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§ 46.2-1000. Department to suspend registration of vehicles lacking certain equipment; officer to take possession of registration card, license plates and decals when observing defect in motor vehicle; when to be returned - The Department shall suspend the registration of any motor vehicle,...
§ 46.2-1001. Removal of unsafe vehicles; penalty - Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer examined by a law-enforcement...
§ 46.2-1001.1. Special equipment required for converted electric vehicles - In addition to any other equipment required by this chapter,...
§ 46.2-1002. Illegal possession or sale of certain unapproved equipment - It shall be unlawful for any person to possess with...
§ 46.2-1003. Illegal use of defective and unsafe equipment - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to use...
§ 46.2-1004. Trademark or name and instructions required - Each device or other equipment mentioned in § 46.2-1002 and...
§ 46.2-1005. Procedure for approval of equipment - The Superintendent may establish a procedure for the approval of...
§ 46.2-1005.1. Auxiliary lights on motorcycles - The Superintendent of State Police shall establish guidelines setting forth...
§ 46.2-1006. Approval of brake and head light testing methods and equipment - The Superintendent shall approve methods of brake testing and head...
§ 46.2-1007. Retesting of devices and revocation of approval certificates - The Superintendent, when having reason to believe that an approved...
§ 46.2-1008. Fees for approval certificates - Any person who applies to the Superintendent for a certificate...
§ 46.2-1009. Exemptions for certain electrically powered vehicles; standards and permits for such vehicles - The provisions of §§ 46.2-1002 through 46.2-1008 shall not apply...
§ 46.2-1010. Equipment required - Every vehicle driven or moved on a highway within the...
§ 46.2-1011. Headlights on motor vehicles - Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, autocycle, road roller,...
§ 46.2-1012. Headlights, auxiliary headlights, tail lights, brake lights, auxiliary lights, and illumination of license plates on motorcycles or autocycles - Every motorcycle or autocycle shall be equipped with at least...
§ 46.2-1013. Tail lights - A. Every motor vehicle and every trailer or semitrailer being...
§ 46.2-1014. Brake lights - A. Every motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except an antique...
§ 46.2-1014.1. Supplemental high mount stop light - A. Whenever operated on the highways, every Virginia-registered passenger car...
§ 46.2-1015. Lights on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, personal delivery devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters - A. Every bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, personal delivery...
§ 46.2-1016. Lights on other vehicles; reflectors - All vehicles or other mobile equipment not otherwise in this...
§ 46.2-1017. Dimension or marker lights and reflectors, generally - All motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers exceeding seven feet in...
§ 46.2-1018. Marker lights on vehicles or loads exceeding thirty-five feet - Whenever any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles whose actual...
§ 46.2-1019. Spotlights - Any motor vehicle or motorcycle may be equipped with one...
§ 46.2-1020. Other permissible lights - Any motor vehicle may be equipped with fog lights, not...
§ 46.2-1021. Additional lights permitted on certain commercial vehicles - In addition to other lights permitted in this article, buses...
§ 46.2-1021.1. Additional lights permitted on certain privately owned cars - Privately owned passenger cars used for home delivery of commercially...
§ 46.2-1022. Flashing or steady-burning blue or red, flashing red and blue or blue and white, or red, white, and blue warning lights - Certain Department of Military Affairs vehicles and certain Virginia National...
§ 46.2-1023. Flashing red or red and white warning lights - Fire apparatus, forest warden vehicles, emergency medical services vehicles, vehicles...
§ 46.2-1024. Flashing or steady-burning red or red and white warning light units - Any member of a fire department, volunteer fire company, or...
§ 46.2-1025. Flashing amber, purple, or green warning lights - A. The following vehicles may be equipped with flashing, blinking,...
§ 46.2-1026. Flashing high-intensity amber warning lights - A. High-intensity flashing, blinking, or alternating amber warning lights visible...
§ 46.2-1027. Warning lights on certain demonstrator vehicles - Dealers or businesses engaged in the sale of fire, emergency...
§ 46.2-1028. Auxiliary lights on firefighting, Virginia Department of Transportation, and other emergency vehicles - Any firefighting vehicle, emergency medical services vehicle, Virginia Department of...
§ 46.2-1028.1. Illuminated identification systems on certain emergency vehicles - Any firefighting vehicle, ambulance, rescue or life-saving vehicle, or vehicle...
