§ 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 indicating the manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of any vehicle which (i) has a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 15,000 pounds or less and (ii) has been modified by alteration of its height from the ground. Violation of this section shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.
History
This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 193 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 “Acts” aren’t available online.
1991, c. 193.