                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DRIVING IN FLOODED AREAS PROHIBITED (§ 46.2-800.3)

The governing body of any locality may by ordinance prohibit any person from
operating a motor vehicle or watercraft on a flooded highway, street, alley, or
parking lot, regardless of whether such highway, street, alley, or parking lot
is publicly or privately owned in such a manner as to increase the level of
floodwaters to a level that causes or could reasonably be expected to cause
damage to any real or personal property.
		Such ordinance shall not apply to any law-enforcement officer, firefighter, or
emergency medical services personnel engaged in the performance of his duties
nor to the operator of any vehicle owned or controlled by the Department of
Transportation or a public utility company as defined in § 56-265.1. Any
locality adopting such an ordinance shall provide for adequate notice, including
signs that, at a minimum, warn operators of motor vehicles and watercraft of the
prohibition and penalties.
		A violation of such ordinance shall constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: 2016, c. 249.