§ 46.2-1028.2. Auxiliary lights on public utility vehicles - Any electrical service utility vehicle owned and operated by a...
§ 46.2-1029. Auxiliary lights on law-enforcement vehicles - Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any government-owned law-enforcement...
§ 46.2-1029.1. Flashing of headlights on certain vehicles - Emergency vehicles as defined in subsection C of § 46.2-920...
§ 46.2-1029.2. Certain vehicles may be equipped with secondary warning lights - A. For purposes of this section, "traffic incident management vehicle"...
§ 46.2-1030. When lights to be lighted; number of lights to be lighted at any time; use of warning lights - A. Every vehicle in operation on a highway in the...
§ 46.2-1031. Requirements as to single-beam head lights - Approved single-beam head lights shall be aimed in accordance with...
§ 46.2-1032. Requirements as to multiple-beam headlights - Approved multiple-beam headlights shall be aimed in accordance with regulations...
§ 46.2-1033. Indicator light required - Every motor vehicle operated on a highway shall be equipped...
§ 46.2-1034. When dimming headlights required - Whenever a vehicle is being driven on a highway or...
§ 46.2-1035. Dimming headlights on parked vehicles - Whenever a vehicle is parked so that the beam from...
§ 46.2-1036. Acetylene lights on antique motor vehicles - Antique motor vehicles as defined in § 46.2-100 may be...
§ 46.2-1037. Lights on parked vehicles - Any vehicle parked or stopped on a highway, whether attended...
§ 46.2-1038. When turn signals required; exceptions - A. Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is so...
§ 46.2-1039. Requirements of turn signals; regulations - Every turn signal used to give a signal of intention...
§ 46.2-1040. Hazard lights - Motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers, when temporarily stopped on the...
§ 46.2-1041. Restrictions as to solid rubber tires - Every tire, other than a pneumatic tire, made of rubber...
§ 46.2-1042. Standard for vehicle tire; sale of certain tires prohibited; penalty - No person shall sell or offer for sale, or have...
§ 46.2-1043. Tire tread depth - A. No person shall operate a motor vehicle, trailer, or...
§ 46.2-1043.1. Tire loading - No person shall operate for a commercial purpose a truck,...
§ 46.2-1044. Cleats, etc., on tires; chains; tires with studs - No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall...
§ 46.2-1045. Sale of tires having cleats, etc., prohibited; studded tires excepted - No person shall sell to any resident of the Commonwealth...
§ 46.2-1046. Traction engines and tractors - The Commissioner of Highways and local authorities in their respective...
§ 46.2-1047. Muffler cutout, etc., illegal - It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale...
§ 46.2-1048. Pollution control systems or devices - No motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth and manufactured for...
§ 46.2-1049. Exhaust system in good working order - No person shall drive and no owner of a vehicle...
§ 46.2-1050. Mufflers on motorcycles - It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or...
§ 46.2-1051. Local ordinances; vehicle exhaust - A. The governing body of any county, city, or town...
§ 46.2-1052. Tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers on windshields, etc.; penalties - A. As used in this article, unless the context requires...
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1054. Suspension of objects or alteration of vehicle so as to obstruct driver's view - A. It shall be unlawful for any person (i) to...
§ 46.2-1055. Windshield wipers - Every permanent windshield on a motor vehicle shall be equipped...
§ 46.2-1055.1. Windshield defroster or defogger - Every Virginia-registered motor vehicle manufactured for the 1969 or subsequent...
§ 46.2-1056. When safety glass required - It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on...
§ 46.2-1057. Windshields - It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on...
§ 46.2-1058. Replacement of glass in vehicle - It shall be unlawful for any person to replace any...
§ 46.2-1059. Horns - Every motor vehicle driven on a highway shall be equipped...
§ 46.2-1060. Illegal sirens, whistles, etc.; unlawful use of warning devices; exceptions - It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped...
§ 46.2-1061. Sirens or exhaust whistles on emergency vehicles - Every law-enforcement vehicle, every vehicle authorized to be equipped with...
§ 46.2-1062. Approval of warning devices - The Superintendent may promulgate regulations relating to the construction, mounting,...
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1064. Modification of front-end suspension by use of lift blocks - No motor vehicle whose front-end suspension has been modified by...
§ 46.2-1065. Steering gear; installation, sale, etc., of repair kit or preventive maintenance kit for use on part of steering gear prohibited - Every motor vehicle driven on a highway shall be equipped...
