This file is in the
public domain
because it comes from the
Virginia Supplement to the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
, sign number M1-V1a. The
Virginia Supplement
states on page I-2 "The MUTCD contains its own introduction which shall remain in force in addition to this Introduction for this Supplement. Technical sections contained within the remainder of this Supplement shall replace the corresponding section in the MUTCD in its entirety. If a section from the MUTCD is not contained within this Supplement, the section in the MUTCD shall remain in force." The federal
MUTCD
states specifically on page I-1 that
:
Any traffic control device design or application provision contained in this Manual shall be considered to be in the
public domain
. Traffic control devices contained in this Manual
shall not be protected by a patent, trademark, or copyright
, except for the Interstate Shield and any other items owned by FHWA.