It shall be unlawful to collect any toll for the use of any road, highway, bridge or ferry in this Commonwealth, except those financed under the Transportation Development and Revenue Bond Act (§ 33.2-1700 et seq.) or other act authorizing the construction by the State or a political subdivision thereof of projects financed by the issuance of bonds payable solely from tolls and other revenues of the project, (i) by any student or other person using the road, highway, bridge or ferry daily for going to or from immediate attendance upon any school, college, or other educational institution in this Commonwealth, or classes in water safety training conducted under the auspices of the American Red Cross or (ii) by the vehicle carrying the student or other person.Any such student or other person or the parent or guardian of any such student may apply for and receive from the principal of any school, college, or other educational institution in this Commonwealth a card certifying that the student or other person uses such road, highway, bridge or ferry daily for regularly attending such school, college, educational institution or classes. Such card exhibited to the person in charge of any tollgate on any road, highway, bridge or ferry in this Commonwealth shall be accepted in lieu of all charges for the passage through such tollgate of any such student, person or the vehicle carrying him when using the road, highway, bridge or ferry daily for going to or from immediate attendance upon any such school, college, other educational institution, or classes.Any person using any such card, except for the purpose herein specified, shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

History

Code 1950, § 22-277; 1956, c. 237; 1958, c. 465; 1980, c. 559.