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It has been modified 2 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 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366279,"identifier":"46.2-851","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/6\/46.2-851","url":"\/46.2-851\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-851\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/6\/46.2-851","dublin_core":{"Title":"Signals prior to moving standing vehicles into traffic","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-851","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p><span class=\"dictionary\">Drivers<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> stopped at the curb or edge of a <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span>, before moving such <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span>, shall signal their intentions to move into traffic, as provided in this article, before turning in the direction the <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> will proceed from the curb.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSIGNALS PRIOR TO MOVING STANDING VEHICLES INTO TRAFFIC (\u00a7 46.2-851)\n\nDrivers of vehicles stopped at the curb or edge of a highway, before moving such\nvehicles, shall signal their intentions to move into traffic, as provided in\nthis article, before turning in the direction the vehicle will proceed from the\ncurb.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-237; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-220; 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"}}