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The notice to the violator, required by the provisions of this section, shall be contained in an envelope bearing the words “Law-Enforcement Notice” stamped or printed on the face thereof in all capital letters, bold face type, no smaller than the print type size used for the primary address on the envelope. 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The notice to the violator, required by the provisions of this section, shall be contained in an envelope bearing the words “Law-Enforcement Notice” stamped or printed on the face thereof in all capital letters, bold face type, no smaller than the print type size used for the primary address on the envelope. 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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 388 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 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1970, chapter 510; in 1978, chapter 194; in 1983, chapter 329; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1999, chapters 291<\/a> and 323<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 102<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":230683,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66506,"identifier":"46.2-941","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/17\/46.2-941","url":"\/46.2-941\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-941\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/17\/46.2-941","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conditions precedent to issuance of summons for violation of parking ordinance; notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-941","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Before any summons<\/span> shall be issued for the prosecution<\/span> of a violation of an ordinance<\/span> of any county, city, or town regulating parking, the violator shall have been first notified by mail at his last known address or at the address shown for such violator on the records of the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span>, that he may pay the fine provided by law<\/span> for such violation, within five days of receipt of such notice, and the authorized person issuing such summons<\/span> shall be notified that the violator has failed to pay such fine within such time. The notice to the violator, required by the provisions of this section, shall be contained in an envelope bearing the words “Law<\/span>-Enforcement Notice” stamped or printed on the face thereof in all capital letters, bold face type, no smaller than the print type size used for the primary address on the envelope. If “window” envelopes are used, the words “Law<\/span>-Enforcement Notice” shall be clearly visible through the window of the envelope.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS FOR VIOLATION OF PARKING ORDINANCE;\nNOTICE (\u00a7 46.2-941)\n\nBefore any summons shall be issued for the prosecution of a violation of an\nordinance of any county, city, or town regulating parking, the violator shall\nhave been first notified by mail at his last known address or at the address\nshown for such violator on the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles, that\nhe may pay the fine provided by law for such violation, within five days of\nreceipt of such notice, and the authorized person issuing such summons shall be\nnotified that the violator has failed to pay such fine within such time. The\nnotice to the violator, required by the provisions of this section, shall be\ncontained in an envelope bearing the words “Law-Enforcement Notice”\nstamped or printed on the face thereof in all capital letters, bold face type,\nno smaller than the print type size used for the primary address on the\nenvelope. If “window” envelopes are used, the words\n“Law-Enforcement Notice” shall be clearly visible through the window\nof the envelope.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 388, \u00a7 46.1-179.01; 1970, c. 510; 1978, c. 194; 1983, c. 329;\n1989, c. 727; 1999, cc. 291, 323; 2002, c. 102.","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}}