Bill Text: VA SB1308 | 2021 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Pedestrians; interference with traffic, penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-21 - Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (10-Y 3-N) [SB1308 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-SB1308-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §46.2-923, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§46.2-923. (Effective until March 1, 2021) How and where pedestrians to cross highways.
A. When
crossing highways, pedestrians shall not carelessly or
maliciously interfere with the orderly passage of vehicles.
B. When crossing highways, pedestrians shall not maliciously or intentionally interfere with the orderly passage of vehicles. A violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
They C. Pedestrians shall
cross, wherever possible, only at intersections or marked crosswalks. Where
intersections contain no marked crosswalks, pedestrians shall not be guilty of
negligence as a matter of law for crossing at any such intersection or between
intersections when crossing by the most direct route.
D. The governing body of any town or city or the governing body of a county authorized by law to regulate traffic may by ordinance permit pedestrians to cross an intersection diagonally when all traffic entering the intersection has been halted by lights, other traffic control devices, or by a law-enforcement officer.
§46.2-923. (Effective March 1, 2021) How and where pedestrians to cross highways.
A. When crossing highways, pedestrians shall not carelessly or maliciously interfere with
the orderly passage of vehicles.
B. When crossing highways, pedestrians shall not maliciously or intentionally interfere with the orderly passage of vehicles. A violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
They C. Pedestrians shall
cross, wherever possible, only at intersections or marked crosswalks. Where
intersections contain no marked crosswalks, pedestrians shall not be guilty of negligence
as a matter of law for crossing at any such intersection or between
intersections when crossing by the most direct route.
B. D. The governing body of any
town or city or the governing body of a county authorized by law to regulate
traffic may by ordinance permit pedestrians to cross an intersection diagonally
when all traffic entering the intersection has been halted by lights, other
traffic control devices, or by a law-enforcement officer.
C. No law-enforcement
officer shall stop a pedestrian for a violation of this section. No evidence
discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this subsection,
including evidence discovered or obtained with the person's consent, shall be
admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding.
