HB1675: Pedestrians; grants counties same authority as cities & towns to prohibit loitering on bridges, etc.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1675
Offered January 14, 2009
Prefiled December 23, 2008
A BILL to amend and reenact 46.2-930 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pedestrians loitering on bridges and highway rights-of-way.
Patron-- Orrock
Committee Referral Pending

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. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction.