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Sess., c. 17; 1995, c. 146; 1996, cc. 36, 87; 2003, c. 314; 2012, c. 443; 2017, c. 554.","full_text":"Permits to operate on the highways a vehicle exceeding the maximum weight specified in this title shall be granted for a vehicle hauling containerized cargo in a sealed, seagoing container bound to or from a seaport and has been or will be transported by marine shipment and for a tank vehicle hauling fluid milk. In order for a vehicle hauling containerized cargo in a sealed, seagoing container bound to or from a seaport to qualify for such a permit, the contents of such seagoing container shall not be changed from the time it is loaded by the consignor or his agents to the time it is delivered to the consignee or his agents. Cargo moving in vehicles conforming to specifications shown in this section shall be considered irreducible and eligible for permits under regulations of the Commissioner.\n\t\tThe fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1. Only the Commissioner may issue a permit under this section.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section &#8220;tank vehicle&#8221; has the same meaning ascribed to it in \u00a7 46.2-341.4.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267018,"text":"Permits to operate on the highways a vehicle exceeding the maximum weight specified in this title shall be granted for a vehicle hauling containerized cargo in a sealed, seagoing container bound to or from a seaport and has been or will be transported by marine shipment and for a tank vehicle hauling fluid milk. In order for a vehicle hauling containerized cargo in a sealed, seagoing container bound to or from a seaport to qualify for such a permit, the contents of such seagoing container shall not be changed from the time it is loaded by the consignor or his agents to the time it is delivered to the consignee or his agents. Cargo moving in vehicles conforming to specifications shown in this section shall be considered irreducible and eligible for permits under regulations of the Commissioner.\n\t\tThe fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1. Only the Commissioner may issue a permit under this section.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section &#8220;tank vehicle&#8221; has the same meaning ascribed to it in \u00a7 46.2-341.4.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14086,"edition_id":1,"name":"Permits for Excessive Size and Weight","identifier":"18","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:50","permalink":{"id":228991,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14086,"identifier":"18","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/18\/","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":68738,"structure_id":14086,"section_number":"46.2-1139","catch_line":"Permits for excessive size and weight generally; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 62 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. Unfortunately, the 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1989, chapter 727; in 1995, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0146\">146<\/a>; in 1996, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0036\">36<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0087\">87<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0314\">314<\/a>; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0443\">443<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0554\">554<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":59875,"section_number":"46.2-1140.1","catch_line":"Annual overweight permits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1140.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59875,"section_number":"46.2-1140.1","catch_line":"Annual overweight permits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1140.1\/"},{"id":66116,"section_number":"46.2-341.4","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74273,"identifier":"46.2-1141","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1141","url":"\/46.2-1141\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1141\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1141","dublin_core":{"Title":"Overweight permits for containerized freight and fluid milk","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1141","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Permits to operate on the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> exceeding the maximum weight specified in this title shall be granted for a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> hauling containerized cargo in a <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span>, seagoing container bound to or from a seaport and has been or will be transported by marine shipment and for a tank <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> hauling fluid milk. In <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> for a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> hauling containerized cargo in a <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span>, seagoing container bound to or from a seaport to qualify for such a permit, the contents of such seagoing container shall not be changed from the time it is loaded by the consignor or his <span class=\"dictionary\">agents<\/span> to the time it is delivered to the consignee or his <span class=\"dictionary\">agents<\/span>. Cargo moving in <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> conforming to specifications shown in this section shall be considered irreducible and eligible for permits under regulations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>.\n\t\tThe fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Annual overweight permits; fees\" href=\"\/46.2-1140.1\/\">46.2-1140.1<\/a>. Only the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a permit under this section.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section &#8220;tank <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span>&#8221; has the same meaning ascribed to it in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/46.2-341.4\/\">46.2-341.4<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOVERWEIGHT PERMITS FOR CONTAINERIZED FREIGHT AND FLUID MILK (\u00a7 46.2-1141)\n\nPermits to operate on the highways a vehicle exceeding the maximum weight\nspecified in this title shall be granted for a vehicle hauling containerized\ncargo in a sealed, seagoing container bound to or from a seaport and has been or\nwill be transported by marine shipment and for a tank vehicle hauling fluid\nmilk. In order for a vehicle hauling containerized cargo in a sealed, seagoing\ncontainer bound to or from a seaport to qualify for such a permit, the contents\nof such seagoing container shall not be changed from the time it is loaded by\nthe consignor or his agents to the time it is delivered to the consignee or his\nagents. Cargo moving in vehicles conforming to specifications shown in this\nsection shall be considered irreducible and eligible for permits under\nregulations of the Commissioner.\n\t\tThe fee for a permit issued under this section shall be as provided in \u00a7\n46.2-1140.1. Only the Commissioner may issue a permit under this section.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section &#8220;tank vehicle&#8221; has the same meaning\nascribed to it in \u00a7 46.2-341.4.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 62, \u00a7 46.1-343.3; 1989, c. 727; 1991, 1st Sp. 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