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 Newport News
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 26. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 26-8. Adoption of state law.  

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  • (a)

    Pursuant to the authority of Sections 46.2-1313 and 1-220 of the Code of Virginia, all of the provisions and requirements of the laws of the state contained in Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, except those provisions and requirements the violation of which constitutes a felony, and except those provisions and requirements which, by their very nature, can have no application to or within the city, are hereby adopted and incorporated in this chapter by reference and made applicable within the city. The incorporation by reference contained in this section shall include any future amendments to laws or regulations so referenced. Reference to "highways of the state" contained in such provisions and requirements hereby adopted shall be deemed to refer to the streets, highways and other public ways within the city. Such provisions and requirements are hereby adopted and shall be deemed to refer to the street, highways and other public ways within the city. Such provisions and requirements are hereby adopted and made a part of this as fully as though set forth at length herein, and it shall be unlawful for any person within the city to violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia, which is adopted by this section; provided, that in no event shall the penalty imposed for the violation of any provision or requirement hereby adopted exceed the penalty imposed for a similar offense under Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia.

    (b)

    All definitions of words and phrases contained in the state law hereby adopted shall apply to such words and phrases, when used in this chapter, unless clearly indicated to the contrary.

    (Ord. No. 3252; Ord. No. 3760-88; Ord. No. 3958-89, § 1; Ord. No. 4083-90; Ord. No. 4194-91; Ord. No. 4360-92; Ord. No. 4491-93, § 1; Ord. No. 4507-93; Ord. No. 6386-07, § 1)

(Ord. No. 3252; Ord. No. 3760-88; Ord. No. 3958-89, § 1; Ord. No. 4083-90; Ord. No. 4194-91; Ord. No. 4360-92; Ord. No. 4491-93, § 1; Ord. No. 4507-93; Ord. No. 6386-07, § 1)