{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/33.2-611.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/33.2-611.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/33.2-611.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/33.2-611.html"}],"law_id":71542,"edition_id":1,"section_id":71542,"structure_id":13598,"section_number":"33.2-611","catch_line":"Tolls may vary to encourage travel during off-peak hours","history":"2004, c. 1003, \u00a7 33.1-223.2:12; 2007, c. 896; 2014, c. 805.","full_text":"A\n\nIn order to provide an incentive for motorists to travel at off-peak hours, and in accordance with federal requirements, wherever a toll is imposed and collected by the Department or such other entity as may be responsible for imposing or collecting such toll, the amount of such toll may vary according to the time of day, day of the week, traffic volume, vehicle speed, vehicle type, similar variables, or combinations thereof. The amount of such toll and the time of day when such toll changes shall be as fixed and revised by the Board or such other entity as may be responsible for fixing or revising the amount of such toll, provided, however, that any such variation shall be reasonably calculated to minimize the reduction in toll revenue generated by such toll.B\n\n1. Beginning July 1, 2008, every agency of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof having control of or day-to-day responsibility for the operation of any toll facility in the Commonwealth shall take all necessary actions to ensure that every newly constructed toll facility under its control is capable of fully automated electronic operation, employing technologies and procedures that permit the collection of tolls from users of the facility, to the extent possible, without impeding the traffic flow of the facility. An entity operating a toll facility that substantially upgrades its equipment or substantially renovates its facility after July 1, 2008, shall comply with the provisions of this subsection. The provisions of this section shall also apply to any nongovernmental or quasigovernmental entity operating a toll facility under a comprehensive agreement entered into, pursuant to the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (\u00a7 33.2-1800 et seq.), on or after January 1, 2008. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a toll facility from retaining means of nonautomated toll collection in some lanes of the facility.2\n\nFor toll facilities within the territory embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the provisions of subdivision 1 apply to all toll facilities, regardless of whether or not they are newly constructed or substantially upgraded.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257891,"text":"In order to provide an incentive for motorists to travel at off-peak hours, and in accordance with federal requirements, wherever a toll is imposed and collected by the Department or such other entity as may be responsible for imposing or collecting such toll, the amount of such toll may vary according to the time of day, day of the week, traffic volume, vehicle speed, vehicle type, similar variables, or combinations thereof. The amount of such toll and the time of day when such toll changes shall be as fixed and revised by the Board or such other entity as may be responsible for fixing or revising the amount of such toll, provided, however, that any such variation shall be reasonably calculated to minimize the reduction in toll revenue generated by such toll.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":257892,"text":"1. Beginning July 1, 2008, every agency of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof having control of or day-to-day responsibility for the operation of any toll facility in the Commonwealth shall take all necessary actions to ensure that every newly constructed toll facility under its control is capable of fully automated electronic operation, employing technologies and procedures that permit the collection of tolls from users of the facility, to the extent possible, without impeding the traffic flow of the facility. An entity operating a toll facility that substantially upgrades its equipment or substantially renovates its facility after July 1, 2008, shall comply with the provisions of this subsection. The provisions of this section shall also apply to any nongovernmental or quasigovernmental entity operating a toll facility under a comprehensive agreement entered into, pursuant to the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (\u00a7 33.2-1800 et seq.), on or after January 1, 2008. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1003<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2007, chapter 896<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58174,"section_number":"33.2-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206183,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71542,"identifier":"33.2-611","token":"33.2\/II\/6\/33.2-611","url":"\/33.2-611\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-611\/","token":"33.2\/II\/6\/33.2-611","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tolls may vary to encourage travel during off-peak hours","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-611","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to provide an incentive for motorists to travel at off-peak hours, and in accordance with federal requirements, wherever a toll is imposed and collected by the Department<\/span> or such other entity as may be responsible for imposing or collecting such toll, the amount of such toll may vary according to the time of day, day of the week, traffic volume, vehicle speed, vehicle type, similar variables, or combinations thereof. The amount of such toll and the time of day when such toll changes shall be as fixed and revised by the Board<\/span> or such other entity as may be responsible for fixing or revising the amount of such toll, provided, however, that any such variation shall be reasonably calculated to minimize the reduction in toll revenue generated by such toll. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> 1. Beginning July 1, 2008, every agency of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof having control of or day-to-day responsibility for the operation of any toll facility in the Commonwealth shall take all necessary actions to ensure that every newly constructed toll facility under its control is capable of fully automated electronic operation, employing technologies and procedures that permit the collection of tolls from users of the facility, to the extent possible, without impeding the traffic flow of the facility. An entity operating a toll facility that substantially upgrades its equipment or substantially renovates its facility after July 1, 2008, shall comply with the provisions of this subsection. The provisions of this section shall also apply to any nongovernmental or quasigovernmental entity operating a toll facility under a comprehensive agreement entered into, pursuant to the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (\u00a7 33.2-1800<\/a> et seq.), on or after January 1, 2008. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a toll facility from retaining means of nonautomated toll collection in some lanes of the facility. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For toll facilities within the territory embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, the provisions of subdivision 1 apply to all toll facilities, regardless of whether or not they are newly constructed or substantially upgraded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTOLLS MAY VARY TO ENCOURAGE TRAVEL DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS (\u00a7 33.2-611)\n\nA. In order to provide an incentive for motorists to travel at off-peak hours,\nand in accordance with federal requirements, wherever a toll is imposed and\ncollected by the Department or such other entity as may be responsible for\nimposing or collecting such toll, the amount of such toll may vary according to\nthe time of day, day of the week, traffic volume, vehicle speed, vehicle type,\nsimilar variables, or combinations thereof. The amount of such toll and the time\nof day when such toll changes shall be as fixed and revised by the Board or such\nother entity as may be responsible for fixing or revising the amount of such\ntoll, provided, however, that any such variation shall be reasonably calculated\nto minimize the reduction in toll revenue generated by such toll.\n\nB. 1. Beginning July 1, 2008, every agency of the Commonwealth or any political\nsubdivision or instrumentality thereof having control of or day-to-day\nresponsibility for the operation of any toll facility in the Commonwealth shall\ntake all necessary actions to ensure that every newly constructed toll facility\nunder its control is capable of fully automated electronic operation, employing\ntechnologies and procedures that permit the collection of tolls from users of\nthe facility, to the extent possible, without impeding the traffic flow of the\nfacility. An entity operating a toll facility that substantially upgrades its\nequipment or substantially renovates its facility after July 1, 2008, shall\ncomply with the provisions of this subsection. The provisions of this section\nshall also apply to any nongovernmental or quasigovernmental entity operating a\ntoll facility under a comprehensive agreement entered into, pursuant to the\nPublic-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (\u00a7 33.2-1800 et seq.), on or after\nJanuary 1, 2008. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a\ntoll facility from retaining means of nonautomated toll collection in some lanes\nof the facility.\n\n 2. For toll facilities within the territory embraced by the Northern Virginia\n Transportation Authority, the provisions of subdivision 1 apply to all toll\n facilities, regardless of whether or not they are newly constructed or\n substantially upgraded.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 1003, \u00a7 33.1-223.2:12; 2007, c. 896; 2014, c. 805.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}