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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 139<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366377,"identifier":"46.2-920.2","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/15\/46.2-920.2","url":"\/46.2-920.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-920.2\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/15\/46.2-920.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Operation of vehicles owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-920.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When specifically requested by a law<\/span>-enforcement agency to rescue or euthanize injured wildlife, vehicles<\/span> owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia may:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Cross medians of divided highways<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Use cross-overs and turn-arounds otherwise reserved for use only by authorized vehicles<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Drive on a portion of the highway<\/span> other than the roadway<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Stop or stand on any portion of the highway<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Operate in any other manner as directed by a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> at the scene.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section, however, shall (i) immunize the driver<\/span> of any vehicle<\/span> owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia from criminal prosecution<\/span> for conduct constituting reckless disregard of the safety of persons and property or (ii) release the driver<\/span> of any vehicle<\/span> owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia from any civil liability for failure to use reasonable care in operations permitted in this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOPERATION OF VEHICLES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA (\u00a7\n46.2-920.2)\n\nWhen specifically requested by a law-enforcement agency to rescue or euthanize\ninjured wildlife, vehicles owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of\nVirginia may:\n\n1. Cross medians of divided highways;\n\n2. Use cross-overs and turn-arounds otherwise reserved for use only by\nauthorized vehicles;\n\n3. Drive on a portion of the highway other than the roadway;\n\n4. Stop or stand on any portion of the highway; and\n\n5. Operate in any other manner as directed by a law-enforcement officer at the\nscene.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section, however, shall (i) immunize the driver of any\nvehicle owned or controlled by the Wildlife Center of Virginia from criminal\nprosecution for conduct constituting reckless disregard of the safety of persons\nand property or (ii) release the driver of any vehicle owned or controlled by\nthe Wildlife Center of Virginia from any civil liability for failure to use\nreasonable care in operations permitted in this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 139.","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"}}