Bill Text: VA HB350 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Distribution of handbills, etc.; adds median & public roadway to places locality can regulate, etc.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378) [HB350 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB350-Prefiled.html
10101780D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 46.2-931of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §46.2-931. Certain localities may prohibit or regulate distribution of handbills, etc., solicitation of contributions, and sale of merchandise or services on highways within their boundaries. A. Arlington, Hanover, Henrico, and Spotsylvania Counties, the
Cities of Falls Church and Richmond, and the 1. The distribution of handbills, leaflets, bulletins, literature, advertisements, or similar material to the occupants of motor vehicles on highways located within their boundaries; 2. The solicitation of contributions of any nature from the occupants of motor vehicles on highways located within their boundaries; and 3. The sale of merchandise or services or the attempted sale of merchandise or services to the occupants of motor vehicles on highways located within their boundaries. B. Albemarle, Greene, Hanover, Loudoun, and Spotsylvania Counties and the Cities of Falls Church and Richmond are hereby authorized to adopt ordinances regulating: 1. The distribution of handbills, leaflets, bulletins, literature, advertisements, or similar material to the occupants of motor vehicles on public roadways and medians; 2. The solicitation of contributions of any nature from the occupants of motor vehicles on public roadways and medians; and 3. The sale of merchandise or the attempted sale of merchandise to the occupants of motor vehicles on public roadways and medians. C. Ordinances adopted pursuant to this section may provide that any person violating the provisions of such ordinances shall be guilty of a traffic infraction. D. The Virginia Department of Transportation may regulate activities within such streets and highways under its jurisdiction, subject to regulations promulgated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow any locality to permit activities within any highway under the maintenance and operational jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Transportation. |