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exceptions in case of breakdown","url":"\/46.2-1154\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1154","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":72806,"structure_id":12829,"section_number":"46.2-1152","catch_line":"Certain tow trucks need not be weighed","url":"\/46.2-1152\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1152","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":53981,"structure_id":12829,"section_number":"46.2-1154","catch_line":"Length of vehicles; exceptions in case of breakdown","url":"\/46.2-1154\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1154","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-1153\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1952, chapter 342; in 1956, chapters 476 and 483; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapters 113 and 575; in 1964, chapter 286; in 1966, chapters 59 and 373; in 1972, chapter 446; in 1974, chapters 580 and 664; in 1975, chapter 104; in 1978, chapter 254; in 1983, chapter 515; in 1985, chapter 426; in 1986, chapters 72 and 417; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66443,"section_number":"46.2-1112","catch_line":"Length of vehicles, generally; special permits; vehicle combinations, etc., operating on certain highways; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1112\/"},{"id":55633,"section_number":"46.2-1149","catch_line":"Unladen, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled haulers and loaders; permits; engineering analysis; costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1149\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229119,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81719,"identifier":"46.2-1153","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1153","url":"\/46.2-1153\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1153\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1153","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permissible lengths of combination vehicles being towed in emergencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1153","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In an emergency as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Unladen, oversize and overweight, rubber-tired, self-propelled haulers and loaders; permits; engineering analysis; costs\" href=\"\/46.2-1149\/\">46.2-1149<\/a>, the towing of disabled <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> which cannot be separated for safety, physical, or mechanical reasons and which exceed length limits established in Article 16 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Length of vehicles, generally; special permits; vehicle combinations, etc., operating on certain highways; penalty\" href=\"\/46.2-1112\/\">46.2-1112<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter, shall be permissible for the purpose of towing any such <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> to the nearest facility which can make the necessary repairs but not more than fifty miles from the point such <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> was disabled.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMISSIBLE LENGTHS OF COMBINATION VEHICLES BEING TOWED IN EMERGENCIES (\u00a7\n46.2-1153)\n\nIn an emergency as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1149, the towing of disabled vehicles\nwhich cannot be separated for safety, physical, or mechanical reasons and which\nexceed length limits established in Article 16 (\u00a7 46.2-1112 et seq.) of this\nchapter, shall be permissible for the purpose of towing any such vehicle to the\nnearest facility which can make the necessary repairs but not more than fifty\nmiles from the point such vehicle was disabled.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 46-328, 46-331; 1950, p. 665; 1952, c. 342; 1956, cc.\n476, 483; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7\u00a7 46.1-330, 46.1-335; 1962, cc. 113, 575; 1964, c.\n286; 1966, cc. 59, 373; 1972, c. 446; 1974, cc. 580, 664; 1975, c. 104; 1978, c.\n254; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, cc. 72, 417; 1989, c. 727.","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}}