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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

24VAC30-51-30. Provisions governing rest areas.

A. No overnight parking is permitted in rest areas.

B. No sleeping in any section of the rest area building is permitted at any time.

C. No dogs may be taken into any rest area building; guide, hearing, or service dogs as defined by § 51.5-44 of the Code of Virginia are an exception to this rule.

D. No person may light, kindle, or use a fire within a rest area 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.

E. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, state government entities may request permission for activities at and uses and occupation of rest areas not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, and the Virginia Department of Transportation may grant such requests at its discretion.

Statutory Authority

§ 33.2-210 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

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

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