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Permits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. No permit issued under this section shall authorize violation of any weight limitation, promulgated and posted in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1130, applicable to bridges or culverts. This permit shall not be combined with any other overweight permit or extension of weight limits.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256009,"text":"The Commissioner, upon written application and payment of a fee by the owner of tank wagon vehicles as defined in \u00a7 58.1-2201, shall issue overweight permits for operation of said vehicles.\n\t\tThe fee for such permit shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall authorize a single axle weight of more than 24,000 pounds and a total gross weight in excess of 40,000 pounds. Permits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. No permit issued under this section shall authorize violation of any weight limitation, promulgated and posted in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1130, applicable to bridges or culverts. This permit shall not be combined with any other overweight permit or extension of weight limits.","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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0738\">738<\/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 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0033\">33<\/a>; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0443\">443<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75262,"section_number":"46.2-1130","catch_line":"Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erected","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1130\/"},{"id":59875,"section_number":"46.2-1140.1","catch_line":"Annual overweight permits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1140.1\/"},{"id":59020,"section_number":"58.1-2201","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229033,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70997,"identifier":"46.2-1144.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1144.1","url":"\/46.2-1144.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1144.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1144.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Overweight permits for tank wagons","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1144.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, upon written application and payment of a fee by the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of tank wagon <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> as defined in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/58.1-2201\/\">58.1-2201<\/a>, shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> overweight permits for operation of said <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span>.\n\t\tThe fee for such permit 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>.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall authorize a single axle weight of more than 24,000 pounds and a total <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> in excess of 40,000 pounds. Permits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance. No permit issued under this section shall authorize violation of any weight limitation, promulgated and posted in accordance with \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erected\" href=\"\/46.2-1130\/\">46.2-1130<\/a>, applicable to bridges or culverts. This permit shall not be combined with any other overweight permit or extension of weight limits.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOVERWEIGHT PERMITS FOR TANK WAGONS (\u00a7 46.2-1144.1)\n\nThe Commissioner, upon written application and payment of a fee by the owner of\ntank wagon vehicles as defined in \u00a7 58.1-2201, shall issue overweight permits\nfor operation of said vehicles.\n\t\tThe fee for such permit shall be as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1140.1.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall authorize a single axle weight of\nmore than 24,000 pounds and a total gross weight in excess of 40,000 pounds.\nPermits issued under this section shall be valid for one year from the date of\nissuance. No permit issued under this section shall authorize violation of any\nweight limitation, promulgated and posted in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-1130,\napplicable to bridges or culverts. This permit shall not be combined with any\nother overweight permit or extension of weight limits.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 738; 2008, c. 33; 2012, c. 443.","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}}