§ 70.01 ADOPTION OF STATE LAW.
   (A)   Pursuant to the authority of VA Code, § 46.2-1313, as amended, all of the provisions and requirements of the laws of the state contained in VA Code, Title 46.2, §§ 18.2-266, and 18.2-266.1 et seq., as in effect on July 1, 1987, 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 town, are hereby adopted and incorporated in this chapter by reference and made applicable within the town.
   (B)   References to “highways of the state” contained in the provisions and requirements hereby adopted shall be deemed to refer to the streets, highways and other public ways within the town. These provisions and requirements are hereby adopted, mutatis mutandis, and made a part of this chapter as fully as though set forth at length in this section.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any persons within the town to violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any provision of VA Code, Title 46.2 or §§ 18.2-266 et seq., which are 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 a similar offense under VA Code, Title 46.2 or §§ 18.2-266 et seq.
(1997 Code, § 66-1) (Ord. passed 12-8-1987) Penalty, see § 10.99