A. The Commissioner of Highways may enter into agreements with the local governing body of Fairfax County authorizing local law-enforcement agencies or other local governmental entities to act as agents of the Commissioner of Highways for the purpose of (i) enforcing the provisions of § 33.2-1224 and (ii) collecting the civil penalties and costs provided for in that section. However, the local governing body of Fairfax County shall not enter into any such agreement until it has held a public hearing thereon.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 33.2-1224, the penalties and costs collected under this section shall be paid to Fairfax County.
C. Notwithstanding subsections A and B, signs and advertising promoting or providing directions to a special event erected from Saturday through the following Monday shall not be subject to an agreement provided for in subsection A.
D. If Fairfax County acts as an agent of the Commissioner of Highways under this section, then it shall require each of its employees and any volunteers who are authorized to act on behalf of the County to comply with the provisions of this section and any other applicable law. If a lawfully placed sign is confiscated by an employee or volunteer authorized to act for the County in violation of the authority granted under this section, the sign owner shall have the right to reclaim the sign within five business days of the date of such confiscation.
1998, c. 835, § 33.1-375.1; 1999, c. 195; 2003, c. 311; 2010, cc. 497, 777, 832; 2012, c. 739; 2014, c. 805.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 33.2 - Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems
Chapter 12 - Outdoor Advertising in Sight of Public Highways
§ 33.2-1200. Policy; definitions
§ 33.2-1201. Enforcement of provisions by Commissioner of Highways
§ 33.2-1202. Territory to which article applies
§ 33.2-1203. Entry upon lands; hindering Commissioner of Highways or agent
§ 33.2-1204. Excepted signs, advertisements, and advertising structures
§ 33.2-1205. License required of outdoor advertisers
§ 33.2-1206. Revocation of license and judicial review
§ 33.2-1207. Bond required from out-of-state licensee
§ 33.2-1209. Applications for permits; fees
§ 33.2-1210. Duration and renewal of permit
§ 33.2-1211. Revocation of permit
§ 33.2-1213. Appeal from refusal or revocation of permit
§ 33.2-1214. Transfer of licenses and permits to successor concerns
§ 33.2-1215. Identification of advertising structure or advertisement
§ 33.2-1216. Certain advertisements or structures prohibited
§ 33.2-1218. Removal of billboard signs under this chapter prohibited without just compensation
§ 33.2-1219. Maintenance and repair of nonconforming billboard signs
§ 33.2-1220. Regulations and agreements with United States implementing § 33.2-1217
§ 33.2-1221. Selective pruning permits; fees; penalty
§ 33.2-1222. Tree-trimming policies
§ 33.2-1223. Pasting advertisements prohibited in certain instances
§ 33.2-1224. Signs or advertising on rocks, poles, etc., within limits of highway; civil penalty
§ 33.2-1225. Commissioner of Highways may enter into certain agreements; civil penalties
§ 33.2-1226. Harmony of regulations
§ 33.2-1227. Violation a nuisance; abatement
§ 33.2-1228. Disposition of fees
§ 33.2-1229. Penalties for violation
§ 33.2-1230. Adjustment or relocation of certain billboard signs
§ 33.2-1231. Construction of article
§ 33.2-1232. Prohibition of false and misleading signs
§ 33.2-1233. Penalty for violation of § 33.2-1232
§ 33.2-1234. Removal of false or misleading signs by Commissioner of Highways