                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LOCAL ORDINANCES REGULATING CERTAIN PARKING; PENALTY (§ 46.2-1224.1)

The governing body of any county having the county manager plan of government
may by ordinance prohibit idling the engine of a bus for more than 10 minutes
when the bus is parked, left unattended, or is stopped for other than traffic or
maintenance reasons. The governing body of any other county, city, or town may
by ordinance prohibit idling the engine of a bus for more than 15 minutes when
the bus is parked, left unattended, or is stopped for any reason other than
traffic, maintenance, or loading or unloading a disabled passenger.
		Violators of such ordinance shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$50, the proceeds from which shall be paid into the locality&#8217;s general
fund.
		The provisions of this section shall not apply to school buses or public
transit buses.

HISTORY: 1996, c. 389; 2008, c. 587.