Virginia § 46.2-1231.2 Attorney fees and costs; towing and recovery operators

Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-1231.2 — Attorney fees and costs; towing and recovery operators

Virginia § 46.2-1231.2

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 46.2Motor Vehicles

Subtitle IIIOperation

Ch. 12Abandoned, Immobilized, Unattended and Trespassing Vehicles; Parking

Art. 3Trespassing Vehicles, Parking, and Towing

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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1231.2 (2026).

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In any civil action brought by a towing and recovery operator to recover allowable costs pursuant to § 46.2-1212.1 or 46.2-1217 or to enforce a lien pursuant to § 46.2-644.03 related to towing and recovery services rendered as a result of a request made by any local or state law-enforcement officer or other government official acting in his official capacity, the towing and recovery operator may include reasonable attorney fees and costs for pursuing such civil action as a part of the damages. Such reasonable attorney fees and costs may be awarded if the court finds that the towing and recovery operator is entitled to any monetary award for the underlying claim.

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In any civil action brought by a towing and recovery operator to recover allowable costs pursuant to § 46.2-1212.1 or 46.2-1217 or to enforce a lien pursuant to § 46.2-644.03 related to towing and recovery services rendered as a result of a request made by any local or state law-enforcement officer or other government official acting in his official capacity, the towing and recovery operator may include reasonable attorney fees and costs for pursuing such civil action as a part of the damages. Such reasonable attorney fees and costs may be awarded if the court finds that the towing and recovery operator is entitled to any monetary award for the underlying claim.