Monday, September 8, 2008
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HB2025: Private roads; certification of speed limits, etc. by licensed engineers for law-enforcement purpos.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 46.2-1307 and 46.2-1307.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-1307. Designation of private roads as highways for law-enforcement purposes.
The governing body of any county, city, or town may adopt
ordinances designating the private roads, within any residential development
containing 100 or more lots, as highways for law-enforcement purposes. Such
ordinance may also provide for certification of road signs and speed limits by private
licensed traffic engineers using
criteria developed by the Commissioner, and, for
law-enforcement purposes, such certification shall have the same effect
as if certified by the Commissioner.
§ 46.2-1307.1. Designation of private roads as highways for law-enforcement purposes in Warren County.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1307, the governing body of Warren County may adopt ordinances designating the private roads, within any residential development containing 50 or more lots, as highways for law-enforcement purposes. Such ordinance may also provide for certification of road signs and speed limits by private licensed traffic engineers using criteria developed by the Commissioner, and, for law-enforcement purposes, such certification shall have the same effect as if certified by the Commissioner.
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