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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 24. Transportation And Motor Vehicles
Agency 30. Department of Transportation
Chapter 51. Rules for the Administration of Waysides, Rest Areas, and Parking Lots
3/11/2026

24VAC30-51-20. Provisions governing waysides.

A. Unless otherwise posted, waysides identified by name and without lights are open from 8 a.m. until one hour after sunset, and waysides having security lighting are open at all times.

B. When posted, parking in waysides shall be limited to the period specified.

C. No overnight parking in waysides is permitted.

D. Unless otherwise posted, no person may swim or fish in any waters within a wayside.

E. No person may light, kindle, or use a fire within a wayside or its environs, except at designated areas designed and built for such purposes, in which case the person building the fire is responsible for having it completely extinguished before leaving it. Ashes shall be removed from the designated areas and disposed of in such receptacles as may be provided for ash disposal.

Statutory Authority

§§ 33.2-210 and 33.2-246 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 13, eff. March 11, 2026.

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