{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-1102.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-1102.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-1102.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-1102.html"}],"law_id":61082,"edition_id":1,"section_id":61082,"structure_id":15298,"section_number":"46.2-1102","catch_line":"Size and weight limitations inapplicable to farm machinery, agricultural multipurpose drying units, and firefighting equipment; amber warning lights","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 46-326; 1950, p. 982; 1952, c. 403; 1956, c. 483; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-332; 1962, c. 197; 1973, c. 183; 1974, c. 361; 1989, c. 727; 1993, c. 151; 1997, c. 149; 2011, c. 331; 2020, c. 975.","full_text":"A\n\nExcept when restricted by bridge capacity in \u00a7 46.2-1104, the vehicle size and weight limitations contained in Articles 14 through 17 (\u00a7 46.2-1101 et seq.) of this chapter shall not apply to (i) any farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit when such farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit is temporarily propelled, hauled, transported, or moved on the highway by a farm machinery distributor or dealer, fertilizer distributor, or farmer in the ordinary course of business or (ii) firefighting equipment of any county, city, town, or firefighting company or association. Any farm tractor or agricultural multipurpose drying unit wider than 108 inches, however, which is so propelled, hauled, transported, or moved on the highway shall be equipped with a safety light of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police. The light shall be plainly visible from the rear of the tractor or agricultural multipurpose drying unit.\n\t\t\tNo firefighting equipment of any county, city, or town, or firefighting company or association may be operated on any Interstate Highway System component if it exceeds the weight limitations in \u00a7 46.2-1127.1. No overweight farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit under this section shall be operated on any Interstate Highway System component if the vehicle has:1\n\nA single axle weight in excess of 20,000 pounds;2\n\nA tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000 pounds;3\n\nA gross weight, based on axle spacing, greater than that permitted in § 46.2-1126; or4\n\nA gross weight, regardless of axle spacing, in excess of 80,000 pounds.B\n\nNotwithstanding subsection A, any farm tractor or other farm, agricultural, or horticultural vehicle wider than 108 inches may be equipped with an amber flashing, blinking, or alternating warning light as provided in § 46.2-1025. Any such light may be installed in lieu of or in addition to the safety light described in subsection A. The absence of amber flashing, blinking, or alternating warning lights on any farm tractor or other farm, agricultural, or horticultural vehicle, as authorized under this subsection, shall not constitute negligence, be considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible in evidence or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for the recovery of damages arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of any motor vehicle or farm tractor, nor shall anything in this section change any existing law, rule, or procedure pertaining to any such civil action.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223314,"text":"Except when restricted by bridge capacity in \u00a7 46.2-1104, the vehicle size and weight limitations contained in Articles 14 through 17 (\u00a7 46.2-1101 et seq.) of this chapter shall not apply to (i) any farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit when such farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit is temporarily propelled, hauled, transported, or moved on the highway by a farm machinery distributor or dealer, fertilizer distributor, or farmer in the ordinary course of business or (ii) firefighting equipment of any county, city, town, or firefighting company or association. Any farm tractor or agricultural multipurpose drying unit wider than 108 inches, however, which is so propelled, hauled, transported, or moved on the highway shall be equipped with a safety light of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police. The light shall be plainly visible from the rear of the tractor or agricultural multipurpose drying unit.\n\t\t\tNo firefighting equipment of any county, city, or town, or firefighting company or association may be operated on any Interstate Highway System component if it exceeds the weight limitations in \u00a7 46.2-1127.1. No overweight farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit under this section shall be operated on any Interstate Highway System component if the vehicle has:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":223315,"text":"A single axle weight in excess of 20,000 pounds;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":223316,"text":"A tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000 pounds;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":223317,"text":"A gross weight, based on axle spacing, greater than that permitted in § 46.2-1126; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":223318,"text":"A gross weight, regardless of axle spacing, in excess of 80,000 pounds.