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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85250</law_id><section_number>46.2-1211</section_number><catch_line>Removal of motor vehicles obstructing movement; storage; payment of costs</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Operation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="12">Abandoned, Immobilized, Unattended and Trespassing Vehicles; Parking</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Immobilized and Unattended Vehicles</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>, <span class="dictionary">trailer</span>, <span class="dictionary">semitrailer</span>, or part of a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>, <span class="dictionary">trailer</span>, or <span class="dictionary">semitrailer</span> interferes with the free ingress, egress, or movement on any premises, driveway, or parking area, without the permission of the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of that property, any <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officer</span> or other uniformed employee of the local <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement agency who specifically is authorized to do so by the chief <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officer</span> or his designee may remove it or have it removed to a storage area for safekeeping and shall report the removal to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> and to the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of the <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>, <span class="dictionary">trailer</span>, <span class="dictionary">semitrailer</span>, or other vehicle as promptly as possible. Before obtaining the <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of his property, the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> shall pay to the parties entitled thereto all costs incidental to its removal or storage.</p></section></text><history>1974, c. 589, &#xA7; 46.1-2.1; 1989, c. 727; 2012, c. 474.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
