2011 Code of Virginia
Title 46.2 MOTOR VEHICLES.
Chapter 8 Regulation of Traffic (46.2-800 thru 46.2-947)
46.2-832 Damaging or removing certain signs
46.2-832. Damaging or removing certain signs.
Any person who intentionally defaces, damages, knocks down, or removes any legally posted highway sign or a street address sign posted to assist in address identification in connection with enhanced 9-1-1 service as defined in 56-484.12 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
For the purposes of this section "highway sign" includes but is not limited to an electrically powered or electronic device installed or erected by the Virginia Department of Transportation or a local governmental agency to prevent collisions, control traffic, or provide guidance or warning to operators of motor vehicles.
(Code 1950, 46-188; 1958, c. 541, 46.1-175; 1989, c. 727; 2003, c. 134; 2004, c. 291.)
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