{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-934","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-934","heading":"Failure to use cane or guide dog not contributory negligence","body":"Nothing contained in § 46.2-933 shall be construed to deprive any totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person not carrying such a cane or walking stick or not being guided by a dog, of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon pedestrians crossing highways. Nor shall the failure of such totally or partially blind or otherwise incapacitated person to carry a cane or walking stick, or to be guided by a guide dog on the highways or sidewalks of the Commonwealth, be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence.Code 1950, § 46-249.3; 1950, p. 1521; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-240; 1975, c. 117; 1989, c. 727.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle III. OPERATION","Chapter 8. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC","Article 16. PEDESTRIANS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-934/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"071f920e222b4feb2f6eb36206923cfeebeff72edc44fd90e6783a2eb46e7807","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-933","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-935"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}