Legal definition of Parked Vehicle in Virginia

[serotta1958]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia

I was idling about 4 feet from the curb near a handicapped parking space.
I was waiting for my daughter to come out from a restaurant.

I was there exactly 2 minutes when a policeman gave me a $500 ticket.

The policeman told me that what I was doing met the legal definition of parking.

I am trying to find the legal definition of parking in Virginia but cant.

Anyone have advice on where to find it?
Or advice on how I should handle this in court?

 

[I'mTheFather]

This should do it:

https://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-889

 

[serotta1958]

Thank you..

What I am looking for is something that highlights the fact that a person loading and unloading passengers is not in violation of a parking regulation.

The definition you found focuses more on Standing.
No vehicle shall be stopped except close to and parallel to the right edge of the curb or roadway, except that a vehicle may be stopped close to and parallel to the left curb or edge of the roadway on one-way streets or may be parked at an angle where permitted by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Department, or local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction.

 

[FlyingRon]

Waiting is parking, even for a few minutes. The handicapped space is not for that.

 

[single317dad]

http://www.codepublishing.com/VA/staunton/html/Staunton10/Staunton1025.html#10.25.010

The only reference to loading and unloading I'm able to find directly refers to "unloading zones", which handicapped spaces are not.

10.25.010

10.25.070

10.25.110

 

[serotta1958]

So you think I am guilty!

Waiting is parking, even for a few minutes. The handicapped space is not for that.

That is discouraging but it is good to know..

 

[HighwayMan]

What I am looking for is something that highlights the fact that a person loading and unloading passengers is not in violation of a parking regulation.

You were not loading or unloading passengers - two minutes of sitting there hardly qualifies. You were parked.