CODE OF VIRGINIA

DESIGNATION OF PRIVATE ROADS AS HIGHWAYS FOR LAW-ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES (§
46.2-1307)

The governing body of any county, city, or town may adopt ordinances designating
the private roads, within any residential development containing 100 or more
lots or residential dwelling units, as highways for law-enforcement purposes.
Such ordinance may also provide for certification of road signs and speed limits
by private licensed professional engineers using criteria developed by the
Commissioner of Highways, and, for law-enforcement purposes, such certification
shall have the same effect as if certified by the Commissioner of Highways.

HISTORY: 1979, c. 100, § 46.1-181.5; 1987, c. 152; 1989, c. 727; 2007, cc. 74,
187, 310.