Newport News, VA

Keeping a wild animal as a pet is illegal in Newport News; wild animals may only be kept in licensed public-display facilities on at least two acres, under City Code § 6-8(a)-(b).

State-licensed wildlife rehabilitators may keep up to four wild animals at a time in Newport News, for no more than 120 days each, under City Code § 6-8(c).

Newport News bans injuring, molesting, or disturbing birds and animals, or their homes and young, anywhere on city park and recreation property, along with giving them harmful food.

Newport News prohibits letting owned livestock run loose within city limits; stray animals are impounded by animal control and held five days before sale, under City Code § 6-6.

Newport News requires every cat four months or older to carry a city license, with taxes from $5 to $10 collected each January by the city treasurer. Section 6-25(b) separately bars…

Newport News requires anyone who takes a dog or cat from a city or city-funded animal shelter to have it spayed or neutered within 30 days, or within 30 days of the shelter clearing a…

Newport News requires dogs to be on a leash or under the owner's control when off the owner's property. Dogs running at large violate the city code. All dogs must be licensed and…

Newport News does not enforce breed-specific legislation. Virginia law regulates dogs based on behavior. Dogs declared dangerous or vicious face additional requirements including…

Newport News allows residents to keep beehives as an accessory use on any residential lot without a permit, as long as they meet three siting rules in City Code § 45-518(2): hives must…

Virginia Code Section 3.2-6503 requires every owner to provide adequate care for companion animals, with criminal penalties for neglect that often underpin hoarding cases.

Virginia prohibits baiting wildlife for hunting and lets localities ban deer feeding, while bear feeding bans are addressed through hunting and Department regulations.

Newport News loading zones are set by the traffic engineer and marked as no-parking loading zones; parking there outside the designated loading/unloading hours draws a $5 to $25 fine.

Newport News bans parking on residential streets any vehicle over 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, or 8 feet tall between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weeknights and from 6 p.m. Friday through 6…

Newport News limits residential lots to two recreational vehicles per dwelling unit, RVs, campers, motor homes, tent trailers, boats and boat trailers, under §45-515, and only one may…

When Newport News police order a tow, City Code Sec. 26-17 caps what the driver can be billed: no more than $150 to tow a light vehicle up to 10,000 pounds, $225 for a mid-size vehicle…

Newport News' Residential Permit Parking Program (RPPP) lets residents petition to exempt their block from posted time restrictions, provided 75% of households sign on and a parking…

A vehicle over 75 pounds is abandoned in Newport News if left 48 hours unattended on public property, or 48 hours on private property without the owner's consent, letting police take…

Newport News requires vehicles to stop close to and parallel with the curb, generally with the right side to the curb, banning left-side-to-curb (wrong-way) parking except on certain…

Virginia law prohibits homeowner and condominium associations from banning electric vehicle charging stations on a unit owner's exclusive-use property, though associations may impose…

Newport News bans playing a car radio, stereo or other amplification system so loudly it's "plainly audible" inside another person's enclosed vehicle, under City Code § 28-36(c)(2)…

Commercial and industrial site plans in Newport News must build in noise abatement measures under the city council's noise abatement policy before the site plan can be approved.

Playing music, TVs, or sound systems loud enough to be plainly audible inside a neighbor's closed home or vehicle is banned citywide at any hour under Newport News's noise ordinance.

Newport News bans playing a radio, stereo, loudspeaker or any other amplification system so loudly it is "plainly audible" inside another person's enclosed dwelling, or outside a…

Newport News makes animal or bird noise a public nuisance if it carries across a property line or into a neighbor's home overnight, or repeats once a minute for ten straight minutes at…

Newport News only allows a single-family or multiple-family dwelling unit to operate as a short-term rental if the property owner uses it as a genuine primary residence, defined in…

Newport News charges short-term rental operators a $150 annual zoning compliance fee, plus a required business license and the city's transient occupancy tax on every booking.

