Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-806 (2026)

One-way roadways and highways

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The Commissioner of Highways may designate any highway or any separate roadway under his jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs. Traffic thereon shall move only in the direction designated.

Code 1950, § 46-220.1; 1952, c. 671; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-204; 1989, c. 727; 2013, cc. 585, 646.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: United States v. Brooks, 64 M.J. 587 (A.C.C.A. 2006).

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United States v. Brooks, 64 M.J. 587 (A.C.C.A. 2006). “2-301 (two specifications); driving in an improper direction on a one-way roadway or highway in violation of Va.Code Ann. § 46.2-806; failing to stop at a posted stop sign in violation of Va.”

Rodney Lenard Marshall v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “2-301, and driving the wrong way on a one-way street in violation of Code § 46.2-806. He was also charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in violation of Code § 18.”

Coleman v. Hopewell Gen. Dist. Court (E.D. Va. 2022). · cites it 2× “3, and driving the wrong way on a one-way street, a violation of Virginia Code § 46.2-806. (/d. at 1-2.) Petitioner failed to appear for his preliminary hearing on the felony offense and the trial on the remaining offense.”

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