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Upon collection by the Department, except as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1138, civil penalties shall be paid to the Literary Fund, but processing fees shall be paid to the state treasury and, beginning July 1, 1990, shall be set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles. In addition, liquidated damages and weighing fees shall be distributed as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1135 and 46.2-1137, respectively, except as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1138.\n\t\tThe penalties, damages, and fees specified in this section shall be in addition to any other liability which may be legally fixed against the owner, operator, or other person charged with the weight violation for damage to a highway or bridge attributable to such weight violation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263708,"text":"Any person violating any weight limit as provided in this chapter or any permit issued by the Department or its designee or by local authorities pursuant to this article shall be subject to a civil penalty of $25 and a processing fee of $20 in addition to any liquidated damages and weighing fees imposed by this article. Upon collection by the Department, except as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1138, civil penalties shall be paid to the Literary Fund, but processing fees shall be paid to the state treasury and, beginning July 1, 1990, shall be set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles. In addition, liquidated damages and weighing fees shall be distributed as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1135 and 46.2-1137, respectively, except as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1138.\n\t\tThe penalties, damages, and fees specified in this section shall be in addition to any other liability which may be legally fixed against the owner, operator, or other person charged with the weight violation for damage to a highway or bridge attributable to such weight violation.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13887,"edition_id":1,"name":"Maximum Vehicle Weights","identifier":"17","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:11","permalink":{"id":228897,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13887,"identifier":"17","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/17\/","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":56026,"structure_id":13887,"section_number":"46.2-1122","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/46.2-1122\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1122","metadata":false},{"id":63431,"structure_id":13887,"section_number":"46.2-1123","catch_line":"Weight of vehicles and loads","url":"\/46.2-1123\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1123","metadata":false},{"id":81854,"structure_id":13887,"section_number":"46.2-1124","catch_line":"Maximum single axle weight, generally; 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It has been modified 10 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 1956, chapter 215; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1972, chapter 439; in 1978, chapters 294 and 605; in 1986, chapter 588; in 1987, chapter 372; in 1988, chapter 11; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1990, chapter 418; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0314\">314<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58537,"section_number":"46.2-1134","catch_line":"Special overweight seizure provisions; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1134\/"},{"id":56637,"section_number":"46.2-1138","catch_line":"County ordinances fixing weight limits on roads that have been withdrawn from secondary system","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1138\/"},{"id":68164,"section_number":"46.2-1138.1","catch_line":"City ordinances fixing weight limits on certain roads","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1138.1\/"},{"id":83960,"section_number":"46.2-1138.2","catch_line":"Town ordinances concerning weight limits on certain roads","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1138.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79786,"section_number":"46.2-1135","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date -- see note*) Liquidated damages for violation of weight limits","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1135\/"},{"id":68997,"section_number":"46.2-1137","catch_line":"Weighing vehicles; procedure; shifting loads; unloading excess load; weighing fee; certificate as to accuracy of scales admissible in evidence; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1137\/"},{"id":56637,"section_number":"46.2-1138","catch_line":"County ordinances fixing weight limits on roads that have been withdrawn from secondary system","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1138\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228951,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73274,"identifier":"46.2-1131","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1131","url":"\/46.2-1131\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1131\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/17\/46.2-1131","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for violation of weight limits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1131","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person violating any weight limit as provided in this chapter or any permit issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> or its designee or by local authorities pursuant to this article shall be subject to a civil <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> of $25 and a processing fee of $20 in addition to any liquidated <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> and weighing fees imposed by this article. Upon collection by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, except as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"County ordinances fixing weight limits on roads that have been withdrawn from secondary system\" href=\"\/46.2-1138\/\">46.2-1138<\/a>, civil penalties shall be paid to the Literary Fund, but processing fees shall be paid to the state treasury and, beginning July 1, 1990, shall be set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Motor Vehicles<\/span>. In addition, liquidated <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> and weighing fees shall be distributed as provided in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"(Contingent effective date -- see note*) Liquidated damages for violation of weight limits\" href=\"\/46.2-1135\/\">46.2-1135<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Weighing vehicles; procedure; shifting loads; unloading excess load; weighing fee; certificate as to accuracy of scales admissible in evidence; penalties\" href=\"\/46.2-1137\/\">46.2-1137<\/a>, respectively, except as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"County ordinances fixing weight limits on roads that have been withdrawn from secondary system\" href=\"\/46.2-1138\/\">46.2-1138<\/a>.\n\t\tThe penalties, <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span>, and fees specified in this section shall be in addition to any other liability which may be legally fixed against the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span>, or other person charged with the weight violation for damage to a <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> or bridge attributable to such weight violation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF WEIGHT LIMITS (\u00a7 46.2-1131)\n\nAny person violating any weight limit as provided in this chapter or any permit\nissued by the Department or its designee or by local authorities pursuant to\nthis article shall be subject to a civil penalty of $25 and a processing fee of\n$20 in addition to any liquidated damages and weighing fees imposed by this\narticle. Upon collection by the Department, except as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1138,\ncivil penalties shall be paid to the Literary Fund, but processing fees shall be\npaid to the state treasury and, beginning July 1, 1990, shall be set aside as a\nspecial fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department of Motor\nVehicles. In addition, liquidated damages and weighing fees shall be distributed\nas provided in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1135 and 46.2-1137, respectively, except as provided in\n\u00a7 46.2-1138.\n\t\tThe penalties, damages, and fees specified in this section shall be in\naddition to any other liability which may be legally fixed against the owner,\noperator, or other person charged with the weight violation for damage to a\nhighway or bridge attributable to such weight violation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-335.1; 1956, c. 215; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-341; 1972,\nc. 439; 1978, cc. 294, 605; 1986, c. 588; 1987, c. 372; 1988, c. 11; 1989, c.\n727; 1990, c. 418; 2003, c. 314.","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}}