Newport News revokes a short-term rental's zoning compliance certificate after three or more recorded violations in a single year, and the owner is barred from reapplying for two…

Newport News limits every short-term rental to two overnight lodgers per bedroom, with a hard ceiling of six lodgers on any single night regardless of how many bedrooms the unit has…

Before Newport News will issue a short-term rental's annual certificate of zoning compliance, the owner must show proof of liability insurance covering accidental guest injury in an…

A Newport News short-term rental only qualifies if the property owner actually lives there as a primary residence at least 185 days a year. City Code § 45-517.1(a)(1)a-b further…

Newport News folds its general noise ordinance directly into short-term rental law: City Code § 45-517.1(b)(11) states that loud noises, as defined by and prohibited under chapter 28…

Every Newport News short-term rental must provide at least one off-street parking space dedicated to the rental, on top of whatever parking the underlying zoning district already…

Newport News regulates short-term rentals under Chapter 33.02 of the City Code (Short-Term Rentals). Operators must obtain a permit and comply with safety, registration, and nuisance…

Newport News caps accessory dwelling units at 800 square feet, one per lot, under Zoning Code § 45-518.1, requiring the owner to occupy the main house or the ADU as a primary residence.

An accessory dwelling unit in Newport News only works if the property owner actually lives there. City Code § 45-518.1(1) requires the owner to occupy either the main house or the ADU…

An accessory dwelling unit in Newport News cannot be rented out night to night. City Code § 45-518.1(12)-(13) sets a 30-consecutive-day minimum lease term for any leased ADU and flatly…

Newport News limits accessory buildings and sheds to 1.5 stories or the main house's height, caps rear-yard coverage at 30 percent, and generally bars them from front yards.

Virginia regulates tiny homes through the Uniform Statewide Building Code and IRC Appendix Q, preempting local construction standards while leaving placement and zoning to localities.

Removing, cutting, girdling or otherwise destroying a tree, shrub or other planting on Newport News city property takes a written permit from the parks and recreation director, or from…

Any utility company trimming a tree, shrub or other planting on Newport News city property, including street trees and rights-of-way, needs a written permit from the parks and…

Once Newport News declares a Stage 2 drought warning, watering lawns, shrubbery, trees, or other vegetation with city water is restricted to the hours between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m…

Newport News caps grass and weeds at ten inches within 150 feet of any building under section 13-150(a), and treats anything over fifteen inches anywhere on the lot as a presumed…

Virginia encourages rainwater harvesting and graywater reuse: outdoor rain-barrel collection is essentially unregulated, while the Board of Health sets standards for reuse systems and…

Newport News caps every home occupation at 400 square feet of floor space and bars any activity that changes how the dwelling looks from the street. City Code § 45-517(5)a specifically…

Newport News allows home occupations by right in all nine residential zoning districts, R1 through R9, under the Summary of Uses by District table at City Code § 45-402. The same table…

Virginia lets a resident make and sell a specific list of shelf-stable foods out of a private home with no Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services permit, no…

Virginia requires a state license for family day homes caring for five to twelve unrelated children under Va. Code 22.1-289.02, setting uniform capacity, training, and background-check…

Virginia does not issue a microenterprise home kitchen permit, and it cannot: the Board of Health food regulation at 12VAC5-421-2990 says a private home shall not be used for…

Newport News bans barbed wire on residential dwelling fences and prohibits electrified fencing citywide except for permitted livestock or wild-animal enclosures with safeguards.

Newport News requires a permit to build a fence and sets the fee at a flat $40.00 under the city's building permit fee schedule.

Newport News zoning exempts necessary retaining walls from yard setback requirements, so a retaining wall can sit anywhere on the lot without a setback variance -- unlike fences, which…

Newport News allows tall solid security fences up to twenty feet in nonresidential zones only if set back 100 feet from public rights-of-way and attached to the main building.

Under Code of Virginia § 55.1-2821, adjoining landowners must build and maintain division fences between their lands at joint and equal expense, unless one leaves his land open or the…

Newport News adopts, by reference, the federal CDC's 1981 health and safety guidelines for public spas and hot tubs, covering commercial and shared units rather than a private backyard…

Before building, remodeling, or majorly altering any swimming pool, residential or public, Newport News requires a building permit from the department of codes compliance.

Newport News landlords must install smoke alarms meeting the Uniform Statewide Building Code in every rental dwelling, hotel, motel, and rooming house, and certify them to tenants…

Newport News mobile home parks may only store cooking or heating fuel in fire marshal-approved containers, and propane may never be kept inside a mobile home or within five feet of its…

Newport News regulates open burning under Chapter 16 of the City Code (Fire Prevention). Open burning of trash is prohibited. Recreational fires and yard waste burning may be allowed…

Newport News bans fireworks outright without a fire marshal permit. Owning, selling, possessing, storing, displaying, using, exploding or manufacturing pinwheels, sparklers, fountains…

Virginia lets the Governor, on the State Forester's recommendation, ban all open burning when serious fire hazards exist, and makes anyone whose negligence causes a wildfire liable to…

Newport News caps the basic charge a tow firm can bill for a non-consent private-property tow at $175 for light vehicles and requires signed owner consent or a posted…

Newport News doesn't allow a motor vehicle repair or service facility in any residential zoning district; §45-402's use table leaves R1 through R9 blank, permitting the use only by…

Operating a tattoo establishment or body piercing salon in Newport News requires an annual $1,500 permit from the city Health Authority before opening, per City Code § 20-54.