§ 46.2-1066. Brakes - Every motor vehicle when driven on a highway shall be...
§ 46.2-1067. Within what distances brakes should stop vehicle - On a dry, hard, approximately level stretch of highway free...
§ 46.2-1068. Emergency or parking brakes - Every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles, except motorcycles or...
§ 46.2-1069. Brakes on motorcycles - Every motorcycle manufactured after July 1, 1974, and driven on...
§ 46.2-1070. Brakes on trailers - Every semitrailer, trailer, or separate vehicle attached by a drawbar,...
§ 46.2-1071. Requirements for parking - No person having control of a motor vehicle shall allow...
§ 46.2-1072. Operation of vehicle without serial or identification number; requirements for stamping, cutting, or embossing numbers; regulations - It shall be unlawful to sell or to drive on...
§ 46.2-1072.1. Fees - The Commissioner may charge a fee of $125 per vehicle,...
§ 46.2-1073. Engine or serial number illegible, removed, or obliterated - The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on...
§ 46.2-1074. Removing or altering serial or identification numbers, decals and devices without consent of Department - Any person who, individually or in association with one or...
§ 46.2-1075. Possession of vehicles with serial numbers removed or altered - Any person who shall knowingly have in his possession a...
§ 46.2-1075.1. Tampering with gross vehicle weight ratings; penalty - It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to remove,...
§ 46.2-1076. Lettering on certain vehicles - A. No person shall drive, cause to be driven, or...
§ 46.2-1077. Motor vehicles not to be equipped with television within view of driver; viewing motion pictures or similar displays while driving - A. No motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth shall be...
§ 46.2-1077.01. Display of certain visual material in motor vehicles prohibited; penalty - It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor...
§ 46.2-1077.1. Mobile infrared transmitters; demerit points not to be awarded - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate...
§ 46.2-1078. Unlawful to operate motor vehicle, bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped while using earphones - It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a...
§ 46.2-1078.1. Repealed - Repealed by 2020, cc. 250 and 543, cl. 2, effective...
§ 46.2-1079. Radar detectors; demerit points not to be awarded - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate...
§ 46.2-1080. Speedometer in good working order - It shall be unlawful for any person to possess with...
§ 46.2-1081. Slow-moving vehicle emblems - A. Every farm tractor, self-propelled unit of farm equipment or...
§ 46.2-1082. Mirrors - No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway...
§ 46.2-1083. Rear fenders, flaps, or guards required for certain motor vehicles - No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle...
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1085. Repealed - 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...
§ 46.2-1087. Forfeiture of vehicles equipped with smoke projectors, etc. - Any motor vehicle found to be equipped with any device,...
§ 46.2-1088. Air conditioning units - No motor vehicle operated on any highway shall be equipped...
§ 46.2-1088.1. Hood scoops - No motor vehicle shall be operated on a public highway...
§ 46.2-1088.2. Warning devices required on certain vehicles - Any self-propelled vehicle used to sell ice cream, snacks and...
§ 46.2-1088.3. Air bags; installation of other object in lieu of air bag prohibited; manufacture, sale, etc., of counterfeit or nonfunctional air bag prohibited; notice of installation of previously installed airbag required; penalties - A. As used in this section: "Counterfeit air bag" means...
§ 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...
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1088.6. Motor vehicle recording devices - A. As used in this section: "Accessed" means downloaded, extracted,...
§ 46.2-1089. Paint and lettering on school bus - School buses shall be painted yellow with the words "School...
§ 46.2-1089.1. Signs and markings on school buses using alternative fuels - The State Board of Education may provide by regulation for...
§ 46.2-1090. Warning devices on school buses; other buses; use thereof; penalties - Every bus used for the principal purpose of transporting school...
§ 46.2-1090.1. Warning lights on school buses - In addition to other lights authorized by law, school buses...
§ 46.2-1091. Safety belts to be worn by certain bus drivers - Any person operating a school bus shall wear the appropriate...
§ 46.2-1092. Safety lap belts or a combination of lap belts and shoulder harnesses to be installed in certain motor vehicles - No passenger car or autocycle registered in the Commonwealth and...
§ 46.2-1093. Requirements for safety lap belts, shoulder harnesses and combinations thereof - Any safety lap belt or shoulder harness or any combination...
§ 46.2-1094. Occupants of front seats of motor vehicles required to use safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses; penalty - A. Any driver, and any other person at least 18...