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"B"},"5":{"id":223319,"text":"Notwithstanding subsection A, any farm tractor or other farm, agricultural, or horticultural vehicle wider than 108 inches may be equipped with an amber flashing, blinking, or alternating warning light as provided in § 46.2-1025. Any such light may be installed in lieu of or in addition to the safety light described in subsection A. The absence of amber flashing, blinking, or alternating warning lights on any farm tractor or other farm, agricultural, or horticultural vehicle, as authorized under this subsection, shall not constitute negligence, be considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible in evidence or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for the recovery of damages arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of any motor vehicle or farm tractor, nor shall anything in this section change any existing law, rule, or procedure pertaining to any such civil action.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A4"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15298,"edition_id":1,"name":"Maximum Vehicle Size, Generally","identifier":"14","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:43","permalink":{"id":228803,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15298,"identifier":"14","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12828,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12827,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228599,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12828,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12827,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228597,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12827,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":71111,"structure_id":15298,"section_number":"46.2-1101","catch_line":"Limitations applicable throughout Commonwealth; alteration by local authorities","url":"\/46.2-1101\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14\/46.2-1101","metadata":false},{"id":61082,"structure_id":15298,"section_number":"46.2-1102","catch_line":"Size and weight limitations inapplicable to farm machinery, agricultural multipurpose drying units, and firefighting equipment; amber warning lights","url":"\/46.2-1102\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14\/46.2-1102","metadata":false},{"id":85134,"structure_id":15298,"section_number":"46.2-1103","catch_line":"Greater size, weight, and load limits permitted by interstate commerce regulations","url":"\/46.2-1103\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14\/46.2-1103","metadata":false},{"id":58239,"structure_id":15298,"section_number":"46.2-1104","catch_line":"Reduction of limits by Commissioner of Highways and local authorities; penalties","url":"\/46.2-1104\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14\/46.2-1104","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":71111,"structure_id":15298,"section_number":"46.2-1101","catch_line":"Limitations applicable throughout Commonwealth; alteration by local authorities","url":"\/46.2-1101\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14\/46.2-1101","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":85134,"structure_id":15298,"section_number":"46.2-1103","catch_line":"Greater size, weight, and load limits permitted by interstate commerce regulations","url":"\/46.2-1103\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14\/46.2-1103","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-1102\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1952, chapter 403; in 1956, chapter 483; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapter 197; in 1973, chapter 183; in 1974, chapter 361; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1993, chapter 151; in 1997, chapter 149<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 331<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 975<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":61251,"section_number":"46.2-1025","catch_line":"Flashing amber, purple, or green warning lights","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1025\/"},{"id":71111,"section_number":"46.2-1101","catch_line":"Limitations applicable throughout Commonwealth; alteration by local authorities","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1101\/"},{"id":58239,"section_number":"46.2-1104","catch_line":"Reduction of limits by Commissioner of Highways and local authorities; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1104\/"},{"id":75488,"section_number":"46.2-1126","catch_line":"Maximum gross weight, generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1126\/"},{"id":65156,"section_number":"46.2-1127.1","catch_line":"Weight limit exception for certain emergency vehicles using the interstate highways","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1127.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61082,"identifier":"46.2-1102","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14\/46.2-1102","url":"\/46.2-1102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1102\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/14\/46.2-1102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Size and weight limitations inapplicable to farm machinery, agricultural multipurpose drying units, and firefighting equipment; amber warning lights","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except when restricted by bridge capacity in \u00a7 46.2-1104<\/a>, the vehicle<\/span> size and weight limitations contained in Articles 14 through 17 (\u00a7 46.2-1101<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter shall not apply to (i) any farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit when such farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit is temporarily propelled, hauled, transported, or moved on the highway<\/span> by a farm machinery distributor or dealer, fertilizer distributor, or farmer in the ordinary course of business or (ii) firefighting equipment of any county, city, town, or firefighting company or association. Any farm tractor<\/span> or agricultural multipurpose drying unit wider than 108 inches, however, which is so propelled, hauled, transported, or moved on the highway<\/span> shall be equipped with a safety light<\/span> of a type approved by the Superintendent<\/span> of State Police. The light<\/span> shall be plainly visible from the rear of the tractor or agricultural multipurpose drying unit.