Anyone operating as a pawnbroker in Newport News needs both a license authorized by the circuit court and a business license from the commissioner of the revenue before taking in a…

Newport News massage parlors and health clubs may not let staff perform massage or physical-contact services on clients of the opposite sex: a violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor and…

Newport News bars vape shops within 2,000 feet of a school or child day center, sets 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. hours, and bans drive-through sales and sales to anyone under 21 under City Code §…

Secondhand paper and junk dealers in Newport News need a $225 annual license, but no license issues until the dealer obtains a certificate from both the City Council and the Circuit…

Newport News confines adult uses to C1, C2, and C3 zoning districts and requires a conditional use permit under City Code § 45-524, with a 500-foot buffer from schools, churches…

Drinking or offering an alcoholic drink in any public place is a Class 4 misdemeanor under City Code § 28-12.1, with exceptions for licensed on-premises areas, banquet or special-event…

Newport News authorizes its parks and recreation director, with the city manager's sign-off, to prohibit or restrict smoking within 100 yards of playgrounds and sports fields in city…

Newport News lets skateboarders ride only in park areas the director of parks and recreation has designated for the activity, and helmets are mandatory in those zones, under City Code…

Newport News makes it a Class 4 misdemeanor to urinate or defecate in public or in any place open to public view, anywhere outside a public restroom facility, under City Code §…

Loitering or needlessly remaining on Newport News streets and sidewalks that blocks pedestrian or vehicle traffic is illegal, as is gathering in crowds that obstructs free passage on…

Temporary holiday decorations that don't carry a commercial message fall entirely outside Newport News's sign code, so no permit, size limit, or removal deadline applies to seasonal…

Newport News requires a $5 chief-of-police permit before any garage, yard or backyard sale, and Section 37-2(c) confines advertising signs to the seller's own residence property…

Commercial window signs in Newport News can cover up to 25% of each window opening without a permit, but must sit on the ground floor, and illuminated window signs always need a sign…

Newport News allows one freestanding electronic display sign per commercial or industrial site, capped at 32 square feet and 10 feet tall, with each image held static at least 5…

Virginia state law creates a 40-foot prohibited area around polling place entrances on election day where political signs and electioneering are forbidden statewide.

Anyone can call the Newport News codes compliance department by telephone to request a rental unit inspection, but the department still needs notice from the property owner and payment…

Newport News must inspect a rental unit within 120 days of an owner's request, then issues 12-month certificates, or 48-month certificates when no disqualifying violations turn up.

Newport News can formally declare an unsafe, long-vacant building 'derelict' and require the owner to submit a demolition or renovation work plan within 90 days of written notice…

Newport News bans overgrown shrubs, trees, vines and other vegetation on any land, occupied or vacant, when it blocks sightlines, address numbers or emergency exits, or damages a…

Holding a special event or gathering on Newport News park or recreation property requires a permit issued under rules set by the director of parks and recreation and approved by city…

Street fairs and festivals in Newport News are 'expanded events' requiring a special event permit and an approved traffic control plan, with larger events needing a private certified…

Parades on Newport News streets or sidewalks need a special event permit under Sec. 38-333, though First Amendment parades and public assemblies are exempt from the application fee.

A block party that closes a Newport News street needs a special event permit and a $50 nonrefundable application fee, unless it's under 100 people and doesn't close the street.

Newport News lets restaurants apply for a revocable permit to place tables and chairs in the public right-of-way, capped at half the sidewalk's width.

Newport News requires an erosion and sediment control plan for regulated land-disturbing activity, protecting trees, limiting clearing, and fencing off root zones before construction…

Newport News requires new and substantially improved homes in mapped flood zones to elevate their lowest floor at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation -- the city's local…

Newport News levies an annual stormwater management service charge on every developed parcel citywide, billed twice a year based on property type and impervious area.

