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An operator also shall install and maintain on any snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or any other similarly sized vehicle that is present on any designated trail during the operating hours of any passenger tramway serving that trail a red or orange flag that is at least 40 square inches in size and is mounted at least five feet from the bottom of the vehicle’s tracks or tires.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1407235,"text":"An operator shall install and maintain on or near the top of each winter sports area vehicle that is present on any designated trail of a winter sports area during the operating hours of any passenger tramway serving that trail a flashing or rotating light that flashes or rotates whenever the vehicle is on any such trail. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 713<\/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":1507661,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376992,"identifier":"8.01-227.15","token":"8.01\/3\/25\/8.01-227.15","url":"\/8.01-227.15\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-227.15\/","token":"8.01\/3\/25\/8.01-227.15","dublin_core":{"Title":"Winter sports area vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-227.15","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An operator<\/span> shall install and maintain on or near the top of each winter sports area vehicle<\/span> that is present on any designated trail<\/span> of a winter sports area<\/span> during the operating hours of any passenger tramway<\/span> serving that trail a flashing or rotating light that flashes or rotates whenever the vehicle is on any such trail. An operator<\/span> also shall install and maintain on any snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or any other similarly sized vehicle that is present on any designated trail<\/span> during the operating hours of any passenger tramway<\/span> serving that trail a red or orange flag that is at least 40 square inches in size and is mounted at least five feet from the bottom of the vehicle’s tracks or tires.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWINTER SPORTS AREA VEHICLES (\u00a7 8.01-227.15)\n\nAn operator shall install and maintain on or near the top of each winter sports\narea vehicle that is present on any designated trail of a winter sports area\nduring the operating hours of any passenger tramway serving that trail a\nflashing or rotating light that flashes or rotates whenever the vehicle is on\nany such trail. An operator also shall install and maintain on any snowmobile,\nall-terrain vehicle, or any other similarly sized vehicle that is present on any\ndesignated trail during the operating hours of any passenger tramway serving\nthat trail a red or orange flag that is at least 40 square inches in size and is\nmounted at least five feet from the bottom of the vehicle’s tracks or\ntires.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 713.","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"}}