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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1456705,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364669,"identifier":"46.2-1071","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/9\/46.2-1071","url":"\/46.2-1071\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1071\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/9\/46.2-1071","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for parking","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1071","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No person having control of a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> shall allow such vehicle to stand on any <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> unattended without first effectively setting the emergency or parking brake thereon, stopping the motor, and turning the front wheels into the curb or side of the <span class=\"dictionary\">roadway<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING (\u00a7 46.2-1071)\n\nNo person having control of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on\nany highway unattended without first effectively setting the emergency or\nparking brake thereon, stopping the motor, and turning the front wheels into the\ncurb or side of the roadway.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-287; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-281; 1989, c. 727.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}