2014 Virginia Code
Title 44 - Military and Emergency Laws
§ 44-205. Traffic regulations

(1) Powers of Governor. -- Whenever a state of war exists between the United States and any foreign country, the Governor alone, or through such state departments and agencies as he shall designate, is hereby authorized to:

(a) Cooperate with the agencies of other states and of the federal government in the furtherance of national defense by the formulation and execution of plans for the rapid and safe movement over public highways and streets of troops, vehicles of a military nature, materials for national defense, and all other traffic;

(b) Coordinate the activities of the departments or agencies of this Commonwealth and its political subdivisions concerned directly or indirectly with public highways and streets in a manner which will best effectuate any plan for the rapid and safe movement over the same of troops, vehicles of a military nature, and materials for national defense;

(c) Promulgate rules and regulations and do any and all other things by him deemed necessary and desirable for the control of traffic over public highways and streets to accomplish the purposes of this section.

(2) Powers of political subdivisions. -- The chief executive of the governing body of each political subdivision of this Commonwealth is hereby authorized and directed upon request of the Governor to cooperate with him and any state department or agency designated by him in carrying out the purposes of this section.

(3) When section in effect. -- This section shall be in effect only during the time a state of war exists between the United States and any foreign country.

1942, p. 367; Michie Code 1942, § 2673(180).