CODE OF VIRGINIA

RIDING ON MOTORCYCLES, GENERALLY (§ 46.2-909)

Every person operating a motorcycle, as defined in § 46.2-100, excluding
three-wheeled vehicles, shall ride only upon the permanent seat attached to the
motorcycle, unless safety dictates standing on both footpegs for no longer than
is necessary. Such operator shall not carry any other person, unless the
motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger
may ride on the permanent seat if designed for two persons, or on another seat
firmly attached to the rear or side of the seat for the operator. If the
motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, it shall also be equipped
with a footrest for the use of such passenger.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 46-183.1, 46-183.2; 1954, c. 204; 1958, c. 541, §
46.1-172; 1968, c. 498; 1970, cc. 29, 99; 1982, cc. 390, 681; 1989, cc. 6, 727;
2015, c. 218.