Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-324 — Throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway; removal of such substances
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 8: Miscellaneous Dangerous Conduct, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-324
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
No person shall throw or deposit or cause to be deposited upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nail, tack, wire, can, or any other substance likely to injure any person or animal, or damage any vehicle upon such highway, nor shall any person throw or deposit or cause to be deposited upon any highway any soil, sand, mud, gravel or other substances so as to create a hazard to the traveling public. Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any destructive, hazardous or injurious material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed. Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle. Any persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
This section shall not apply to the use, by a law-enforcement officer while in the discharge of official duties, of any device designed to deflate tires. The Division of Purchase and Supply shall, pursuant to § 2.2-1112 , set minimum standards for such devices and shall give notice of such standards to law-enforcement offices in the Commonwealth. No such device shall be used which does not meet or exceed the standards.
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Questions this section answers
Is throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-324.
Which Virginia statute covers throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway?
Throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-324 (Throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway; removal of such substances).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.