driver’s licenses or learner’s permits issued as provided in Chapter 3 (\u00a7 46.2-300 et seq.).\n\t\tLow-speed vehicles shall be titled and registered as provided in Chapter 6 (\u00a7 46.2-600 et seq.) and shall be subject to the same requirements as to insurance applicable to other motor vehicles under that chapter.\n\t\tOn or after October 1, 2013, low-speed vehicles titled and registered as provided in Chapter 6 (\u00a7 46.2-600 et seq.) shall display license plates as provided in subsection D of \u00a7 46.2-711.\n\t\tThe operator of any low-speed vehicle being operated on the highways in the Commonwealth shall have in his possession: (i) the registration card issued by the Department or the registration card issued by the state or country in which the low-speed vehicle is registered, and (ii) his driver’s license, learner’s permit, or temporary driver’s permit.\n\t\tThe provisions of Article 22 (\u00a7 46.2-1176 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title shall not apply to low-speed vehicles.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242321,"text":"Low-speed vehicles may be operated on public highways where the maximum speed limit is no greater than 35 miles per hour, but this limitation shall not prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles across intersections with highways whose maximum speed limits are greater than 35 miles per hour. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 214<\/a> and 234<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 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 2011, chapter 283<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 783<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80818,"section_number":"46.2-1176","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1176\/"},{"id":61610,"section_number":"46.2-300","catch_line":"Driving without license prohibited; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-300\/"},{"id":87484,"section_number":"46.2-600","catch_line":"Owner to secure registration and certificate of title or certificate of ownership","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-600\/"},{"id":67466,"section_number":"46.2-711","catch_line":"Furnishing number and design of plates; displaying on vehicles required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-711\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230483,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66821,"identifier":"46.2-908.3","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12.1\/46.2-908.3","url":"\/46.2-908.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-908.3\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12.1\/46.2-908.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Low-speed vehicles; operation on highways; license required; registration required; safety and emissions inspections not required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-908.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Low-speed vehicles<\/span> may be operated on public highways<\/span><\/span> where the maximum speed limit is no greater than 35 miles per hour, but this limitation shall not prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles<\/span> across intersections<\/span> with highways<\/span><\/span> whose maximum speed limits are greater than 35 miles per hour. Operation of low-speed vehicles<\/span> shall be prohibited on any highway<\/span> where the Department<\/span> of Transportation or the local governing body<\/span> of the locality having control of the highway<\/span>, as the case may be, has prohibited their operation in the interest of safety and such prohibition is indicated by conspicuously posted signs.\n\t\tLow-speed vehicles<\/span> shall be operated on public highways<\/span><\/span> only by persons who hold driver<\/span>’s licenses or learner’s permits issued as provided in Chapter 3 (\u00a7 46.2-300<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\tLow-speed vehicles<\/span> shall be titled and registered as provided in Chapter 6 (\u00a7 46.2-600<\/a> et seq.) and shall be subject to the same requirements as to insurance applicable to other motor vehicles<\/span> under that chapter.\n\t\tOn or after October 1, 2013, low-speed vehicles<\/span> titled and registered as provided in Chapter 6 (\u00a7 46.2-600<\/a> et seq.) shall display license plates<\/span> as provided in subsection D of \u00a7 46.2-711<\/a>.\n\t\tThe operator<\/span> of any low-speed vehicle<\/span> being operated on the highways<\/span><\/span> in the Commonwealth shall have in his possession<\/span>: (i) the registration card issued by the Department<\/span> or the registration card issued by the state or country in which the low-speed vehicle<\/span> is registered, and (ii) his driver<\/span>’s license, learner’s permit, or temporary driver<\/span>’s permit.\n\t\tThe provisions of Article 22 (\u00a7 46.2-1176<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title shall not apply to low-speed vehicles<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOW-SPEED VEHICLES; OPERATION ON HIGHWAYS; LICENSE REQUIRED; REGISTRATION\nREQUIRED; SAFETY AND EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS NOT REQUIRED (\u00a7 46.2-908.3)\n\nLow-speed vehicles may be operated on public highways where the maximum speed\nlimit is no greater than 35 miles per hour, but this limitation shall not\nprohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles across intersections with highways\nwhose maximum speed limits are greater than 35 miles per hour. Operation of\nlow-speed vehicles shall be prohibited on any highway where the Department of\nTransportation or the local governing body of the locality having control of the\nhighway, as the case may be, has prohibited their operation in the interest of\nsafety and such prohibition is indicated by conspicuously posted signs.\n\t\tLow-speed vehicles shall be operated on public highways only by persons who\nhold driver’s licenses or learner’s permits issued as provided in\nChapter 3 (\u00a7 46.2-300 et seq.).\n\t\tLow-speed vehicles shall be titled and registered as provided in Chapter 6 (\u00a7\n46.2-600 et seq.) and shall be subject to the same requirements as to insurance\napplicable to other motor vehicles under that chapter.\n\t\tOn or after October 1, 2013, low-speed vehicles titled and registered as\nprovided in Chapter 6 (\u00a7 46.2-600 et seq.) shall display license plates as\nprovided in subsection D of \u00a7 46.2-711.\n\t\tThe operator of any low-speed vehicle being operated on the highways in the\nCommonwealth shall have in his possession: (i) the registration card issued by\nthe Department or the registration card issued by the state or country in which\nthe low-speed vehicle is registered, and (ii) his driver’s license,\nlearner’s permit, or temporary driver’s permit.\n\t\tThe provisions of Article 22 (\u00a7 46.2-1176 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this\ntitle shall not apply to low-speed vehicles.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 214, 234; 2011, c. 283; 2013, c. 783.","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}}