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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64528</law_id><section_number>10.1-200.3</section_number><catch_line>Admittance and parking in state parks; prohibitions; civil penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-202</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Parks and Recreation</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">State Parks</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No person shall make use of, gain admittance to, or attempt to use or gain admittance to the facilities in any state park for the use of which a charge is assessed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, unless the person pays the charge or price established by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. <a id="paragraph-234843" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-200.3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No owner or driver shall cause or permit a vehicle to stand: <a id="paragraph-234844" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-200.3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Anywhere in a state park outside of designated parking spaces, except for a reasonable time in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to receive or discharge passengers; or <a id="paragraph-234845" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-200.3/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> In any space in a state park designated for use by individuals with disabilities unless the vehicle displays a license plate or decal issued by the Commissioner of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Motor Vehicles, or a similar identification issued by a similar authority of another state or the District of Columbia, that authorizes parking in a space designated for use by individuals with disabilities. <a id="paragraph-234846" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-200.3/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Any person violating any provision of this section may, in lieu of any criminal <span class="dictionary">penalty</span>, be assessed a civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> of $25 by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the Conservation Resources Fund. <a id="paragraph-234847" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-200.3/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2001, c. 370; 2023, cc. 148, 149.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
