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The permits shall be issued only after an engineering analysis of a proposed routing has been conducted by the Virginia Department of Transportation or local authorities of counties, cities, and towns in their respective jurisdictions to assess the ability of the roadway and bridges to be traversed to sustain the vehicles&#8217; size and weight. The fee for a permit issued under this section shall be based on the costs assessed against the applicant to cover engineering analysis, not to exceed three hours.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall be valid for the operation of the equipment for a distance of more than 75 miles.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203938,"text":"The Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective jurisdictions, upon written application by the owner or operator of any empty, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled hauler or loader used in the construction and coal mining industries, may issue to such owner or operator a permit authorizing operation upon the highways of such equipment with gross empty weights in excess of those established in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1122 through 46.2-1127 and sizes in excess of those established in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1105 through 46.2-1108. The permits shall be issued only after an engineering analysis of a proposed routing has been conducted by the Virginia Department of Transportation or local authorities of counties, cities, and towns in their respective jurisdictions to assess the ability of the roadway and bridges to be traversed to sustain the vehicles&#8217; size and weight. The fee for a permit issued under this section shall be based on the costs assessed against the applicant to cover engineering analysis, not to exceed three hours.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall be valid for the operation of the equipment for a distance of more than 75 miles.","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 311 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 1983 \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 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 2000, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0129\">129<\/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 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0354\">354<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81719,"section_number":"46.2-1153","catch_line":"Permissible lengths of combination vehicles being towed in emergencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1153\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65386,"section_number":"46.2-1105","catch_line":"Width of vehicles generally; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1105\/"},{"id":73980,"section_number":"46.2-1108","catch_line":"Bus widths to comply with federal law","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1108\/"},{"id":56026,"section_number":"46.2-1122","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1122\/"},{"id":79744,"section_number":"46.2-1127","catch_line":"Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1127\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55633,"identifier":"46.2-1149","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1149","url":"\/46.2-1149\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1149\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/18\/46.2-1149","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unladen, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled haulers and loaders; permits; engineering analysis; costs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1149","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdictions<\/span>, upon written application by the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> of any empty, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled hauler or loader used in the construction and coal mining industries, may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> to such <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> a permit authorizing operation upon the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> of such equipment with gross empty weights in excess of those established in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/46.2-1122\/\">46.2-1122<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways\" href=\"\/46.2-1127\/\">46.2-1127<\/a> and sizes in excess of those established in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Width of vehicles generally; exceptions\" href=\"\/46.2-1105\/\">46.2-1105<\/a> through <a class=\"law\" title=\"Bus widths to comply with federal law\" href=\"\/46.2-1108\/\">46.2-1108<\/a>. The permits shall be issued only after an engineering analysis of a proposed routing has been conducted by the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation or local authorities of counties, cities, and towns in their respective <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdictions<\/span> to assess the ability of the <span class=\"dictionary\">roadway<\/span> and bridges to be traversed to <span class=\"dictionary\">sustain<\/span> the <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span>&#8217; size and weight. The fee for a permit issued under this section shall be based on the costs assessed against the applicant to cover engineering analysis, not to exceed three hours.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall be valid for the operation of the equipment for a distance of more than 75 miles.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLADEN, OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT, RUBBER-TIRED, SELF-PROPELLED HAULERS AND\nLOADERS; PERMITS; ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; COSTS (\u00a7 46.2-1149)\n\nThe Commissioner and local authorities of cities and towns in their respective\njurisdictions, upon written application by the owner or operator of any empty,\noversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled hauler or loader used in\nthe construction and coal mining industries, may issue to such owner or operator\na permit authorizing operation upon the highways of such equipment with gross\nempty weights in excess of those established in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1122 through 46.2-1127\nand sizes in excess of those established in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1105 through 46.2-1108.\nThe permits shall be issued only after an engineering analysis of a proposed\nrouting has been conducted by the Virginia Department of Transportation or local\nauthorities of counties, cities, and towns in their respective jurisdictions to\nassess the ability of the roadway and bridges to be traversed to sustain the\nvehicles&#8217; size and weight. The fee for a permit issued under this section\nshall be based on the costs assessed against the applicant to cover engineering\nanalysis, not to exceed three hours.\n\t\tNo permit issued under this section shall be valid for the operation of the\nequipment for a distance of more than 75 miles.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 311, \u00a7 46.1-343.4; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 36, 87; 2000, c.\n129; 2003, c. 314; 2012, c. 443; 2013, c. 354.","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}}