§ 46.2-1095. Child restraint devices required when transporting certain children; safety belts for passengers less than 18 years old required - A. Any person who drives on the highways of Virginia...
§ 46.2-1096. Exceptions for certain children - Whenever any physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth...
§ 46.2-1097. Child restraint devices; special fund created - The Department of Health shall operate a program to promote,...
§ 46.2-1098. Penalties; violations not negligence per se - Any person, including those subject to jurisdiction of a juvenile...
§ 46.2-1099. Further exemptions - This article shall not apply to: The transporting of any...
§ 46.2-1100. Use of standard seat belts permitted for certain children - The use of a seat belt of the type which...
§ 46.2-1101. Limitations applicable throughout Commonwealth; alteration by local authorities - The maximum size and weight of vehicles specified in Articles...
§ 46.2-1102. Size and weight limitations inapplicable to farm machinery, agricultural multipurpose drying units, and firefighting equipment; amber warning lights - A. Except when restricted by bridge capacity in § 46.2-1104,...
§ 46.2-1103. Greater size, weight, and load limits permitted by interstate commerce regulations - If a federal regulation of interstate commerce permits the use...
§ 46.2-1104. Reduction of limits by Commissioner of Highways and local authorities; penalties - The Commissioner of Highways, acting through employees of the Department...
§ 46.2-1105. Width of vehicles generally; exceptions - A. No vehicle, including any load thereon, but excluding the...
§ 46.2-1106. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, c. 707, cl. 1.
§ 46.2-1108. Bus widths to comply with federal law - If federal law permits the operation of passenger buses wider...
§ 46.2-1109. Widths of commercial vehicles - No commercial vehicle shall exceed 102 inches in width when...
§ 46.2-1110. Height of vehicles; damage to overhead obstruction; penalty - No loaded or unloaded vehicle shall exceed a height of...
§ 46.2-1111. Extension of loads beyond line of fender or body - No vehicle shall carry any load extending more than six...
§ 46.2-1112. Length of vehicles, generally; special permits; vehicle combinations, etc., operating on certain highways; penalty - No motor vehicle longer than 40 feet shall be operated...
§ 46.2-1113. Length exceptions for certain passenger buses and motor homes - Passenger buses and motor homes longer than thirty-five feet, but...
§ 46.2-1114. Length of watercraft transporters; operation on certain highways - Watercraft transporters shall not exceed a length of 65 feet...
§ 46.2-1114.1. Length of automobile transporters; operation on certain highways - Automobile transporters shall not exceed a length of 65 feet...
§ 46.2-1115. Lengths of manufactured homes or house trailers - The actual length of any combination of a towing vehicle...
§ 46.2-1116. Vehicles having more than one trailer, etc., attached thereto; exceptions - Except as provided in this section and § 46.2-1117, no...
§ 46.2-1117. Tractor truck semitrailer combinations operating on certain highways; access to certain facilities - A tractor truck semitrailer combination may draw one trailer when...
§ 46.2-1117.1. Commercial delivery of towaway trailers - A. For the purposes of this section: "Towaway trailer transporter...
§ 46.2-1118. Connection between vehicles; tow trucks towing vehicles by means of a wheel lift apparatus - The connection between any two vehicles, one of which is...
§ 46.2-1119. Tow dolly and converter gear - No axle-like device, commonly called a "tow dolly," used to...
§ 46.2-1120. Extension of loads beyond front of vehicles - A. As used in this section, "self-propelled pole carrier" means...
§ 46.2-1121. (Effective until July 1, 2023) Flag or light at end of load - Whenever the load on any vehicle extends more than four...
§ 46.2-1121. (Effective July 1, 2023) Flag or light at end of load - Whenever the load on any vehicle extends more than four...
§ 46.2-1122. Definitions - For the purposes of this article the following terms shall...
§ 46.2-1123. Weight of vehicles and loads - The maximum gross weight and axle weight to be permitted...
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1125. Maximum tandem axle weight, generally - The tandem axle weight of any vehicle or combination shall...
§ 46.2-1126. Maximum gross weight, generally - Except as provided in § 46.2-1128, the gross weight imposed...
§ 46.2-1127. Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways - No motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall travel on...
§ 46.2-1127.1. Weight limit exception for certain emergency vehicles using the interstate highways - A. For purposes of this section, "emergency vehicle" means a...
