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SENATE BILL NO. 722
FLOOR AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by Delegate Roem
on March 7, 2022)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Marsden)
A BILL to amend and reenact §46.2-889 of the Code of Virginia, relating to improper parking.

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 except close to and parallel to the right edge of the curb or 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. The governing body of any county, city, or town in Planning District 8 may, by ordinance, prohibit parking any motor vehicle with its wheels fully on the curb or straddling the curb of a highway right of way. Such ordinance may provide that any motor vehicle parked in violation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection may be subject to a fine and may be removed by or under the direction of a law-enforcement officer or parking enforcement officer.