78314146.2-800.2Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Motor VehiclesOperationRegulation Of TrafficGeneral And MiscellaneousOperation of off-road recreational vehicles in localities embraced by the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority2010, cc. 332, 463.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-800.2/15.2-6020Powers of Authority/15.2-6020//46.2-800.2/46.2/III/8/1/46.2-800.2 Signs whose design, number, and location are approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation shall have been posted by the county, city, town, or Southwest Regional Recreation Authority warning motorists that off-road recreational vehicles may be operating on the highway;sectionA1A12 Such off-road recreational vehicles shall be operated only during daylight hours;sectionA2A22 Off-road recreational vehicle operators shall, when operating on the highway, obey all rules of the road applicable to other motor vehicles;sectionA3A32 Riders of such off-road recreational vehicles shall wear helmets of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police; andsectionA4A42The governing body of any county, city, or town that enacts any ordinance under subsection A shall notify in writing the Virginia State Police and all law-enforcement agencies within the county, city, or town of its action, together with a copy of such ordinance.sectionBB1Operation of any off-road recreational vehicle as provided in the foregoing provisions of this section shall be subject to the issuance of a permit by the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority pursuant to § 15.2-6020. Any such permit shall be valid for such period of time and subject to the payment of such fee as the Authority shall provide.sectionCC1