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Police Department

Contact
Chief Derek Breedlove
Phone: 276-686-4221
Fax:  276-686-4922
Email:  derek@townofruralretreat.com
If you have an emergency, please dial 911.

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Golf Cart/UTV Laws

§ 46.2-916.1. Golf cart and utility vehicle operations on public highways not otherwise designated for such operation.
No person shall operate a golf cart or utility vehicle on or over any public highway in the Commonwealth except as provided in this article.
Click here for the VA Code
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Grass Clippings in the road   
                                                                                                                                                                

Grass clippings
VA Code 18.2-324, grass clippings in the road could be a violation of the law if they create a hazard to the traveling public.
On some roads, this includes not only cars, but bicycles and motorcycles.
Homeowners cutting their grass will want to make sure to blow the clippings back into their yard
or they could be slapped with a misdemeanor charge.