CODE OF VIRGINIA

FAILURE TO OBEY HIGHWAY SIGN WHERE DRIVER SLEEPING OR RESTING (§ 46.2-830.1)

Upon the trial of a person charged with failure to obey a highway sign in
violation of § 46.2-830 where the court finds that the violation resulted from
the vehicle having been parked or stopped by the driver on the shoulder or other
portion of the highway not ordinarily used for vehicular traffic in order for
the driver to sleep or rest, the court may, in lieu of convicting under §
46.2-830, find the driver guilty of violating this section, which shall be a
lesser-included offense of § 46.2-830.  No demerit points shall be assigned
pursuant to the Uniform Demerit Point System for convictions pursuant to this
section.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 856.