It shall be unlawful to collect any toll for the use of any road, highway, bridge, or ferry in the Commonwealth, except those financed under the Transportation Development and Revenue Bond Act (§ 33.2-1700 et seq.) or other act authorizing the construction by the State or a political subdivision thereof of projects financed by the issuance of bonds payable solely from tolls and other revenues of the project, (i) by any student or other person using the road, highway, bridge, or ferry daily for going to or from immediate attendance upon any school, institution of higher education, or other educational institution in the Commonwealth, or classes in water safety training conducted under the auspices of the American Red Cross, or (ii) by the vehicle carrying the student or other person.
Any such student or other person or the parent or guardian of any such student may apply for and receive from the principal of any school, institution of higher education, or other educational institution in the Commonwealth a card certifying that the student or other person uses such road, highway, bridge, or ferry daily for regularly attending such school, institution of higher education, or educational institution or classes at any such school or institution. Such card exhibited to the person in charge of any tollgate on any road, highway, bridge, or ferry in the Commonwealth shall be accepted in lieu of all charges for the passage through such tollgate of any such student, person, or the vehicle carrying him when using the road, highway, bridge, or ferry daily for going to or from immediate attendance at any such school, institution of higher education, or other educational institution or classes at any such school or institution.
Any person using any such card, except for the purpose herein specified, shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
Code 1950, § 22-277; 1956, c. 237; 1958, c. 465; 1980, c. 559.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 12 - Pupil Transportation
§ 22.1-176.1. Agreements to provide transportation for nonpublic school pupils
§ 22.1-176.2. Certain students; waiver to access student transportation in certain cases
§ 22.1-178. Requirements for persons employed to drive school buses
§ 22.1-181. Training program for school bus operators
§ 22.1-182. Use of school buses for public and commercial purposes
§ 22.1-183. When warning lights and identification to be covered
§ 22.1-184. School bus emergency drills
§ 22.1-185. Shelters on bus routes
§ 22.1-186. Payments for transportation of pupils
§ 22.1-187. Exemption from payment of tolls by certain students, etc.
§ 22.1-189. Compliance with article prerequisite to receiving state school funds
§ 22.1-190. When insurance required and amount thereof
§ 22.1-191. When Superintendent of Public Instruction to obtain insurance
§ 22.1-192. Injury and damage covered by policy
§ 22.1-193. Sufficiency of proof in action on policy; guest doctrine not applicable
§ 22.1-194. Liability of locality or school board owning or operating vehicle
§ 22.1-195. Recovery where vehicle operated under contract
§ 22.1-197. Distribution of funds when Superintendent effects insurance