A noncommercial pier, boathouse, or boat shelter in Newport News wetlands doesn't need a Wetlands Board permit as long as it's built on pilings that don't block tidal flow or alter the…

Newport News requires a zoning permit for any use, activity, or development within the city's flood hazard overlay district, including manufactured home placement, before work can…

The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act mandates 100-foot vegetated buffers along tidal waters and tributaries in 84 covered Tidewater localities, with state-set criteria local ordinances…

Food trucks operating on private property in Newport News need a zoning permit and can't set up on vacant lots or lots used only for parking, per City Code § 45-537.

Food truck vendors operating on private property in Newport News need an annual $150 food truck vendor permit from the department of planning under City Code § 45-537, plus a Virginia…

Selling food or beverages on Newport News streets or sidewalks without a vendor permit is unlawful, and the city manager caps how many permits are issued per vendor district each year.

Newport News lets a home care fewer than five children with no permit, but five to twelve children requires a conditional use permit under Zoning Code § 45-522, plus a fenced play area…

Newport News charges a $55 minimum fee for every electrical permit, scaled up by service-panel amperage under section 13-26(c), and requires rough, service and final inspections by a…

Every short-term rental in Newport News must have working carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, and fire extinguishers, plus a posted exit plan accessible to guests at all times.

Newport News bans using or applying paint or any substance testing at 1.0 mg/cm² or more of lead, or over 0.5% lead by weight, on dwellings, child care facilities, and their…

Newport News bills decks and porches under its building permit fee schedule; an unenclosed deck, porch, or stoop built at the same time as a new R3-R5 dwelling is excluded from the…

Newport News requires a plumbing permit for covered work, charging a $55 minimum fee plus itemized per-fixture, water-distribution, and sewer-connection charges.

Newport News requires a building inspector to sign off at each of eight construction stages, from footing excavation through final inspection, before work may be concealed or the…

Newport News collects residential trash once a week on a route the director sets, with recycling, bulk waste and yard debris picked up on a separate schedule based on resident needs…

Newport News requires every business or property that generates non-residential waste to provide its own dumpster or covered rigid container, sized and serviced often enough to keep…

Newport News collects up to six cubic yards of curbside bulk waste per week free of charge, with a per-cubic-yard fee once a household's pile goes over that limit.

Newport News residents may set trash and recycling carts out starting at 3 p.m. the day before pickup, and must pull them back by midnight of collection day, per City Code § 19-24.

Newport News residential trash and bulk-waste carts may go to the curb no earlier than 3 p.m. the day before pickup and must come back off the street by midnight of collection day, per…

Newport News supplies one authorized recycling container to every eligible household and requires residential recyclables to go only in that container, with bottles, jars, and cans…

Newport News caps bagged leaves, small branches, and sticks at three bags inside a resident's trash container, and requires clear plastic bags at curbside whenever grass clippings and…

Dumping waste on public property or on private land without the owner's written consent is a criminal misdemeanor in Newport News, carrying up to 12 months in jail and a $500-$2,500…

Drive-through car washes in Newport News that opened after July 1, 2020 must run a water recycling system, and any that can't keep one in good repair must switch to a well or other…

Newport News bars letting water lines or plumbing fixtures leak excessively on any residential, commercial, or industrial property, and the waterworks director will only adjust a bill…

Newport News City Code requires every owner or occupant to keep structures free of insect and rodent infestation and to exterminate promptly using approved, non-hazardous methods once…

Anyone who works in a Newport News restaurant, cafe, or other food establishment must hold a food handler's card from the health officer before serving food, per City Code § 17-46.

A sign reading "No Trespassing," "No Peddlers or Agents," or "No Advertisement" posted near your door makes it unlawful to leave handbills or solicitation materials on your property…

Door-to-door peddlers and itinerant merchants in Newport News must hold an annual license taxed at $325, display a commissioner-issued decal on their vehicle, and follow separate rules…

Landlords in a Newport News rental inspection district cannot let anyone occupy a unit as a tenant unless a valid certificate of compliance from codes compliance is currently in force.

Newport News requires owners of residential rental units inside a designated rental inspection district to pass a codes-compliance inspection and hold a valid certificate of compliance…

The Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets uniform eviction grounds and notice periods statewide, preempting local just-cause ordinances under Dillon's Rule.

