Bill Text: VA SB736 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Motor vehicle doors; requires drivers and passengers to wait for reasonable opportunity to open.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-02-12 - Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (7-Y 7-N) [SB736 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2013-SB736-Engrossed.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-818.1 as follows: §46.2-818.1. Opening and closing motor vehicle doors; penalty. No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the
side adjacent to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do
so. [ A violation of this section shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $100. No demerit points shall be awarded by the Commissioner for a violation of this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law-enforcement officer, school guard, firefighter, or member of a rescue squad engaged in the performance of his duties. |