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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 1952, chapter 666; in 1956, chapter 533; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1985, chapter 218; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":365661,"section_number":"46.2-397","catch_line":"Suspension of license for certain violations while transporting explosives, inflammable gas or liquid","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-397\/"},{"id":365772,"section_number":"46.2-492","catch_line":"Uniform Demerit Point System","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-492\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457721,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366244,"identifier":"46.2-823","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/2\/46.2-823","url":"\/46.2-823\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-823\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/2\/46.2-823","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful speed forfeits right-of-way","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-823","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span> of any <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> traveling at an unlawful speed shall forfeit any right-of-way which he might otherwise have under this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL SPEED FORFEITS RIGHT-OF-WAY (\u00a7 46.2-823)\n\nThe driver of any vehicle traveling at an unlawful speed shall forfeit any\nright-of-way which he might otherwise have under this article.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-238; 1952, c. 666; 1956, c. 533; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7\n46.1-221; 1985, c. 218; 1989, c. 727.","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"}}