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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1313 (2026)

Incorporation of provisions of this title, Article 9 (§ 16.1-278 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 and Article 2 (§ 18.2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 in ordinances

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Ordinances enacted by local authorities pursuant to this chapter may incorporate appropriate provisions of this title, of Article 9 (§ 16.1-278 et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1, and of Article 2 (§ 18.2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 into such ordinances by reference. Nothing contained in this title shall require the readoption of ordinances heretofore validly adopted. Local authorities may adopt ordinances incorporating by reference the appropriate provisions of state law before the effective date of such state law; provided that such local ordinances do not become effective before the effective date of the state law. The provisions of this section are declaratory of existing law.

1958, c. 541, § 46.1-188; 1968, c. 243; 1972, c. 286; 1976, c. 396; 1989, c. 727; 1991, c. 224; 1993, c. 302; 1994, c. 264; 2000, c. 48.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Amin v. Cnty. of Henrico, 755 S.E.2d 482 (Va. Ct. App. 2014).
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Amin v. Cnty. of Henrico, 755 S.E.2d 482 (Va. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 5× “2-308, which proscribes the act of carrying a concealed weapon, is located in Title 18.2, Chapter 7, Article 7 of the Code of Virginia.”
Auer v. Commonwealth, 621 S.E.2d 140 (Va. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “2-266 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, which pertains to driving or operating any motor vehicle, engine or train while intoxicated, is hereby adopted and incorporated mutatis mutandis into this section by reference, as authorized by section 46.2-1313 of the Code of…”
Commonwealth v. Rivera, 442 S.E.2d 410 (Va. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 7× “In 1993, the General Assembly specifically codified this position in Code § 46.2-1313 and declared it to be a clarification of existing law.”
Tariq Rashad Amin v. Cnty. of Henrico, 733 S.E.2d 661 (Va. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 into such ordinances by reference.”
Woody v. Commonwealth, 670 S.E.2d 39 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). “1 of the Amherst County Code states, in pertinent part: Pursuant to the authority of Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1313 and Code of Virginia, § 1-13.”
Roberson v. Com., 689 S.E.2d 706 (Va. 2010). “" Section 21-1 of the Virginia Beach City Code (hereinafter, "VBCC § 21-1"), in relevant part, provides that "[p]ursuant to the authority of § 46.2-1313 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, all of the provisions and requirements of the laws of the State contained in Title…”
Samuel Ellis, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 12× “The local ordinance at issue in Amin did not incorporate the state code provision—and legally, neither it nor any other ordinance could have done so because the locality did not have the authority.”
Wilmert Jack Pruett v. Town of Tazewell (Va. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 20× “Because the General Assembly expressly authorized all municipal corporations, including Tazewell, to adopt ordinances proscribing the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, Code § 46.2-1313, and expressly provided that the penalty for such offense…”
Tariq Rashad Amin v. Cnty. of Henrico (Va. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 8× “2 Code § 46.2-1313 reads, Ordinances enacted by local authorities pursuant to this chapter may incorporate appropriate provisions of this title, of Article 9 (§ 16.”
Spotsylvania Cnty. v. Pacheco-Mendez, 42 Va. Cir. 464 (Spotsylvania Cir. Ct. 1997). · cites it 9× “However, the County argues, its ordinance is valid because Virginia Code § 46.2-1313, as amended in 1994, permits a locality to adopt an ordinance incorporating by reference certain state laws (such as the DUI statute) and all future amendments to those state laws.”
Saunders v. Commonwealth, 42 Va. Cir. 231 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 1997). · cites it 6× “*235 In 1993, the General Assembly enacted Virginia Code § 46.2-1313 to replace § 46.1-188. Section 46.”
Loudoun Cnty. v. Ofogh, 68 Va. Cir. 427 (Loudoun Cir. Ct. 2005). · cites it 3× “01 of the Ordinances, as allowed by Va. Code § 46.2-1313. *428 Contrary to what the County argues in its memorandum, it is clear that the defendant is charged with a county traffic code violation.”
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