                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OPERATION OF VEHICLES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA (§
46.2-920.2)

When specifically requested by a law-enforcement agency to rescue or euthanize
injured wildlife, vehicles owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of
Virginia may:

1. Cross medians of divided highways;

2. Use cross-overs and turn-arounds otherwise reserved for use only by
authorized vehicles;

3. Drive on a portion of the highway other than the roadway;

4. Stop or stand on any portion of the highway; and

5. Operate in any other manner as directed by a law-enforcement officer at the
scene.
			Nothing in this section, however, shall (i) immunize the driver of any
vehicle owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia from criminal
prosecution for conduct constituting reckless disregard of the safety of persons
and property or (ii) release the driver of any vehicle owned or controlled by
the Wildlife Center of Virginia from any civil liability for failure to use
reasonable care in operations permitted in this section.

HISTORY: 2007, c. 139.