Under Va. Code § 55.1-1229, a landlord must give the tenant notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency. For routine maintenance the tenant…

Va. Code § 55.1-1204 lets a landlord charge a late fee only if the written lease provides for it, capped at the lesser of 10 percent of the periodic rent or 10 percent of the remaining…

Under Va. Code § 55.1-1253, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the next rent due date, and a week-to-week tenancy with at least…

Under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a landlord may not demand a security deposit exceeding two months' rent. After the tenancy ends, the landlord must return the…

Under Va. Code § 8.01-236, a person must take action to recover land within 15 years after the right accrues, so an occupant claiming title by adverse possession must hold the property…

Electronic display signs within 250 feet of a residential district must go dark from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Newport News, and brightness is capped at 10,000 nits by day and 700 nits at…

Newport News requires any surface parking lot abutting a residential use to be shielded from that neighbor: a six-foot privacy fence or a seven-foot evergreen buffer, plus lighting…

Newport News puts the cost of keeping a driveway apron and the stretch of sidewalk it crosses in good repair on the abutting property owner, not the city.

Building, replacing, or modifying a driveway, ramp, or curb cut that crosses the public right-of-way in Newport News requires a permit from the director of public works before work…

Newport News bans placing fences, furniture, vehicles, or merchandise on any sidewalk, street, alley, or right-of-way, with city-ordered removal and fees for violators.

Newport News sets minimum yard setbacks by zoning district; in the R1 single-family district, homes must sit back 35 feet from the front lot line, 20 feet from the rear, and 10 percent…

Newport News caps building footprint as a percentage of lot area, computed under Zoning Ordinance §45-2804(e); the cap itself ranges from 30 percent in the O2 Office Park District up…

Single-family homes in Newport News's R1 through R4 districts are capped at thirty-five feet, measured from grade to the highest point of the roof; accessory buildings can't exceed the…

Newport News requires shared e-scooter and bike-share operators to hold a city license, cap devices at 15 mph, run them only 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., and keep them off shared-use paths and…

Newport News sorts electric power-assisted bicycles into three classes by motor behavior and top assisted speed, then applies the same roadway, sidewalk and helmet rules regardless of…

Newport News runs a red-light photo-enforcement program authorized by Va. Code § 15.2-968.1, fining violators $50 and requiring warning signs 300 to 500 feet before any monitored…

Virginia runs two separate schemes. A golf cart or utility vehicle is barred from every public highway in the Commonwealth unless the county, city, or town has designated that road by…

Newport News bars anyone under 18 from being on any street, park, or other public place, or in a parked or moving vehicle, between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a parent or…

In Newport News, the Department of Parks and Recreation plants and cares for the trees along city streets and rights-of-way, and a city permit is required before anyone else prunes…

Newport News bars site developers from counting sixteen invasive or weak-wooded tree species, including Tree of Heaven, Bradford Pear, and Silver Maple, toward the landscaping required…

Newport News sorts every business into one of four BPOL license-tax classes, contracting, retail, financial/real estate/professional, or the catchall repair-and-services category, each…

Newport News requires a $5 police permit for garage, yard, and backyard sales, limited to a single 10-day run per issuance.

Newport News taxes hotel and short-term lodging stays at 8% of the total room charge, plus a flat $1 per night charge for every stay except campgrounds, collected by the accommodations…

Virginia bars anyone from operating a medical cannabis dispensing facility or pharmaceutical processor without a permit from the Cannabis Control Authority Board. Permits are capped by…

Virginia law allows adults 21 and older to cultivate up to four marijuana plants per household for personal use, with statewide rules localities cannot prohibit but may regulate via…

Commercial drone operators in Virginia follow FAA Part 107 rules and are shielded from most local regulation under state preemption, with limited exceptions for locality-owned property…

Virginia preempts most local drone regulation, reserving aircraft operation rules to the state and FAA, while criminalizing surveillance overflights and trespass-style use against…

Virginia's minimum wage under Code § 40.1-28.10 is $12.77 per hour in 2026, rising to $13.75 on January 1, 2027 and $15.00 on January 1, 2028. The state rate preempts localities from…

Virginia Code 40.1-33.3 et seq. requires paid sick leave only for certain home health workers; no general statewide paid leave mandate exists, and broad local paid leave ordinances…

Virginia issues concealed handgun permits under Code 18.2-308.01 through 18.2-308.014, with shall-issue standards administered by circuit courts; localities cannot impose additional…

Virginia preempts most local firearm regulation under Code 15.2-915, but a 2020 amendment lets localities restrict firearms in specific public buildings, parks, recreation centers, and…

