46.2-1234 - Liability of persons furnishing free parking accommodations as to motor vehicles and property left therein.
§ 46.2-1234. Liability of persons furnishing free parking accommodations asto motor vehicles and property left therein.
No action shall lie or proceeding be brought against any person conductingany business and maintaining a parking lot at which free parkingaccommodations are provided for customers or employees of such business, whena motor vehicle is parked in such parking lot, for the total or partial lossof any motor vehicle because of theft or damage by any person other than anemployee or for the total or partial loss of property left in the motorvehicle because of theft or damage by any person other than an employee.
As used in this section, "free parking accommodations" means parkingaccommodations for which no specific charge is made and the patronage of thebusiness by customers and the performance of the regular services for thebusiness by employees shall not constitute the payment of any considerationfor the use of the parking accommodations.
Nothing in this section shall relieve any person of liability resulting fromhis own wrongdoing.
(Code 1950, § 46-542; 1952, c. 357; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-552; 1989, c. 727.)