46.2-1000 Department to suspend registration of vehicles lacking certain equipment; officer to take possessio...
The Department shall suspend the registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which the Department or the Department of State Police determines is not ...

46.2-1001 Removal of unsafe vehicles; penalty
Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer examined by a law-enforcement officer certified to perform vehicle safety inspections and found to be operating with defective brakes, ...

46.2-1002 Illegal possession or sale of certain unapproved equipment
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess with intent to sell or offer for sale, either separately or as a part of the ...

46.2-1003 Illegal use of defective or unsafe equipment
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or have as equipment on a motor vehicle operated on a highway any device or equipment ...

46.2-1004 Trademark or name and instructions required
Each device or other equipment mentioned in § 46.2-1002 and offered for sale in the Commonwealth shall bear a trademark or name or be identified ...

46.2-1005 Procedure for approval of equipment
The Superintendent may establish a procedure for the approval of equipment required to be approved by him. Such procedure shall include the submission of a ...

46.2-1006 Approval of brake and head light testing methods and equipment
The Superintendent shall approve methods of brake testing and head light testing. Approval of the use of mechanical brake and light testing equipment may be ...

46.2-1007 Retesting of devices and revocation of approval certificates
The Superintendent, when having reason to believe that an approved device or equipment for which a certificate of approval has been issued and which is ...

46.2-1008 Fees for approval certificates
Any person who applies to the Superintendent for a certificate of approval required by this article shall pay a fee not to exceed the following ...

46.2-1009 Exemptions for certain electrically powered vehicles; standards and permits for such vehicle...
The provisions of §§ 46.2-1002 through 46.2-1008 shall not apply to vehicles which are powered solely by electricity, capable of speeds of no more than ...

46.2-1010 Equipment required
Every vehicle driven or moved on a highway within the Commonwealth shall at all times be equipped with such lights as are required in this ...

46.2-1011 Headlights on motor vehicles
Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, road roller, road machinery, or tractor used on a highway shall be equipped with at least two headlights ...

46.2-1012 Headlights, auxiliary headlights, tail lights, brake lights, and illumination of license plates on ...
Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one headlight which shall be of a type that has been approved by the Superintendent and shall ...

46.2-1013 Tail lights
Every motor vehicle and every trailer or semitrailer being drawn at the end of one or more other vehicles shall carry at the rear two ...

46.2-1014 Brake lights
Every motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except an antique vehicle not originally equipped with a brake light, registered in the Commonwealth and operated on the ...

46.2-1014.1 Supplemental high mount stop light
Whenever operated on the highways, every Virginia-registered passenger car manufactured for the 1986 or subsequent model year shall be equipped with a supplemental center high ...

46.2-1015 Lights on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles...
A. Every bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, and moped when in use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped with a ...

46.2-1016 Lights on other vehicles; reflectors
All vehicles or other mobile equipment not otherwise in this article required to be equipped with specified lights shall carry at least one or more ...

46.2-1017 Dimension or marker lights and reflectors, generally
All motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers exceeding seven feet in width or the widest portion of which extends four inches beyond the front fender extremes ...

46.2-1018 Marker lights on vehicles or loads exceeding thirty-five feet
Whenever any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles whose actual length, including its load, exceeds thirty-five feet and is not subject to the provisions of ...

46.2-1019 Spotlights
Any motor vehicle or motorcycle may be equipped with one or two spotlights which, when lighted, shall be aimed and used so that no portion ...

46.2-1020 Other permissible lights
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with fog lights, not more than two of which can be illuminated at any time, one or two auxiliary ...

46.2-1021 Additional lights permitted on certain commercial vehicles
In addition to other lights permitted in this article, buses operated as public carriers, taxicabs as defined in § 46.2-2000, and commercial motor vehicles as ...

46.2-1021.1 Additional lights permitted on certain privately owned cars
Privately owned passenger cars used for home delivery of commercially prepared food may be equipped with one steady-burning white light for the nighttime illumination of ...

46.2-1022 Flashing blue, red and blue, blue and white, or red, white and blue warning lights
Certain Department of Military Affairs vehicles and certain Virginia National Guard vehicles designated by the Adjutant General, when used in state active duty to perform ...

46.2-1023 Flashing red or red and white warning lights
Fire apparatus, forest warden vehicles, ambulances, rescue and life-saving vehicles, vehicles of the Department of Emergency Management, vehicles of the Department of Environmental Quality, vehicles ...

46.2-1024 Flashing or steady-burning red or red and white warning lights
Any member of a fire department, volunteer fire company, or volunteer rescue squad, any ambulance driver employed by a privately owned ambulance service, and any ...

46.2-1025 Flashing amber, purple, or green warning lights
A. The following vehicles may be equipped with flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights of types approved by the Superintendent: 1. Vehicles used for ...

46.2-1026 Flashing high-intensity amber warning lights
High-intensity flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights visible for at least 500 feet, of types approved by the Superintendent, shall be used on any ...

46.2-1027 Warning lights on certain demonstrator vehicles
Dealers or businesses engaged in the sale of fire, rescue, or law-enforcement vehicles or ambulances may, for demonstration purposes, equip such vehicles with colored warning ...

46.2-1028 Auxiliary lights on fire-fighting, Virginia Department of Transportation and other emergency vehicl...
Any fire-fighting vehicle, ambulance, rescue or life-saving vehicle, Virginia Department of Transportation vehicle or tow truck may be equipped with clear auxiliary lights which shall ...

46.2-1029 Auxiliary lights on law-enforcement vehicles
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any government-owned law-enforcement vehicle may be equipped with clear auxiliary lights of a type approved by the Superintendent. ...

46.2-1029.1 Flashing of headlights on certain vehicles
Emergency vehicles as defined in subsection C of § 46.2-920 may be equipped with the means to flash their headlights when their warning lights are ...

46.2-1029.2 Certain vehicles may be equipped with secondary warning lights
In addition to other lights authorized by this article any (i) fire apparatus, (ii) government-owned vehicle operated on official business by a local fire chief ...

46.2-1030 When lights to be lighted; number of lights to be lighted at any time; use of warning light...
A. Every vehicle in operation on a highway in the Commonwealth shall display lighted headlights and illuminating devices as required by this article (i) from ...

46.2-1031 Requirements as to single-beam head lights
Approved single-beam head lights shall be aimed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Superintendent so as not to project a glaring or dazzling light ...

46.2-1032 Requirements as to multiple-beam headlights
Approved multiple-beam headlights shall be aimed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Superintendent, based on recommendations of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The high ...

46.2-1033 Indicator light required
Every motor vehicle operated on a highway shall be equipped with a working indicator light that indicates to the driver when the high beam of ...

46.2-1034 When dimming headlights required
Whenever a vehicle is being driven on a highway or a portion thereof which is sufficiently lighted to reveal any person or object upon such ...

46.2-1035 Dimming headlights on parked vehicles
Whenever a vehicle is parked so that the beam from its headlights will glare into the eyes of the driver of a vehicle approaching on ...

46.2-1036 Acetylene lights on antique motor vehicles
Antique motor vehicles as defined in § 46.2-100 may be equipped with acetylene headlights, taillights, and lights to illuminate their rear license plates as provided ...

46.2-1037 Lights on parked vehicles
Any vehicle parked or stopped on a highway, whether attended or unattended, between sunset and sunrise shall display at least one light projecting a white ...

46.2-1038 When turn signals required; exceptions
A. Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is so constructed or carries a load in such a manner as to prevent a hand and ...

46.2-1039 Requirements of turn signals; regulations
Every turn signal used to give a signal of intention to turn a vehicle shall be so constructed and so installed as to give a ...

46.2-1040 Hazard lights
Motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers, when temporarily stopped on the traveled or paved portion of the highway so as to create a traffic hazard, shall ...

46.2-1041 Restrictions as to solid rubber tires
Every tire, other than a pneumatic tire, made of rubber on a vehicle moved on any highway shall have rubber on its entire traction surface ...

46.2-1042 Standard for vehicle tire; sale of certain tires prohibited; penalty
No person shall sell or offer for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell any motor vehicle tire unless that tire (i) ...

46.2-1043 Tire tread depth
A. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on any highway in the Commonwealth if it is equipped with one or more ...

46.2-1044 Cleats, etc., on tires; chains; tires with studs
No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike, or any other protuberance of ...

46.2-1045 Sale of tires having cleats, etc., prohibited; studded tires excepted
No person shall sell to any resident of the Commonwealth a tire which shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike, or ...

46.2-1046 Traction engines and tractors
The Commonwealth Transportation Board and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may, in their discretion, issue special permits authorizing the operation on a highway of ...

46.2-1047 Muffler cutout, etc., illegal
It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any (i) muffler without interior baffle plates or other effective muffling device or (ii) gutted ...

46.2-1048 Pollution control systems or devices
No motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth and manufactured for the model year 1973 or for subsequent model years shall be operated on the highways ...

46.2-1049 Exhaust system in good working order
No person shall drive and no owner of a vehicle shall permit or allow the operation of any such vehicle on a highway unless it ...

46.2-1050 Mufflers on motorcycles
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any motorcycle not equipped with a muffler or other sound dissipative ...

46.2-1051 Certain local governments may impose restrictions on operations of certain vehicles
The governing body of any county, city, or town which is located within the Northern Virginia Planning District may provide by ordinance that no person ...

46.2-1052 Tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers on windshields, etc.; penalties
A. Except as otherwise provided in this article or permitted by federal law, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle ...

46.2-1053 Equipping certain motor vehicles with sun-shading or tinting films or applications
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1052, a motor vehicle operated by or regularly used to transport any person with a medical condition which renders him ...

46.2-1054 Suspension of objects or alteration of vehicle so as to obstruct driver's view
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle on a highway in the Commonwealth with any object or objects, other than ...

46.2-1055 Windshield wipers
Every permanent windshield on a motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning snow, rain, moisture, or other matter from the windshield directly ...

46.2-1055.1 Windshield defroster or defogger
Every Virginia-registered motor vehicle manufactured for the 1969 or subsequent model years and required to be equipped with a windshield shall be equipped with a ...

46.2-1056 When safety glass required
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on any highway a motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth and manufactured or assembled after January ...

46.2-1057 Windshields
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on a highway in the Commonwealth any motor vehicle or reconstructed motor vehicle, other than a ...

46.2-1058 Replacement of glass in vehicle
It shall be unlawful for any person to replace any glass in any vehicle with any material other than an approved type of safety glass. ...

46.2-1059 Horns
Every motor vehicle driven on a highway shall be equipped with a working horn capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions for at least ...

46.2-1060 Illegal sirens, whistles, etc.; unlawful use of warning devices; exceptions
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to use on any vehicle any siren or exhaust, compression ...

46.2-1061 Sirens or exhaust whistles on emergency vehicles
Every law-enforcement vehicle, every vehicle authorized to be equipped with warning lights pursuant to §§ 46.2-1022 and 46.2-1023 shall be equipped with a siren, exhaust ...

46.2-1062 Approval of warning devices
The Superintendent may promulgate regulations relating to the construction, mounting, use, and number of warning devices for which there shall be an approval fee as ...

46.2-1063 Alteration of suspension system; bumper height limits; raising body above frame rail
No person shall drive on a public highway any motor vehicle registered as a passenger motor vehicle if it has been modified by alteration of ...

46.2-1064 Modification of front-end suspension by use of lift blocks
No motor vehicle whose front-end suspension has been modified by the use of lift blocks shall be driven on any highway in the Commonwealth. (1985, ...

46.2-1065 Steering gear; installation, sale, etc., of repair kit or preventive maintenance kit for use on par...
Every motor vehicle driven on a highway shall be equipped with steering gear adequate to ensure the safe control of the vehicle. Such steering gear ...

46.2-1066 Brakes
Every motor vehicle when driven on a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movements of and to stop and hold such ...

46.2-1067 Within what distances brakes should stop vehicle
On a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway free from loose material, the service braking system shall be capable of stopping a motor vehicle ...

46.2-1068 Emergency or parking brakes
Every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles, except motorcycles, shall be equipped with emergency or parking brakes adequate to hold the vehicle or vehicles on ...

46.2-1069 Brakes on motorcycles
Every motorcycle manufactured after July 1, 1974, and driven on a highway in the Commonwealth shall be equipped with either a split-service brake system or ...

46.2-1070 Brakes on trailers
Every semitrailer, trailer, or separate vehicle attached by a drawbar, chain, or coupling to a towing vehicle other than a farm tractor or a vehicle ...

46.2-1071 Requirements for parking
No person having control of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the emergency or ...

46.2-1072 Operation of vehicle without serial or identification number; requirements for stamping, cutting, o...
It shall be unlawful to sell or to drive on any highway in the Commonwealth any motor vehicle which does not have stamped on or ...

46.2-1072.1 Fees
The Commissioner may charge a fee of $125 per vehicle, for the examination, verification, or identification of the serial or identification number of any vehicle, ...

46.2-1073 Engine or serial number illegible, removed, or obliterated
The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on which the engine, serial, or other identification number has become illegible or has been removed ...

46.2-1074 Removing or altering serial or identification numbers, decals and devices without consent of Depart...
Any person who, individually or in association with one or more others, knowingly removes, changes, alters, or conceals any motor number, serial, or other identification ...

46.2-1075 Possession of vehicles with serial numbers removed or altered
Any person who shall knowingly have in his possession a motor vehicle, motor vehicle part, trailer, or semitrailer whose motor number, serial number, identification number, ...

46.2-1075.1 Tampering with gross vehicle weight ratings; penalty
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to remove, alter, deface, or tamper with any number, plate, bracket, sticker, decal, indication, or other device ...

46.2-1076 Lettering on certain vehicles used to transport property
A. No person shall drive, cause to be driven, or permit the driving of a "for hire" motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth ...

46.2-1077 Motor vehicles not to be equipped with television within view of driver; viewing motion pictures o...
A. No motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be equipped with, nor shall there be used therein, a television receiver forward of ...

46.2-1077.01 Display of certain visual material in motor vehicles prohibited; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle on a public highway to display or permit the display within the vehicle of ...

46.2-1077.1 Mobile infrared transmitters; demerit points not to be awarded
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth when such vehicle is equipped with ...

46.2-1078 Unlawful to operate motor vehicle, bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric p...
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle, bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped on the ...

46.2-1079 Radar detectors; demerit points not to be awarded
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth when such vehicle is equipped with ...

46.2-1080 Speedometer in good working order
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess with intent to sell or offer for sale, either separately or as a part of the ...

46.2-1081 Slow-moving vehicle emblems
A. Every farm tractor, self-propelled unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry, and any other vehicle designed for operation at speeds not in excess ...

46.2-1082 Mirrors
No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway in the Commonwealth if the vehicle is not equipped with a mirror which reflects to ...

46.2-1083 Rear fenders, flaps, or guards required for certain motor vehicles
No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles having a licensed gross weight in excess of 40,000 pounds unless ...

46.2-1084 Vehicle to have securely affixed seat for driver; location of such seat
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle on a highway in the Commonwealth unless it is equipped with a securely ...

46.2-1085 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 686. ...

46.2-1086 Devices for emission of smoke screens, gas projectors or flame throwers; prohibited
It shall be a Class 6 felony to install or to aid or abet in installing, in any manner, in or on any motor vehicle ...

46.2-1087 Forfeiture of vehicles equipped with smoke projectors, etc
Any motor vehicle found to be equipped with any device, appliance, equipment, or instrument, as mentioned in § 46.2-1086, or equipped for the installation or ...

46.2-1088 Air conditioning units
No motor vehicle operated on any highway shall be equipped with any air conditioning unit unless such device is of a type approved as to ...

46.2-1088.1 Hood scoops
No motor vehicle shall be operated on a public highway in the Commonwealth if any hood scoop installed thereon exceeds any of the following dimensions: ...

46.2-1088.2 Warning devices required on certain vehicles
Any self-propelled vehicle used to sell ice cream, snacks and similar products at retail directly from the vehicle in residential neighborhoods shall be equipped with ...

46.2-1088.3 Air bags; installation of other object in lieu of air bag prohibited; notice of installation of pre...
Any person who, without the knowledge of the vehicle's owner or the person requesting the installation, reinstallation, or replacement of a motor vehicle air bag, ...

46.2-1088.4 Devices used to supply nitrous oxide to the engines of motor vehicles
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth if such vehicle is equipped with any ...

46.2-1088.5 Reflectors or reflectorized material required on rear end of certain trailers
There shall be affixed to the rear end of every utility trailer that does not require state inspection either two or more reflectors of a ...

46.2-1088.6 Motor vehicle recording devices.
A. As used in this section: "Accessed" means downloaded, extracted, scanned, read, or otherwise retrieved. "Owner" means a person having all the incidents of ownership, ...

46.2-1089 Paint and lettering on school bus
School buses shall be painted yellow with the words "School Bus" on the front and rear in letters at least eight inches high. All school ...

46.2-1089.1 Signs and markings on school buses using alternative fuels
The State Board of Education may provide by regulation for the display of appropriate signs or other markings on school buses using alternative fuels. Such ...

46.2-1090 Warning devices on school buses; other buses; use thereof; penalties
Every bus used for the principal purpose of transporting school children shall be equipped with a warning device of such type as may be prescribed ...

46.2-1090.1 Warning lights on school buses
In addition to other lights authorized by law, school buses may be equipped with flashing white or amber warning lights of types authorized by the ...

46.2-1091 Safety belts to be worn by certain bus drivers
Any person operating a school bus shall wear the appropriate safety belt system when the bus is in motion. Violation of this section shall constitute ...

46.2-1092 Safety lap belts or a combination of lap belts and shoulder harnesses to be installed in certain mo...
No passenger car registered in the Commonwealth and manufactured for the year 1963 or for subsequent years shall be operated on the highways in the ...

46.2-1093 Requirements for safety lap belts, shoulder harnesses and combinations thereof
Any safety lap belt or shoulder harness or any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness installed in a vehicle shall be designed and installed ...

46.2-1094 Occupants of front seats of motor vehicles required to use safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses...
A. Each person at least sixteen years of age and occupying the front seat of a motor vehicle equipped or required by the provisions of ...

46.2-1095 Child restraint devices required when transporting certain children; safety belts for other childre...
A. Any person who drives on the highways of Virginia any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1968, shall ensure that any child, up to ...

46.2-1096 Exceptions for certain children
Whenever any physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth or any other state determines, through accepted medical procedures, that use of a child restraint ...

46.2-1097 Child restraint devices; special fund created
The Department of Health shall operate a program to promote, purchase, and distribute child restraint devices to applicants who need a child restraint device but ...

46.2-1098 Penalties; violations not negligence per se
Any person, including those subject to jurisdiction of a juvenile and domestic relations district court, found guilty of violating this article shall be subject to ...

46.2-1099 Further exemptions
This article shall not apply to: The transporting of any child in a vehicle having an interior design which makes the use of such device ...

46.2-1100 Use of standard seat belts permitted for certain children
The use of a seat belt of the type which is standard equipment shall not violate this article if (i) the affected child is at ...

46.2-1101 Limitations applicable throughout Commonwealth; alteration by local authorities
The maximum size and weight of vehicles specified in Articles 14 through 17 (§ 46.2-1101 et seq.) of this chapter shall apply throughout the Commonwealth. ...

46.2-1102 Size limitations inapplicable to farm machinery, agricultural multipurpose drying units, and fire-f...
A. The vehicle size limitations contained in Articles 14 through 17 (§ 46.2-1101 et seq.) of this chapter shall not apply to any farm machinery ...

46.2-1103 Greater size, weight, and load limits permitted by interstate commerce regulations
If a federal regulation of interstate commerce permits the use in interstate commerce over the highways of Virginia or any of them, of a greater ...

46.2-1104 Reduction of limits by Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner and local authorities; penaltie...
The Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner, acting through employees of the Department of Transportation, may prescribe the weight, width, height, length, or speed of any vehicle or ...

46.2-1105 Width of vehicles generally; exceptions
A. No vehicle, including any load thereon, but excluding the mirror required by § 46.2-1082 and any warning device installed on a school bus pursuant ...

46.2-1106 Description unavailable
Not set out. (1989, c. 727.) ...

46.2-1107 Bus widths in certain counties
Upon application by the governing body of any county, the Commonwealth Transportation Board may permit within that county the operation of passenger buses wider than ...

46.2-1108 Bus widths to comply with federal law
If federal law permits the operation of passenger buses wider than 96 inches on the interstate highway system, the Commonwealth Transportation Board may permit the ...

46.2-1109 Widths of commercial vehicles
No commercial vehicle shall exceed 102 inches in width when operating on any interstate highway or on any highway designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. ...

46.2-1110 Height of vehicles; damage to overhead obstruction; penalty
No loaded or unloaded vehicle shall exceed a height of 13 feet, six inches. Nothing contained in this section shall require either the public authorities ...

46.2-1111 Extension of loads beyond line of fender or body
No vehicle shall carry any load extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fender or body. Nor shall such load exceed a ...

46.2-1112 Length of vehicles, generally; special permits; tractor truck semitrailer combinations, etc., opera...
Except for buses and motor homes, no motor vehicle longer than 40 feet shall be operated on any highway in the Commonwealth. The actual length ...

46.2-1113 Length exceptions for certain passenger buses and motor homes
Passenger buses and motor homes longer than thirty-five feet, but not longer than forty-five feet, may be operated on the streets of cities and towns ...

46.2-1114 Length of automobile or watercraft transporters; operation on certain highways
Automobile or watercraft transporters shall not exceed a length of sixty-five feet when operated on any interstate highway or on any highway as designated by ...

46.2-1115 Lengths of manufactured homes or house trailers
The actual length of any combination of a towing vehicle and any manufactured home or house trailer, coupled together, shall not exceed a total length ...

46.2-1116 Vehicles having more than one trailer, etc., attached thereto; exceptions
Except as provided in this section and § 46.2-1117, no motor vehicle shall be driven on a highway while drawing or having attached thereto more ...

46.2-1117 Tractor truck semitrailer combinations operating on certain highways; access to certain facilitie...
A tractor truck semitrailer combination may draw one trailer when operating on any interstate highway and any highway as designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. ...

46.2-1118 Connection between vehicles; tow trucks towing vehicles by means of a wheel lift apparatu...
The connection between any two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway, shall consist of a fifth wheel, drawbar, ...

46.2-1119 Tow dolly and converter gear
No axle-like device, commonly called a "tow dolly," used to support the front or rear wheels of a passenger vehicle or pick-up or panel truck ...

46.2-1120 Extension of loads beyond front of vehicles
No vehicle shall carry any load extending more than three feet beyond the front thereof. (Code 1950, § 46-329; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-333; 1989, ...

46.2-1121 Flag or light at end of load
Whenever the load on any vehicle extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body thereof, there shall be displayed at ...

46.2-1122 Definitions
For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Single axle" means an assembly ...

46.2-1123 Weight of vehicles and loads
The maximum gross weight and axle weight to be permitted on the road surface of any highway shall be in accordance with the provisions of ...

46.2-1124 Maximum single axle weight, generally; maximum weight per inch of tire width
The single axle weight of any vehicle or combination shall not exceed 20,000 pounds, nor shall it exceed 650 pounds per inch, width of tire, ...

46.2-1125 Maximum tandem axle weight, generally
The tandem axle weight of any vehicle or combination shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, and no one axle of such tandem unit shall exceed the ...

46.2-1126 Maximum gross weight, generally
Except as provided in § 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed on the highway by a vehicle or combination shall not exceed the maximum weight given ...

46.2-1127 Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways
No motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall travel on an interstate highway in the Commonwealth with (i) a single axle weight in excess of ...

46.2-1128 Extensions of weight limits; fees
The owner of any motor vehicle may obtain an extension of single axle, tandem axle, and gross weight set forth in this article by purchasing ...

46.2-1129 Further extensions of weight limits for certain vehicles hauling Virginia-grown farm or forest prod...
The owner of any motor vehicle used for hauling Virginia-grown forest or farm products, as defined in § 3.1-692, from the place where they are ...

46.2-1130 Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erecte...
No vehicle shall cross any bridge or culvert in the Commonwealth if the gross weight of such vehicle is greater than the amount posted for ...

46.2-1130.1 Overweight permits granted to cross bridges and culverts by certain emergency response vehicles res...
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 46.2-1104 and 46.2-1130, emergency response vehicles, including fire and emergency medical apparatus responding to and returning from an emergency call, ...

46.2-1131 Penalty for violation of weight limits
Any person violating any weight limit as provided in this chapter or any permit issued by the Department or its designee or by local authorities ...

46.2-1132 Service of process in weight violation cases
Any person, whether resident or nonresident, who permits the operation of a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth by his agent or employee shall be deemed ...

46.2-1133 Special processing provisions for overweight violations
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all violations of any weight limit as provided in this article or any permit issued by either the Department ...

46.2-1134 Special overweight seizure provisions; penalty
Any officer authorized to serve process or weigh vehicles under the provisions of this chapter may hold an overweight vehicle without an attachment summons or ...

46.2-1135 (Contingent expiration date - see Editor's notes) Liquidated damages for violation of weight limit...
A. Any person violating any weight limit as provided in this chapter or in any permit issued pursuant to Article 18 (§ 46.2-1139 et seq.) ...

46.2-1136 Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases
Any officer authorized to enforce overweight vehicle laws may issue a citation for a violation of such laws. Such officer may also serve an attachment ...

46.2-1137 Weighing vehicles; procedure; shifting loads; unloading excess load; weighing fee; certificate as t...
Any officer authorized to enforce the law under this title, having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful, is ...

46.2-1138 Description unavailable
Not set out. (1989, c. 727.) ...

46.2-1138.1 City ordinances fixing weight limits on certain roads
The governing body of any city may adopt ordinances providing weight limits in accordance with the weight limits established by §§ 46.2-1123 through 46.2-1127 for ...

46.2-1138.2 Town ordinances concerning weight limits on certain roads
A. The governing body of any town that provided, on January 1, 1993, town-owned and -maintained weight scales for the purpose of enforcing the weight ...

46.2-1139 Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty
A. The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns, in their respective jurisdictions, may, upon written application and good cause being shown, issue a ...

46.2-1139.1 Delegation of permitting authority
The Commissioner may authorize an agent, including a state agency, to issue designated permits pursuant to this article. (2002, c. 265; 2003, c. 314.) ...

46.2-1140 Authority to use certain streets and highways in cities and towns
When the Commissioner issues a permit to a person to move a vehicle of excessive size and weight along specified highways in Virginia, the Commissioner ...

46.2-1141 Overweight permits for containerized freight
Permits to operate on the highways a vehicle exceeding the maximum weight specified in this title shall be granted without costs if the vehicle is ...

46.2-1142 Overweight permits for concrete haulers
The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns, in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application made by the owner or operator, shall issue overweight ...

46.2-1142.1 Extensions of overweight limits authorized under { 46.2-1142 for vehicles used to haul concrete; ...
Owners or operators of vehicles used exclusively to haul concrete may apply for permits to extend the single axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds, the ...

46.2-1143 Overweight permits for coal haulers; trucks hauling gravel, sand, crushed stone, or liquids produce...
A. The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application by the owner or operator of vehicles used ...

46.2-1143.1 Overweight permits for haulers of excavated material
The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns, in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application made by the owner or operator, shall issue overweight ...

46.2-1144 Overweight permits for solid waste haulers
The Commissioner, upon written application by the owner or operator of vehicles used exclusively for hauling solid waste other than hazardous waste, shall issue without ...

46.2-1144.1 Overweight permits for tank wagons
The Commissioner, upon written application and payment of a fee by the owner of tank wagon vehicles as defined in § 58.1-2201, shall issue overweight ...

46.2-1145 Overweight permits for certain trucks operated by Arlington County
The Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner, upon written application by Arlington County, shall issue without cost to such county a permit authorizing the county's operation of vehicles ...

46.2-1146 Excess height and length permits for haulers of certain imported goods
The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application by the owners or operators of motor vehicles used ...

46.2-1147 Permits for excessive size and weight for articulated buses
The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application by the owner or operator of passenger buses having ...

46.2-1148 Overweight permit for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce
In addition to other permits provided for in this article, the Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns, in their respective jurisdictions, upon written ...

46.2-1149 Unladen, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled haulers and loaders; permits; engine...
The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application by the owner or operator of any empty, oversize ...

46.2-1149.1 Excess tandem axle weight permits for cotton module haulers
The Commissioner, upon application made by the owner or operator of vehicles used exclusively to transport seed cotton modules, shall issue without cost a permit ...

46.2-1149.2 Permit authorizing transportation of tree-length logs
The Commissioner, upon application made by the owner or operator of vehicles used to transport tree-length logs, shall issue a permit authorizing the operation on ...

46.2-1149.3 Payment of fees into special fund
Except as provided in § 46.2-1144.1, all fees collected by the Commissioner under §§ 46.2-1139 through 46.2-1149.2 shall be paid into the state treasury and ...

46.2-1149.4 Overweight permits for specialized mobile equipment
The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns, in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application made by the owner or operator, shall issue without ...

46.2-1149.5 Overweight permits for underground pipe cleaning, hydroexcavating, and water blasting equipment...
The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns, in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application made by the owner or operator, shall issue an ...

46.2-1150 Towing certain unlicensed or uninspected vehicles
Nothing in this title shall prohibit towing an unlicensed motor vehicle or motor vehicle which has not been inspected pursuant to Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 ...

46.2-1151 Weight limit exception as to vehicles designed for towing disabled vehicles
The provisions of §§ 46.2-1122 through 46.2-1127 shall not apply to a vehicle designed for towing disabled vehicles, when towing such vehicle in an emergency ...

46.2-1152 Certain tow trucks need not be weighed
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no truck designed and equipped for the towing of inoperative or disabled motor vehicles shall be required to be ...

46.2-1153 Permissible lengths of combination vehicles being towed in emergencies
In an emergency as provided in § 46.2-1149, the towing of disabled vehicles which cannot be separated for safety, physical, or mechanical reasons and which ...

46.2-1154 Length of vehicles; exceptions in case of breakdown
The provisions of § 46.2-1118 shall not apply to vehicles which, because of a mechanical breakdown or an accident, are towed to the nearest repair ...

46.2-1155 Fastening load of logs, barrels, etc
No vehicle which is designed or used for the purpose of hauling logs, poles, lumber, barrels, hogsheads, or other materials or containers which by their ...

46.2-1156 Construction, maintenance and loading must prevent escape of contents; load covers; exemption...
A. No vehicle shall be operated or moved on any highway unless it is so constructed, maintained, and loaded as to prevent its contents from ...

46.2-1156.1 Transportation of persons less than sixteen years old in pickup truck beds prohibited; exceptio...
No person under sixteen years of age shall be transported in the rear cargo area of any pickup truck on the highways of Virginia. The ...

46.2-1157 Requirement of inspection; well-drilling machinery, antique motor vehicle or antique trailer except...
The Superintendent may compel, by proclamation of the Governor or otherwise, the owner or operator of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered in Virginia ...

46.2-1158 Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection
Motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers required to be inspected pursuant to the provisions of § 46.2-1157 shall be reinspected within twelve months of the month ...

46.2-1158.1 Extension of validity of vehicle safety inspection approval stickers issued for vehicles whose regi...
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any vehicle safety inspection approval sticker issued for any vehicle that is principally garaged outside the Commonwealth while its ...

46.2-1159 Logtrailers defined; exempt from inspection under certain conditions
For the purpose of this section, a "logtrailer" shall be any vehicle designed and used solely as an implement for hauling logs, lumber, or other ...

46.2-1160 Towed vehicle defined; exempt from inspection requirement
For the purpose of this section a towed vehicle shall be any motor vehicle designed or altered and used exclusively for racing or other exhibition ...

46.2-1161 Exemption of certain trailers not equipped with brakes
No boat, utility, or travel trailer which is not equipped with brakes shall be required to be inspected. (1977, c. 655, § 46.1-317.1; 1989, c. ...

46.2-1161.1 Inspections of trailers and semitrailers equipped with heating or cooking appliances
If any trailer or semitrailer subject to the periodic safety inspections required by this article is equipped with a heating or cooking appliance, the safety ...

46.2-1162 Inspection of certain trailers
Any trailer required to be inspected under the provisions of this article may, only if the size or configuration of the trailer and the size ...

46.2-1163 Official inspection stations; safety inspection approval stickers; actions of Superintendent subjec...
The Superintendent may designate, furnish instructions to, and supervise official inspection stations for the inspection of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers and for adjusting and ...

46.2-1164 Reinspection not required when windshield replaced; transfer of inspection sticker to new windshiel...
When any vehicle requires the replacement of a windshield pursuant to § 46.2-1058, it shall not be necessary to inspect such vehicle at the time ...

46.2-1165 Regulations for inspection of vehicles; posting
The Superintendent shall promulgate regulations for the inspection of motor vehicles under this title and shall furnish each official inspection station with a printed set ...

46.2-1166 Minimum standards required for inspection stations
The Superintendent shall not designate any person, firm, or corporation as an official inspection station unless and until such person, firm or corporation satisfies the ...

46.2-1167 Charges for inspection and reinspection; exemption
A. Each official safety inspection station may charge no more than: 1. Fifty-one dollars for each inspection of any (i) tractor truck, (ii) truck that ...

46.2-1167.1 (See Editor's note for effect of section) Additional fee permitted in certain counties and citie...
In addition to all other charges and fees permitted by law, the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority are authorized to ...

46.2-1168 Additional registration fee
In addition to any other fees imposed, at the time of registration the owner of every motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer required to be registered ...

46.2-1169 Inspection defined; making of repairs or adjustments
The term "inspection" as herein used shall not include repairs or adjustments. Repairs or adjustments necessary to bring the vehicle into conformity with this title ...

46.2-1170 Advertising, etc., of official inspection station when not authorized
No person, firm, or corporation, unless designated as such in accordance with the provisions of this article, shall, either directly or indirectly, display, advertise, or ...

46.2-1171 Penalties for violation of article
Any person violating this article shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first offense and guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for ...

46.2-1172 Unauthorized taking, possession, or use of inspection stickers, etc.; penalty
No person shall remove any inspection sticker or any paper issued by the Superintendent in connection with vehicle safety inspections from the custody of any ...

46.2-1173 Imitation or counterfeit inspection stickers
No person shall make, issue, or knowingly use any imitation or counterfeit of an official safety inspection sticker. No person shall display or cause or ...

46.2-1174 Superintendent authorized to enter into Uniform Vehicle Inspection Reciprocity Agreement
The Superintendent is authorized to enter into the Uniform Vehicle Inspection Reciprocity Agreement, adopted by the American Association of Motor Vehicles Administrators on January 1, ...

46.2-1175 Operators of certain commuter buses to maintain certain records; inspection of records and buses b...
Persons, firms, corporations, and other business entities operating commuter buses for compensation in intrastate commerce shall maintain records of all maintenance performed on such buses. ...

46.2-1175.1 Inspection of certain refuse collection and highway maintenance vehicles
No safety inspection approval sticker shall be issued under this article to any publicly or privately owned vehicle (i) used for garbage and refuse collection ...

46.2-1176 Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the following meanings except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: "Basic, ...

46.2-1177 Emissions inspection program
The Director shall administer an emissions inspection program. Such program shall require biennial inspections of motor vehicles at official emissions inspection stations in accordance with ...

46.2-1178 Administration and scope of emissions inspection program
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the emissions inspection program provided for in this article shall apply to motor vehicles having actual gross ...

46.2-1178.1 On-road testing of motor vehicle emissions; authority to adopt regulations; civil charges
A. The emissions inspection program authorized by § 46.2-1177 and provided for in § 46.2-1178 shall include on-road testing of motor vehicle emissions. The Board ...

46.2-1178.2 Repair of certain vehicles not in compliance with standards established by the Board; payment of re...
The Department of Environmental Quality shall operate a program to subsidize repairs of vehicles identified by on-road testing pursuant to § 46.2-1178.1 that fail to ...

46.2-1179 Board to adopt emissions standards
A. The Board shall adopt emissions standards necessary to implement the emissions inspection program provided for in this article. Such standards shall include specifications and ...

46.2-1179.1 Board to adopt clean alternative fuel fleet standards for motor vehicles; penalty
A. For purposes of this section: "Clean alternative fuel" means any fuel, including methanol, ethanol, other alcohols, reformulated gasoline, diesel, natural gases, liquified petroleum gas, ...

46.2-1180 Board to adopt regulations; exemption of certain motor vehicles
A. The Board is authorized to adopt such regulations for purposes of implementation, administration, and regulation as may be necessary to carry out the provisions ...

46.2-1181 Emissions inspection; cost of repairs; waivers
A. A motor vehicle shall qualify for an emissions inspection waiver in the event that such vehicle has failed an initial inspection and subsequently failed ...

46.2-1182 Emissions inspection fees; exemption
Emissions inspection stations performing emissions inspections under subsection A of § 46.2-1178 may charge $11.40 for each emissions inspection, but such charge shall not be ...

46.2-1182.1 Additional registration fee; exemption
Beginning July 1, 1994, in addition to any other fees imposed, at the time of registration by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the owner of ...

46.2-1182.2 Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Fund established; use of moneys
A special nonreverting fund known as the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Fund is hereby established in the state treasury. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2.2-1802, ...

46.2-1183 (For contingent expiration date, see note) Emissions inspection required prior to registration of c...
No vehicle subject to the provisions of this article shall be registered or reregistered until it has passed an emissions inspection or has been issued ...

46.2-1184 Fleet emissions inspection stations
Any registered owner or lessee of a fleet of at least twenty vehicles may apply to the Director for a permit to establish a fleet ...

46.2-1185 Investigation of inspection stations; revocation or suspension of permits for emissions inspection ...
The Director shall investigate the operation of each emissions inspection station and fleet emissions inspection station as the conditions and circumstances of such operation indicate. ...

46.2-1186 False certificate
No person shall make, issue, or knowingly use any imitation or otherwise counterfeit official certificate of emissions inspection. No person shall issue or cause or ...

46.2-1187 Penalties
Any person violating this article shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first offense and fined not less than $100 nor more ...

46.2-1187.1 Right of entry
Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of this article, the Executive Director or his duly authorized agent or employee at reasonable times may enter ...

46.2-1187.2 Compelling compliance with regulations and order of Board; penalty
Any emissions inspection station owner violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any regulation or order of the Board may be compelled to comply ...

46.2-1187.3 Vehicles used for investigations
Motor vehicles owned by the Commonwealth and used solely for investigations pursuant to this article may be issued the same license plates as those issued ...

46.2-1188 Motorcycle rider safety training courses
"Motorcycle rider safety training courses" shall mean courses of instruction in the operation of motorcycles, including instruction in the safe on-road operation of motorcycles, the ...

46.2-1189 Authority of the Department of Motor Vehicles
The Department of Motor Vehicles may do all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this article, including entering into contracts for administrative and ...

46.2-1190 Regional motorcycle rider safety training centers; requirements
A. Any public or private agency, organization, school, institution of higher education, partnership, corporation, or individual that meets the program requirements set forth in this ...

46.2-1190.1 Curricula requirements
A. The curriculum used in a novice rider-training course to train novice riders shall be approved by the Department. Each participant enrolled in a novice ...

46.2-1190.2 Facilities and equipment; requirements and approval
A. A training center shall possess or have access to the use of all classroom, range, storage facilities, and equipment. A training center's facilities and ...

46.2-1190.3 Instructor qualifications
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46.2-1190.4 Administrative and reporting requirements
A. Training centers shall be responsible for verifying that all participants are eligible for enrollment in a course under the program, based on the following: ...

46.2-1190.5 Penalties and remedies for violations of article
A. The Department shall impose the following penalties on any training center for violations of the requirements established by the Department or of this article: ...

46.2-1190.6 Other grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses
A license issued pursuant to this article may be denied, suspended, or revoked on any one or more of the following grounds, where applicable: 1. ...

46.2-1190.7 Civil penalties
In addition to any other penalties or remedies available to the Commissioner under this article, the Commissioner may assess a civil penalty for any violation ...

46.2-1191 Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program Fund
To finance the cost of the Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall deposit the fee collected for the issuance of ...

46.2-1192 Issuance and renewal of licenses by Department; payments to regional training centers
The Department of Motor Vehicles is authorized to issue or renew licenses for regional motorcycle rider safety training centers for the conducting of motorcycle rider ...

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