§ 46.2-1128. Extensions of weight limits; fees - The owner of any motor vehicle may obtain an extension...
§ 46.2-1129. Further extensions of weight limits for certain vehicles hauling Virginia-grown farm or forest products - The owner of any motor vehicle used for hauling Virginia-grown...
§ 46.2-1129.1. Further extension of weight limits for certain vehicles utilizing an auxiliary power unit or other idle reduction technology - Any motor vehicle that utilizes an auxiliary power unit or...
§ 46.2-1129.2. Further extension of weight limits for vehicles fueled by natural gas or powered by means of electric battery power - A. On any highway other than an interstate highway, any...
§ 46.2-1130. Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erected - No vehicle shall cross any bridge or culvert in the...
§ 46.2-1130.1. Overweight permits granted to cross bridges and culverts by certain emergency response vehicles responding to an emergency call - Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 46.2-1104 and 46.2-1130, emergency response...
§ 46.2-1131. Penalty for violation of weight limits - Any person violating any weight limit as provided in this...
§ 46.2-1132. Service of process in weight violation cases - Any person, whether resident or nonresident, who permits the operation...
§ 46.2-1133. Special processing provisions for overweight violations - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all violations of any...
§ 46.2-1134. Special overweight seizure provisions; penalty - Any officer or size and weight compliance agent authorized to...
§ 46.2-1135. (Contingent expiration date -- see note*) Liquidated damages for violation of weight limits - A. Any person violating any weight limit as provided in...
§ 46.2-1135. (Contingent effective date -- see note*) Liquidated damages for violation of weight limits - A. Any person violating any weight limit as provided in...
§ 46.2-1136. Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases - Any officer or size and weight compliance agent authorized to...
§ 46.2-1137. Weighing vehicles; procedure; shifting loads; unloading excess load; weighing fee; certificate as to accuracy of scales admissible in evidence; penalties - A. For the purposes of this section, a permanent weighing...
§ 46.2-1138. County ordinances fixing weight limits on roads that have been withdrawn from secondary system - A. The governing bodies of Arlington and Henrico Counties may...
§ 46.2-1138.1. City ordinances fixing weight limits on certain roads - The governing body of any city may adopt ordinances providing...
§ 46.2-1138.2. Town ordinances concerning weight limits on certain roads - A. The governing body of any town that provided, on...
§ 46.2-1139. Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty - A. The Commissioner and, unless otherwise indicated in this article,...
§ 46.2-1139.1. Delegation of permitting authority - The Commissioner may authorize an agent, including a state agency,...
§ 46.2-1140. Authority to use certain streets and highways in cities and towns - When the Commissioner issues a permit to a person to...
§ 46.2-1140.1. Annual overweight permits; fees - A. Except as otherwise provided, the annual fee for overweight...
§ 46.2-1141. Overweight permits for containerized freight and fluid milk - Permits to operate on the highways a vehicle exceeding the...
§ 46.2-1142. Overweight permits for concrete haulers - The Commissioner, upon written application made by the owner or...
§ 46.2-1142.1. Extensions of overweight limits authorized under § 46.2-1142 for vehicles used to haul concrete; fees - Owners or operators of vehicles used exclusively to haul concrete...
§ 46.2-1143. Overweight permits for coal haulers; trucks hauling gravel, sand, asphalt, crushed stone, or liquids produced from gas or oil wells in certain counties; penalties - A. The Commissioner upon written application by the owner or...
§ 46.2-1143.1. Overweight permits for haulers of excavated material - The Commissioner, upon written application made by the owner or...
§ 46.2-1144. Overweight permits for solid waste haulers - The Commissioner, upon written application by the owner or operator...
§ 46.2-1144.1. Overweight permits for tank wagons - The Commissioner, upon written application and payment of a fee...
§ 46.2-1144.2. Overweight permits for haulers of farm animal feed - The Commissioner, upon written application by the owner or operator...
§ 46.2-1145. Overweight permits for certain trucks operated by Arlington County - The Commissioner, upon written application by Arlington County, shall issue...
§ 46.2-1146. Excess height and length permits for haulers of certain imported goods - The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in...
§ 46.2-1147. Permits for excessive size and weight for articulated buses - The Commissioner, upon written application by the owner or operator...
§ 46.2-1148. Overweight permit for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce - In addition to other permits provided for in this article,...
