No person shall occupy a house trailer or camping trailer while it is being towed on a public highway in this Commonwealth. No operator of a towing vehicle shall knowingly permit another person to occupy a house trailer or camping trailer as defined in § 46.2-100 while it is being towed.
In any civil proceeding, the violation of this section shall not constitute negligence per se.
1970, c. 103, § 46.1-172.1; 1978, c. 605; 1989, c. 727.