Bill Text: VA SB722 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Improper parking; prohibits, in Planning Dist. 8, parking of vehicle with wheels fully on curb, etc.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2022-04-27 - Senate sustained Governor's veto [SB722 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SB722-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §46.2-889 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§46.2-889. Location of parked vehicles.
A. No vehicle shall be stopped or
parked on the highway right of way except close to and parallel to
the right edge of the curb or right
edge of the roadway, except that a vehicle may be stopped close to
and parallel to the left curb or left edge of the roadway on one-way
streets or may be parked at an angle where permitted by the Commonwealth
Transportation Board, the Department, or local authorities with respect to
highways under their jurisdiction.
B. No vehicle in Planning District 8 shall be parked with its wheels partially or fully on the curb or straddling the curb of a highway right of way. Any vehicle improperly parked with its wheels fully or partially on or straddling the curb of a highway right of way may be removed by or under the direction of a law enforcement officer.