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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1972, chapter 528; in 1984, chapter 126; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2015, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0502\">502<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0503\">503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1456945,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364922,"identifier":"46.2-1239","token":"46.2\/III\/12\/3\/46.2-1239","url":"\/46.2-1239\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1239\/","token":"46.2\/III\/12\/3\/46.2-1239","dublin_core":{"Title":"Parking in certain locations; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1239","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No person shall park a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, on a <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> in front of a private driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station, within 15 feet of the entrance to a plainly designated emergency medical services agency, or within 20 feet from the <span class=\"dictionary\">intersection<\/span> of curb lines or, if none, then within 15 feet of the <span class=\"dictionary\">intersection<\/span> of property lines at any <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">intersection<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARKING IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS; PENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-1239)\n\nNo person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or\nunattended, on a highway in front of a private driveway, within 15 feet of a\nfire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station, within 15 feet of the entrance\nto a plainly designated emergency medical services agency, or within 20 feet\nfrom the intersection of curb lines or, if none, then within 15 feet of the\nintersection of property lines at any highway intersection.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-263; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-258; 1972, c. 528; 1984, c.\n126; 1989, c. 727; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}