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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 554<\/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.<\/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\/"},{"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":229111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67007,"identifier":"46.2-1151.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1151.1","url":"\/46.2-1151.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1151.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1151.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Weight limit exception for covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1151.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1126<\/a> and 46.2-1127<\/a> shall not apply to a covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle<\/span> when operating on an interstate highway<\/span>.\n\t\tThis section shall not permit the violation of any lawfully established load limit on any bridge. Covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicles<\/span> shall have reasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest as designated by the Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span>.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, “covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle<\/span>” means a vehicle that is transporting a disabled vehicle from the place where the vehicle became disabled to the nearest appropriate repair facility and has a gross vehicle weight that is equal to or exceeds the gross vehicle weight of the disabled vehicle being transported.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWEIGHT LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR COVERED HEAVY DUTY TOW AND RECOVERY VEHICLES (\u00a7\n46.2-1151.1)\n\nThe provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1126 and 46.2-1127 shall not apply to a covered\nheavy duty tow and recovery vehicle when operating on an interstate highway.\n\t\tThis section shall not permit the violation of any lawfully established load\nlimit on any bridge. Covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicles shall have\nreasonable access to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest\nas designated by the Commissioner of Highways.\n\t\tFor purposes of this section, “covered heavy duty tow and recovery\nvehicle” means a vehicle that is transporting a disabled vehicle from the\nplace where the vehicle became disabled to the nearest appropriate repair\nfacility and has a gross vehicle weight that is equal to or exceeds the gross\nvehicle weight of the disabled vehicle being transported.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 554.","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}}