§ 46.2-1148.1. Overweight permit for hauling forest products - A. For purposes of this section, "forest products" means raw...
§ 46.2-1149. Unladen, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled haulers and loaders; permits; engineering analysis; costs - The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in...
§ 46.2-1149.1. Excess tandem axle weight permits for cotton module haulers - The Commissioner, upon application made by the owner or operator...
§ 46.2-1149.2. Permit authorizing transportation of tree-length logs - The Commissioner, upon application made by the owner or operator...
§ 46.2-1149.3. Payment of fees into special fund - Except as otherwise provided, all fees collected by the Commissioner...
§ 46.2-1149.4. Overweight permits for specialized mobile equipment - The Commissioner, upon written application made by the owner or...
§ 46.2-1149.5. Overweight permits for underground pipe cleaning, hydroexcavating, and water blasting equipment - The Commissioner, upon written application made by the owner or...
§ 46.2-1149.6. Permits for truck cranes - The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns, in...
§ 46.2-1149.7. Specialized construction equipment; permits; engineering analysis; costs - A. For the purpose of this section, "specialized construction equipment"...
§ 46.2-1149.8. Excess width permits for vehicles transporting watercraft - The Commissioner shall issue a permit authorizing the operation of...
§ 46.2-1150. Towing certain unlicensed or uninspected vehicles - Nothing in this title shall prohibit towing an unlicensed motor...
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1151.1. Weight limit exception for covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicles - The provisions of §§ 46.2-1126 and 46.2-1127 shall not apply...
§ 46.2-1152. Certain tow trucks need not be weighed - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no truck designed and...
§ 46.2-1153. Permissible lengths of combination vehicles being towed in emergencies - In an emergency as provided in § 46.2-1149, the towing...
§ 46.2-1154. Length of vehicles; exceptions in case of breakdown - The provisions of § 46.2-1118 shall not apply to vehicles...
§ 46.2-1155. Fastening load of logs, barrels, etc. - No vehicle which is designed or used for the purpose...
§ 46.2-1156. Construction, maintenance and loading must prevent escape of contents; load covers; exemptions - A. No vehicle shall be operated or moved on any...
§ 46.2-1156.1. Transportation of persons less than sixteen years old in pickup truck beds prohibited; exception - No person under sixteen years of age shall be transported...
§ 46.2-1157. Inspection of motor vehicles required - A. The owner or operator of any motor vehicle, trailer,...
§ 46.2-1158. Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection - Motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers required to be inspected pursuant...
§ 46.2-1158.01. Exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement - A. The following shall be exempt from inspection as required...
§ 46.2-1158.02. Penalty for failure to have motor vehicle inspection - A. Notwithstanding the penalty provisions of § 46.2-1171, a violation...
§ 46.2-1158.1. Extension of validity of vehicle safety inspection approval stickers issued for vehicles whose registered owners are persons in the armed services of the United States - Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any vehicle safety inspection...
§ 46.2-1159. Logtrailers defined; exempt from inspection under certain conditions - For the purpose of this section, a "logtrailer" shall be...
§ 46.2-1160. Towed vehicle defined; exempt from inspection requirement - For the purpose of this section a towed vehicle shall...
§ 46.2-1161. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2011, c. 283, cl. 2.
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1162. Inspection of certain trailers - Any trailer required to be inspected under the provisions of...
§ 46.2-1163. Official inspection stations; safety inspection approval stickers; actions of Superintendent subject to the Administrative Process Act - The Superintendent may designate, furnish instructions to, and supervise official...
§ 46.2-1164. Reinspection not required when windshield replaced; transfer of inspection sticker to new windshield; replacement of lost or damaged stickers - When any vehicle requires the replacement of a windshield pursuant...
§ 46.2-1165. Regulations for inspection of vehicles; posting - The Superintendent shall promulgate regulations for the inspection of motor...
§ 46.2-1166. Minimum standards required for inspection stations; appointments - A. The Superintendent shall not designate any person, firm, or...
§ 46.2-1167. Charges for inspection and reinspection; exemption - A. Each official safety inspection station may charge no more...
§ 46.2-1167.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2009, cc. 864 and 871, cl. 5.
§ 46.2-1168. Additional registration fee - In addition to any other fees imposed, at the time...
§ 46.2-1169. Inspection defined; making of repairs or adjustments - The term "inspection" as herein used shall not include repairs...
