§ 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 exceed length limits established in Article 16 (§ 46.2-1112 et seq.) of this chapter, shall be permissible for the purpose of towing any such vehicle to the nearest facility which can make the necessary repairs but not more than fifty miles from the point such vehicle was disabled.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 14 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 342; in 1956, chapters 476 and 483; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapters 113 and 575; in 1964, chapter 286; in 1966, chapters 59 and 373; in 1972, chapter 446; in 1974, chapters 580 and 664; in 1975, chapter 104; in 1978, chapter 254; in 1983, chapter 515; in 1985, chapter 426; in 1986, chapters 72 and 417; in 1989, chapter 727.
Code 1950, §§ 46-328, 46-331; 1950, p. 665; 1952, c. 342; 1956, cc. 476, 483; 1958, c. 541, §§ 46.1-330, 46.1-335; 1962, cc. 113, 575; 1964, c. 286; 1966, cc. 59, 373; 1972, c. 446; 1974, cc. 580, 664; 1975, c. 104; 1978, c. 254; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, cc. 72, 417; 1989, c. 727.