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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1960, chapter 591; in 1968, chapter 333; in 1973, chapter 183; in 1979, chapter 70; in 1983, chapter 515; in 1985, chapter 426; in 1986, chapter 72; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1994, chapter 819<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 446<\/a> and 506<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 151<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 615<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 361<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73568,"section_number":"46.2-1111","catch_line":"Extension of loads beyond line of fender or body","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1111\/"},{"id":68738,"section_number":"46.2-1139","catch_line":"Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1139\/"},{"id":55633,"section_number":"46.2-1149","catch_line":"Unladen, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled haulers and loaders; permits; engineering analysis; costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1149\/"},{"id":84929,"section_number":"46.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1500\/"},{"id":55667,"section_number":"46.2-613.1","catch_line":"Civil penalty for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613.1\/"},{"id":84799,"section_number":"46.2-700","catch_line":"Fees for vehicles for transporting well-drilling machinery and specialized mobile equipment","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-700\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75724,"section_number":"46.2-1082","catch_line":"Mirrors","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1082\/"},{"id":86357,"section_number":"46.2-1090","catch_line":"Warning devices on school buses; other buses; use thereof; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1090\/"},{"id":84929,"section_number":"46.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228823,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65386,"identifier":"46.2-1105","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/15\/46.2-1105","url":"\/46.2-1105\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1105\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/15\/46.2-1105","dublin_core":{"Title":"Width of vehicles generally; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1105","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No vehicle<\/span>, including any load thereon, but excluding the mirror required by § 46.2-1082<\/a> and any warning device installed on a school bus<\/span> pursuant to § 46.2-1090<\/a>, shall exceed a total outside width of 102 inches. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding subsection A, a travel trailer<\/span> as defined in § 46.2-1500<\/a> or a motor home<\/span> may exceed 102 inches if such excess width is attributable to an appurtenance<\/span> that extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the vehicle<\/span>. For the purposes of this subsection, “appurtenance<\/span>” includes (i) an awning and its support hardware and (ii) any appendage that is installed by the manufacturer or dealer intended to be an integral part of a motor home<\/span> or travel trailer<\/span>, but does not include any item that is temporarily attached to the exterior of the vehicle<\/span> by the vehicle<\/span>’s owner<\/span> for the purposes of transporting the item from one location to another. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWIDTH OF VEHICLES GENERALLY; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 46.2-1105)\n\nA. No vehicle, including any load thereon, but excluding the mirror required by\n§ 46.2-1082 and any warning device installed on a school bus pursuant to\n§ 46.2-1090, shall exceed a total outside width of 102 inches.\n\nB. Notwithstanding subsection A, a travel trailer as defined in § 46.2-1500\nor a motor home may exceed 102 inches if such excess width is attributable to an\nappurtenance that extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the\nvehicle. For the purposes of this subsection, “appurtenance”\nincludes (i) an awning and its support hardware and (ii) any appendage that is\ninstalled by the manufacturer or dealer intended to be an integral part of a\nmotor home or travel trailer, but does not include any item that is temporarily\nattached to the exterior of the vehicle by the vehicle’s owner for the\npurposes of transporting the item from one location to another.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-326; 1950, p. 982; 1952, c. 403; 1956, c. 483; 1958,\nc. 541, \u00a7 46.1-328; 1960, c. 591; 1968, c. 333; 1973, c. 183; 1979, c. 70;\n1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, c. 72; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 819; 1996, cc.\n446, 506; 2001, c. 151; 2015, c. 615; 2024, c. 361.","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}}