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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-509 — Employment of lights under certain circumstances
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 3: Miscellaneous Offenses in General, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-509
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.
Any person in any motor vehicle or otherwise who, between a half hour after sunset on any day and a half hour before sunrise the following day, employs a light attached to such vehicle, or employs a spotlight to cast a light beyond the surface of the roadway upon any poultry house or other building inhabited by animals that causes such animals to panic or become injured, except upon his own land or upon private land on which he has permission, shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
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Is employment of lights under certain circumstances a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Employment of lights under certain circumstances is a class 4 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-509.
Which Virginia statute covers employment of lights under certain circumstances?
Employment of lights under certain circumstances is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-509 (Employment of lights under certain circumstances).
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