Pursuant to the authority granted the county of Isle of Wight by Section 46.2-1313
of the Code of Virginia (1950, as amended), all of the provisions and requirements
of the laws of the Commonwealth contained in Title 46.2, of Article 9 (Section 16.1-278
et seq.) of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1, and of Article 2 (Section 18.2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia (1950, as amended), except those provisions
and requirements the violation of which constitute a felony, and except those provisions
and requirements which by their very nature can have no application to or within the
county, are hereby adopted and incorporated in this chapter by reference and made
applicable within the county. The adoption of the ordinance codified in this section
incorporating the aforesaid provisions of the Code of Virginia by reference, is to
include any and all changes and amendments thereto heretofore and hereafter made by
the General Assembly of Virginia as if specifically set forth herein. References 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
county. Such provisions and requirements are hereby adopted, mutatis mutandis, and
made a part of this chapter as fully as though set forth at length herein, and it
shall be unlawful for any person, within the county, to violate and fail, neglect
or refuse to comply with any provision of Title 46.2 or of Article 2 (Section 18.2-266
et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 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 or
Article 2 (Section 18.2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia. (6-5-75; 10-19-89; 8-18-94; 6-20-96; 9-21-17.)
(STATE LAW REFERENCE—Similar provisions, see Code of Virginia, Sec. 46.2-1313.)
