                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

USE OF CROSSOVERS ON CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS; PENALTY (§ 46.2-808.1)

It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle other than an authorized vehicle to
use or attempt to use any crossover posted for authorized vehicles only on any
controlled access highway.
		For the purposes of this section, &#8220;authorized vehicle&#8221; means (i)
Department of Transportation vehicles; (ii) law-enforcement vehicles; (iii)
emergency vehicles as defined in § 46.2-920; (iv) towing and recovery vehicles
operating under the direction of a law-enforcement agency or the Department of
Transportation; (v) vehicles for which permits authorizing use of such
crossovers have been issued by the Department of Transportation; (vi) vehicles
operated pursuant to a Department of Transportation safety service patrol
program as defined in subsection B of § 46.2-920.1 when engaged in providing
services under such program; (vii) vehicles operated 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 when providing
such traffic incident management services; and (viii) other vehicles operating
in medical emergency situations.
		Violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a traffic
infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $250.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 881; 2008, cc. 470, 647; 2017, c. 350.