Virginia § 46.2-1231.1 Immunity from liability for certain towing

Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-1231.1 — Immunity from liability for certain towing

Virginia § 46.2-1231.1

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. § 46.2-1231.1 (2026).

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No towing and recovery operator shall be liable for damages in any civil action for responding in good faith to the lawful direction of a law-enforcement or, in the case that life, limb, or property is endangered, a fire or rescue agency to tow, recover, or store any vehicle, combination of vehicles, their contents, or any other object. The immunity provided by this section shall not extend to the liability for negligence in the towing, recovery, or storage carried out by the towing and recovery operator. For the purposes of this section, any towing, recovery, or storage carried out in compliance with a contract between a towing business and a local law-enforcement agency or local government shall be deemed to have been performed at the lawful direction of a law-enforcement agency.

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No towing and recovery operator shall be liable for damages in any civil action for responding in good faith to the lawful direction of a law-enforcement or, in the case that life, limb, or property is endangered, a fire or rescue agency to tow, recover, or store any vehicle, combination of vehicles, their contents, or any other object. The immunity provided by this section shall not extend to the liability for negligence in the towing, recovery, or storage carried out by the towing and recovery operator. For the purposes of this section, any towing, recovery, or storage carried out in compliance with a contract between a towing business and a local law-enforcement agency or local government shall be deemed to have been performed at the lawful direction of a law-enforcement agency.