Virginia generally permits open carry of firearms by adults without a permit, though Code 18.2-287.4 restricts certain loaded high-capacity weapons in named public areas of larger…

Virginia Code 18.2-308 lets adults transport firearms in personal vehicles, with concealed handguns in a closed compartment lawful without a permit; localities are preempted by Code…

Virginia confines casino gaming to a short list of statutorily defined 'eligible host cities' that meet strict poverty, unemployment, or tax-exempt-property thresholds under Va. Code §…

Virginia's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services controls all charitable gaming under Code § 18.2-340.15, treating it as a revocable privilege rather than a right. A…

Virginia's general gambling ban does not reach a private game of chance held in someone's home. Code § 18.2-334 exempts games of chance in a private residence from prosecution under…

Virginia legalized online sports betting in 2020 under Code § 58.1-4032, but caps competition: the Virginia Lottery's Director issues no fewer than four and no more than 12 permits…

Under the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act, § 55.1-1833, an association may perfect a lien for unpaid assessments by recording a memorandum of lien, but only if it does so…

Virginia's § 55.1-1816 requires HOA board meetings to be open to all members of record, with published notice and a member right to record open portions; closed executive sessions are…

Virginia's § 55.1-1819 empowers a property owners' association to adopt and enforce rules governing the development, including architectural and use restrictions in the recorded…

Virginia's Property Owners' Association Act protects one flag and one flag only: the flag of the United States. Under Va. Code § 55.1-1820 no association may prohibit a lot owner from…

Virginia caps association fines by statute. Under Va. Code § 55.1-1819 D a charge may not exceed $50 for a single offense or $10 per day for a continuing offense, and a continuing…

Virginia does not stop a community association from restricting or even prohibiting leasing, because Va. Code § 55.1-1806 opens with an exception for anything expressly authorized in…

Virginia law enforcement runs sobriety checkpoints, and the General Assembly legislated on that fact in 2023, but no section of the Code of Virginia authorizes or regulates them. Va…

Virginia has no statute granting an express right to record police, and it does not need one, because Virginia is a one-party consent state. Va. Code § 19.2-62(B)(2) makes it no…

Virginia is not a stop-and-identify state. No section of the Code of Virginia requires a person stopped or detained on the street to give a name, and the General Assembly has never…

Virginia is one of the few states that answered the consent question by statute rather than leaving it to the courts. Va. Code § 4.1-1302 bars an officer from stopping, searching or…

Virginia Code 15.2-2288 and 15.2-2288.3 limit how localities may zone agricultural land, preserving by-right production and restricting special use permit requirements for bona fide…

Virginia Code 58.1-1745 authorizes counties and cities to impose a 5-cent tax on disposable plastic bags provided at grocery stores, convenience stores, and drugstores within their…

Virginia Code § 10.1-1424.3 phases out expanded polystyrene single-use food service containers: food vendors with 20 or more locations had to comply by July 1, 2025, and all food…

Virginia's solar covenant statute is a default rule, not a covenant-voiding right. Va. Code § 55.1-1820.1 B says no association shall prohibit an owner from installing a solar energy…

Solar panel installations in Virginia require permits issued locally but governed by the statewide Uniform Statewide Building Code and electrical code.

Virginia Code 18.2-371.2 prohibits selling tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products to anyone under 21, with active duty military members 18 and over exempted under state law.

Virginia runs a closed list. Va. Code 46.2-1020 names the extra lights a private vehicle may carry, and anything not on that list, not permitted elsewhere in the lighting article, and…

Virginia is one of the few states with a dash camera provision written into the vehicle code by name. Since 2023, subsection C of Va. Code 46.2-1054 says the obstructed-view law does…

Virginia does not permit lane splitting, and it does not treat the offense as a simple traffic ticket. Va. Code § 46.2-857 makes it reckless driving to drive any motor vehicle so as to…

Virginia bans any cover, frame, bracket, holder, mounting, or colored glass or plastic placed on, around, or over a license plate if it in any way alters or obscures the plate…

Virginia prohibits radar and laser detectors outright in every private vehicle. Va. Code 46.2-1079 makes it unlawful to operate a car equipped with any passive or active device that…

Virginia permits studded snow tires only between October 15 and April 15, and only on a vehicle whose gross weight does not exceed 10,000 pounds. The studs must project no more than…

Virginia lets you tint front side windows down to 50 percent light transmittance and rear side and rear windows down to 35 percent, and no window film anywhere on the car may reflect…