46.2-908.3 - Low-speed vehicles; operation on highways; license required; registration required; safety and emissions inspections not required. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-908.3. Low-speed vehicles; operation on highways; license required;registration required; safety and emissions inspections not required.

Low-speed vehicles may be operated on public highways where the maximum speedlimit is no greater than thirty-five miles per hour, but this limitationshall not prohibit the operation of low-speed vehicles across intersectionswith highways whose maximum speed limits are greater than thirty-five milesper hour. Operation of low-speed vehicles shall be prohibited on any highwaywhere the Department of Transportation or the local governing body of thelocality having control of the highway, as the case may be, has prohibitedtheir operation in the interest of safety and such prohibition is indicatedby conspicuously posted signs.

Low-speed vehicles shall be operated on public highways only by persons whohold driver's licenses or learner's permits issued as provided in Chapter 3(§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of this title.

Low-speed vehicles shall be titled and registered as provided in Chapter 6 (§46.2-600 et seq.) of this title and shall be subject to the same requirementsas to insurance applicable to other motor vehicles under that chapter.

The operator of any low-speed vehicle being operated on the highways in theCommonwealth shall have in his possession: (i) the registration card issuedby the Department or the registration card issued by the state or country inwhich the low-speed vehicle is registered, and (ii) his driver's license,learner's permit, or temporary driver's permit.

The provisions of Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 et seq.) and Article 22 (§46.2-1176 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title shall not apply to low-speedvehicles.

(2002, cc. 214, 234.)