§ 46.2-1170. Advertising, etc., of official inspection station when not authorized - No person, firm, or corporation, unless designated as such in...
§ 46.2-1171. Penalties for violation of article - Any person violating this article shall be guilty of a...
§ 46.2-1172. Unauthorized taking, possession, or use of inspection stickers, etc.; penalty - No person shall remove any inspection sticker or any paper...
§ 46.2-1173. Imitation or counterfeit inspection stickers - No person shall make, issue, or knowingly use any imitation...
§ 46.2-1174. Superintendent authorized to enter into Uniform Vehicle Inspection Reciprocity Agreement - The Superintendent is authorized to enter into the Uniform Vehicle...
§ 46.2-1175. Operators of certain commuter buses to maintain certain records; inspection of records and buses by employees of Department of State Police; penalty - Persons, firms, corporations, and other business entities operating commuter buses...
§ 46.2-1175.1. Inspection of certain refuse collection and highway maintenance vehicles - No safety inspection approval sticker shall be issued under this...
§ 46.2-1176. Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this article...
§ 46.2-1177. Emissions inspection program - The Director shall administer an emissions inspection program. Such program...
§ 46.2-1177.1. Inspection program coordinator; agreement for services - The Director may enter into an agreement to designate a...
§ 46.2-1178. Administration and scope of emissions inspection program - A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the emissions...
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1178.2. Repair of certain vehicles not in compliance with standards established by the Board; payment of repairs from Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Fund - The Department of Environmental Quality shall operate a program to...
§ 46.2-1179. Board to adopt emissions standards - A. The Board shall adopt emissions standards necessary to implement...
§ 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...
§ 46.2-1180. Board to adopt regulations; exemption of certain motor vehicles - A. The Board is authorized to adopt such regulations for...
§ 46.2-1181. Emissions inspection; cost of repairs; waivers - A. A motor vehicle shall qualify for an emissions inspection...
§ 46.2-1182. Emissions inspection fees; exemption - Emissions inspection stations performing emissions inspections under subsection A of...
§ 46.2-1182.1. Additional registration fee; exemption - Beginning July 1, 1994, in addition to any other fees...
§ 46.2-1182.2. Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Fund established; use of moneys - A special nonreverting fund known as the Vehicle Emissions Inspection...
§ 46.2-1183. Emissions inspection required prior to registration of certain vehicles; records - No vehicle subject to the provisions of this article shall...
§ 46.2-1183.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2018, cc. 286 and 288, cl. 2.
§ 46.2-1184. Fleet emissions inspection stations - Any registered owner or lessee of a fleet of at...
§ 46.2-1185. Investigation of inspection stations; revocation or suspension of permits for emissions inspection stations - The Director shall investigate the operation of each emissions inspection...
§ 46.2-1186. False certificate - No person shall make, issue, or knowingly use any imitation...
§ 46.2-1187. Penalties - Any person violating this article shall be guilty of a...
§ 46.2-1187.1. Right of entry - Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of this article,...
§ 46.2-1187.2. Compelling compliance with regulations and order of Board; penalty - Any emissions inspection station owner violating or failing, neglecting, or...
§ 46.2-1187.3. Vehicles used for investigations - Motor vehicles owned by the Commonwealth and used solely for...
§ 46.2-1188. Motorcycle rider safety training courses - "Motorcycle rider safety training courses" means courses of instruction in...
§ 46.2-1189. Authority of the Department of Motor Vehicles - The Department of Motor Vehicles may do all things necessary...
§ 46.2-1190. Regional motorcycle rider safety training centers; requirements - A. Any public or private agency, organization, school, institution of...
§ 46.2-1190.1. Curricula requirements - A. The curriculum used in a novice rider-training course to...
§ 46.2-1190.2. Facilities and equipment; requirements and approval - A. A training center shall possess or have access to...
§ 46.2-1190.3. Instructor qualifications - A. Training centers shall employ only motorcycle safety instructors who...
§ 46.2-1190.4. Administrative and reporting requirements - A. Training centers shall be responsible for verifying that all...
§ 46.2-1190.5. Penalties and remedies for violations of article - A. The Department shall impose the following penalties on any...
§ 46.2-1190.6. Other grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses - A license issued pursuant to this article may be denied,...
§ 46.2-1190.7. Civil penalties - In addition to any other penalties or remedies available to...
§ 46.2-1191. Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program Fund - To finance the cost of the Motorcycle Rider Safety Training...
§ 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...