Funeral processions; local sheriff and police department escorts. (HB498)

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Funeral processions; sheriff and police escorts. Provides that either the sheriff or the police department in a locality may provide traffic control for funeral processions. Currently, sheriffs may only provide traffic control in localities that do not have a separate police department. Amends § 46.2-828 (“Right-of-way for funeral processions under police or sheriff\u2019s escort; improper joining of, passing through, or interfering with processions prohibited; use of high beam headlights and hazard lights by vehicles traveling in funeral processions.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

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