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Mathews County, VA
 
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[Adopted 10-27-2000]
A. 
Pursuant to the authority of § 46.2-1313 of the Code of Virginia, all of the provisions and requirements of the laws of the state contained in Title 46.2 and Article 2 (§ 18.2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia, as they may be amended from time to time by the legislature, except those provisions and requirements the violation of which constitutes 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 article by reference and made applicable within the County. References to "highways of the state" contained in such provisions and requirements hereby adopted shall be deemed to refer to the highways and other public ways within the County.
B. 
Such provisions and requirements are hereby adopted, mutatis mutandis, and made a part of this article as fully as though set forth at length herein, and it shall be unlawful for any person within the County to violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of Title 46.2 and Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia which is adopted by this section; provided, however, that in no event shall the penalty imposed for the violation of any provision or requirement hereby adopted exceed the penalty imposed for similar offense under Title 46.2 and Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia.