Sec. 18-1. Adoption of state law.
Pursuant to the authority of section 46.1-188 of the Code of
Virginia, as amended, all of the provisions and requirements of
the laws of the state contained in Title 46.1 of the Code of
Virginia, as amended, and in force on July 1, 1974, 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 city, are
hereby adopted and incorporated in this chapter by reference and
made applicable within the city. 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 city. 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 city, to
violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of
Title 46.1 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 46.1 of the
Code of Virginia. (3-19-73; 7-1-74.)
