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This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 469 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. Unfortunately, the 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1978, chapter 605; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2008, chapter 503<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 432<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":230633,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60295,"identifier":"46.2-930","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/16\/46.2-930","url":"\/46.2-930\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-930\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/16\/46.2-930","dublin_core":{"Title":"Loitering on bridges or highway rights-of-way","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-930","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Pedestrians shall not loiter on any bridge or in any portion of the right-of-way of any highway<\/span> where loitering has been determined by the Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span> or the local governing body<\/span> of any county, city, or town to present a public safety hazard and on which the Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span> or the governing body<\/span> of any county, city, or town has posted signs prohibiting such action. Local jurisdictions<\/span> shall obtain concurrence from the Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span> on the placements of signs on the right-of-way of any bridge or highway<\/span> under the jurisdiction<\/span> and control of the Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span> or the Virginia Department<\/span> of Transportation; however, the local jurisdiction<\/span> shall be responsible for all costs of the production, installation, and maintenance of the signs. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOITERING ON BRIDGES OR HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY (\u00a7 46.2-930)\n\nPedestrians shall not loiter on any bridge or in any portion of the right-of-way\nof any highway where loitering has been determined by the Commissioner of\nHighways or the local governing body of any county, city, or town to present a\npublic safety hazard and on which the Commissioner of Highways or the governing\nbody of any county, city, or town has posted signs prohibiting such action.\nLocal jurisdictions shall obtain concurrence from the Commissioner of Highways\non the placements of signs on the right-of-way of any bridge or highway under\nthe jurisdiction and control of the Commissioner of Highways or the Virginia\nDepartment of Transportation; however, the local jurisdiction shall be\nresponsible for all costs of the production, installation, and maintenance of\nthe signs. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty\nof a traffic infraction.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 469, \u00a7 46.1-234.1; 1978, c. 605; 1989, c. 727; 2008, c. 503;\n2009, c. 432.","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}}