24VAC30-640-40: Enforcement

A. Any vehicle parked, stopped, or standing in violation of this chapter may be issued a citation by an appropriate law-enforcement officer for a traffic infraction and shall be subject to penalties set in accordance with § 46.2-113 of the Code of Virginia and the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia.

B. Citations issued under the provisions of this chapter that are uncontested shall be paid to the administrative official appointed under the provisions of § 46.2-1227 of the Code of Virginia in the locality in which the part of the highway lies, or for any locality where there is no such appointed administrative official, the citations shall be paid to the local treasurer, who shall promptly pay them into the general fund of the state treasury.

C. Citations issued under the provisions of this section that are contested or delinquent shall be certified or a complaint, summons, or warrant shall be issued as provided in § 46.2-1225 of the Code of Virginia to the general district court in whose jurisdiction the part of the highway lies. Any sums collected by such court minus court costs shall be promptly paid by the clerk into the general fund of the state treasury.