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VA SB758: Electric personal delivery devices; operation on sidewalks, shared-use paths, etc.

Effective Jul 1, 2020 Virginia · 2020 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

SB758 · where it stands

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  2. Passed first chamber Complete
  3. Passed both chambers Complete
  4. Enacted Complete
  5. Effective Since Jul 1, 2020
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In one paragraph

Virginia SB 758 (2020) revises the state's law on delivery robots. A personal delivery device is a powered device used on sidewalks and crosswalks to transport property, weighing no more than 500 pounds (up from 50) and capable of navigating with or without the active control or monitoring of a natural person; it is not a motor vehicle. The act defines the personal delivery device operator as the entity that controls or monitors the device's navigation, lets localities regulate the devices, and requires them to be allowed on the side of roads posted at 25 mph or less where there is no sidewalk. Effective July 1, 2020.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

Delivery-robot companies can run heavier autonomous sidewalk devices in Virginia, subject to local rules.

Key provisions

  1. Code 46.2-100: personal delivery device capable of navigating with or without active human control or monitoring; weight limit raised to 500 pounds
  2. Personal delivery devices are not motor vehicles
  3. Defines the personal delivery device operator as the entity exercising control or monitoring of navigation
  4. Localities may regulate devices but must allow them on road sides posted at 25 mph or less where there is no sidewalk

Latest legislative action

Apr 22, 2020. Enacted, Chapter 1269 (effective 7/1/20)

Topics and industries

Related topics

Autonomous Vehicles

Affected industries

TransportationConsumer ProtectionTechnology

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Same topic in other states

Indiana HB1072 Personal delivery devices Arkansas HB1767 To allow the operation of a personal delivery device in pedestrian areas and cer Idaho H0528 TRANSPORTATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding personal del Oklahoma SB706 Personal delivery devices; authorizing certain use; limiting certain jurisdictio Georgia HB1009 Motor vehicles; use of personal delivery devices to transport cargo; authorize Maryland SB726 Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements