§ 46.2-1122 Definitions.
§ 46.2-1123 Weight of vehicles and loads.
§ 46.2-1124 Maximum single axle weight, generally; maximum weight per inch of tire width.
§ 46.2-1125 Maximum tandem axle weight, generally.
§ 46.2-1126 Maximum gross weight, generally.
§ 46.2-1127 Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways.
§ 46.2-1127.1 Weight limit exception for certain emergency vehicles using the interstate highways.
§ 46.2-1128 Extensions of weight limits; fees.
§ 46.2-1129 Further extensions of weight limits for certain vehicles hauling Virginia-grown farm or forest products.
§ 46.2-1129.1 Further extension of weight limits for certain vehicles utilizing an auxiliary power unit or other idle reduction technology.
§ 46.2-1129.2 Further extension of weight limits for vehicles fueled by natural gas or powered by means of electric battery power.
§ 46.2-1130 Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erected.
§ 46.2-1130.1 Overweight permits granted to cross bridges and culverts by certain emergency response vehicles responding to an emergency call.
§ 46.2-1131 Penalty for violation of weight limits.
§ 46.2-1132 Service of process in weight violation cases.
§ 46.2-1133 Special processing provisions for overweight violations.
§ 46.2-1134 Special overweight seizure provisions; penalty.
§ 46.2-1135 (Contingent expiration date — see note*) Liquidated damages for violation of weight limits.
§ 46.2-1136 Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases.
§ 46.2-1137 Weighing vehicles; procedure; shifting loads; unloading excess load; weighing fee; certificate as to accuracy of scales admissible in evidence; penalties.
§ 46.2-1138 County ordinances fixing weight limits on roads that have been withdrawn from secondary system.
§ 46.2-1138.1 City ordinances fixing weight limits on certain roads.
§ 46.2-1138.2 Town ordinances concerning weight limits on certain roads.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 46.2 > Subtitle III > Chapter 10 > Article 17 - Maximum Vehicle Weights.

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • farm: means any person that obtains at least 51 percent of its annual gross income from agricultural operations and produces the agricultural waste used as feedstock for the waste-to-energy technology, (ii) "agricultural waste" means biomass waste materials capable of decomposition that are produced from the raising of plants and animals during agricultural operations, including animal manures, bedding, plant stalks, hulls, and vegetable matter, and (iii) "waste-to-energy technology" means any technology, including but not limited to a methane digester, that converts agricultural waste into gas, steam, or heat that is used to generate electricity on-site. See Virginia Code 1-222.1
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Semitrailer: means every vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and that of its own load rests on or is carried by another vehicle. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Tow truck: means a motor vehicle for hire (i) designed to lift, pull, or carry another vehicle by means of a hoist or other mechanical apparatus and (ii) having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of at least 10,000 pounds. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
  • Tractor truck: means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the load and weight of the vehicle attached thereto. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100