{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-739.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 29.1-739.1","heading":"Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop; attempts to elude; penalty","body":"A. Any person who, having received a visible or audible signal of a flashing light or siren from any conservation police officer or other law-enforcement officer to bring his motorboat or other vessel, or seaplane to a stop, fails to do so promptly shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.B. Any person who, having received a visible or audible signal of a flashing light or siren from any conservation police officer or other law-enforcement officer to bring his motorboat or other vessel, or seaplane to a stop, (i) operates or navigates such motorboat or other vessel, or seaplane in willful or wanton disregard of such signal so as to endanger the life of the law-enforcement officer or other persons or to interfere with the operation of a law-enforcement vessel, or (ii) increases his speed and attempts to escape or elude a law-enforcement officer shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.1993, c. 243; 1994, c. 414; 2007, c. 87.","path":["Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating","Chapter 7. BOATING LAWS","Article 3. BOATING SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/29.1-739.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:24Z","sha256":"69c8fb3f34d01dce9edf17c0042a8bb879103a4002e9ab5595ede248b3e05d3d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-739","next":"us-va/va.-code-29.1-739.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}