\n\t\t\tNo firefighting equipment of any county, city, or town, or firefighting company or association may be operated on any Interstate Highway<\/span> System component if it exceeds the weight limitations in \u00a7 46.2-1127.1<\/a>. No overweight farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit under this section shall be operated on any Interstate Highway<\/span> System component if the vehicle<\/span> has: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A single axle weight in excess of 20,000 pounds; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000 pounds; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A gross weight<\/span>, based on axle spacing, greater than that permitted in § 46.2-1126<\/a>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A gross weight<\/span>, regardless of axle spacing, in excess of 80,000 pounds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding subsection A, any farm tractor<\/span> or other farm, agricultural, or horticultural vehicle wider than 108 inches may be equipped with an amber flashing, blinking, or alternating warning light<\/span> as provided in § 46.2-1025<\/a>. Any such light<\/span> may be installed in lieu of or in addition to the safety light<\/span> described in subsection A. The absence of amber flashing, blinking, or alternating warning lights<\/span> on any farm tractor<\/span> or other farm, agricultural, or horticultural vehicle, as authorized under this subsection, shall not constitute negligence<\/span>, be considered in mitigation of damages<\/span> of whatever nature, be admissible<\/span> in evidence<\/span> or be the subject of comment by counsel<\/span> in any action for the recovery of damages<\/span> arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of any motor vehicle<\/span> or farm tractor<\/span>, nor shall anything in this section change any existing law<\/span>, rule, or procedure pertaining to any such civil action<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSIZE AND WEIGHT LIMITATIONS INAPPLICABLE TO FARM MACHINERY, AGRICULTURAL\nMULTIPURPOSE DRYING UNITS, AND FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT; AMBER WARNING LIGHTS (\u00a7\n46.2-1102)\n\nA. Except when restricted by bridge capacity in \u00a7 46.2-1104, the vehicle size\nand weight limitations contained in Articles 14 through 17 (\u00a7 46.2-1101 et\nseq.) of this chapter shall not apply to (i) any farm machinery or agricultural\nmultipurpose drying unit when such farm machinery or agricultural multipurpose\ndrying unit is temporarily propelled, hauled, transported, or moved on the\nhighway by a farm machinery distributor or dealer, fertilizer distributor, or\nfarmer in the ordinary course of business or (ii) firefighting equipment of any\ncounty, city, town, or firefighting company or association. Any farm tractor or\nagricultural multipurpose drying unit wider than 108 inches, however, which is\nso propelled, hauled, transported, or moved on the highway shall be equipped\nwith a safety light of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police.\nThe light shall be plainly visible from the rear of the tractor or agricultural\nmultipurpose drying unit.\n\t\t\tNo firefighting equipment of any county, city, or town, or firefighting\ncompany or association may be operated on any Interstate Highway System\ncomponent if it exceeds the weight limitations in \u00a7 46.2-1127.1. No overweight\nfarm machinery or agricultural multipurpose drying unit under this section shall\nbe operated on any Interstate Highway System component if the vehicle has:\n\n 1. A single axle weight in excess of 20,000 pounds;\n\n 2. A tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000 pounds;\n\n 3. A gross weight, based on axle spacing, greater than that permitted in\n § 46.2-1126; or\n\n 4. A gross weight, regardless of axle spacing, in excess of 80,000 pounds.\n\nB. Notwithstanding subsection A, any farm tractor or other farm, agricultural,\nor horticultural vehicle wider than 108 inches may be equipped with an amber\nflashing, blinking, or alternating warning light as provided in §\n46.2-1025. Any such light may be installed in lieu of or in addition to the\nsafety light described in subsection A. The absence of amber flashing, blinking,\nor alternating warning lights on any farm tractor or other farm, agricultural,\nor horticultural vehicle, as authorized under this subsection, shall not\nconstitute negligence, be considered in mitigation of damages of whatever\nnature, be admissible in evidence or be the subject of comment by counsel in any\naction for the recovery of damages arising out of the operation, ownership, or\nmaintenance of any motor vehicle or farm tractor, nor shall anything in this\nsection change any existing law, rule, or procedure pertaining to any such civil\naction.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-326; 1950, p. 982; 1952, c. 403; 1956, c. 483; 1958,\nc. 541, \u00a7 46.1-332; 1962, c. 197; 1973, c. 183; 1974, c. 361; 1989, c. 727;\n1993, c. 151; 1997, c. 149; 2011, c. 331; 2020, c. 975.","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}}