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This law was first created in 1973. 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 3 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 1996, chapters 36<\/a> and 87<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 443<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75488,"section_number":"46.2-1126","catch_line":"Maximum gross weight, generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1126\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229041,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83443,"identifier":"46.2-1145","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1145","url":"\/46.2-1145\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1145\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1145","dublin_core":{"Title":"Overweight permits for certain trucks operated by Arlington County","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1145","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span>, upon written application by Arlington County, shall issue<\/span> without a fee to such county a permit authorizing the county’s operation of vehicles<\/span> used for hauling household waste and vehicles<\/span> used for highway<\/span> or utility construction, operation, or maintenance upon the highways<\/span><\/span> of such county at gross weights<\/span> exceeding those set forth in \u00a7 46.2-1126<\/a>. Permits issued hereunder shall specify that vehicles<\/span> with two axles may have a maximum gross weight<\/span> of no more than 48,000 pounds and a single axle weight of not more than 24,000 pounds and that vehicles<\/span> with three axles may have a maximum gross weight<\/span> of not more than 60,000 pounds and a single axle weight of not more than 24,000 pounds and a tandem axle weight of not more than 40,000 pounds.\n\t\tThe permit shall not designate the route to be traversed nor contain restrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles<\/span> in their general use of the highways<\/span><\/span>. Each vehicle<\/span>, when loaded according to the provisions of a permit issued under this section shall be operated at a reduced speed of 10 miles per hour slower than the legal speed limit in 55, 45, and 35 miles per hour speed limit zones.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOVERWEIGHT PERMITS FOR CERTAIN TRUCKS OPERATED BY ARLINGTON COUNTY (\u00a7\n46.2-1145)\n\nThe Commissioner, upon written application by Arlington County, shall issue\nwithout a fee to such county a permit authorizing the county’s operation\nof vehicles used for hauling household waste and vehicles used for highway or\nutility construction, operation, or maintenance upon the highways of such county\nat gross weights exceeding those set forth in \u00a7 46.2-1126. Permits issued\nhereunder shall specify that vehicles with two axles may have a maximum gross\nweight of no more than 48,000 pounds and a single axle weight of not more than\n24,000 pounds and that vehicles with three axles may have a maximum gross weight\nof not more than 60,000 pounds and a single axle weight of not more than 24,000\npounds and a tandem axle weight of not more than 40,000 pounds.\n\t\tThe permit shall not designate the route to be traversed nor contain\nrestrictions or conditions not applicable to other vehicles in their general use\nof the highways. Each vehicle, when loaded according to the provisions of a\npermit issued under this section shall be operated at a reduced speed of 10\nmiles per hour slower than the legal speed limit in 55, 45, and 35 miles per\nhour speed limit zones.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 62, \u00a7 46.1-343.3; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 36, 87; 2012, c.\n443.","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}}