                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MOTOR VEHICLES IMMOBILIZED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS, ACCIDENTS, OR EMERGENCIES (§
46.2-1210)

Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination or part of a
motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is immobilized on any roadway by weather
conditions, due to an accident that does not result in injury or death, or by
other emergency situations, the Department of Transportation, individuals, or
entities acting on behalf of a Department of Transportation safety service
patrol program as defined in subsection B of § 46.2-920.1 or individuals or
entities acting pursuant to a contract with the Department of Transportation
for, or that includes, traffic incident management services as defined in
subsection B of § 46.2-920.1 may move or have the vehicle removed to some
reasonably accessible portion of the right-of-way off the roadway. Disposition
thereafter shall be effected as provided by § 46.2-1209.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-5; 1952, c. 508; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-2; 1964, c.
103; 1972, cc. 267, 402, 408; 1976, c. 454; 1978, cc. 47, 605; 1988, c. 293;
1989, cc. 256, 727; 2017, c. 350.