HB1629: Pedestrians; grants counties same authority as cities & towns to prohibit loitering on bridges, etc.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That 46.2-930 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

46.2-930. Loitering on bridges or highway rights-of-way.

Pedestrians shall not loiter on any bridge or in any portion of the right-of-way of any highway where loitering has been determined by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner or the local governing body of any county, city, or town to present a public safety hazard and on which the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner or the governing body of any county, city, or town has posted signs prohibiting such action. Local jurisdictions shall obtain concurrence from the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner on the placements of signs on the right-of-way of any bridge or highway under the jurisdiction and control of the Commonwealth Transportation  Commissioner or the Virginia Department of Transportation; however, the local jurisdiction shall be responsible for all costs of the production, installation, and maintenance of the signs. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction.