Virginia legal term
Traffic control device in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Traffic control device” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Traffic control device” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Traffic control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or other device used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic placed on, over, or adjacent to a street, highway, private road open to public travel, pedestrian facility, or shared-use path by authority of a public agency or official having jurisdiction, or in the case of a private road open to public travel, by authority of the private owner or private official having jurisdiction. (Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-100)
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