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Such full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles are hereby authorized to enforce the criminal laws of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may also appoint or designate any of his staff to be “size and weight compliance agents” who shall thereby have the authority to (i) enforce the requirements for the use of dyed diesel fuel in \u00a7\u00a7 58.1-2265 and 58.1-2267; (ii) enforce the requirements of Article 17 (\u00a7 46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10; (iii) issue citations for violations of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limits pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-613.1; and (iv) carry out the vehicle seizure provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-613.4, 46.2-613.5, 46.2-703, 46.2-1134, and 46.2-1136 at any permanent weighing station. For the purposes of this section, a permanent weighing station shall include any location equipped with fixed, permanent scales for weighing motor vehicles.\n\t\tNothing in this title shall relieve any law-enforcement officer, commissioner of the revenue, or any other official invested with police powers and duties, state or local, of the duty of assisting in the enforcement of such laws within the scope of his respective authority and duty.\n\t\tAll law-enforcement officers appointed by the Commissioner may administer oaths and take acknowledgments and affidavits incidental to the administration and enforcement of this title and all other laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles, applications for driver’s licenses, and the collection and refunding of taxes levied on gasoline. They shall receive no compensation for administering oaths or taking acknowledgments.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278362,"text":"The Commissioner, his several assistants, including those who are full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and police officers appointed by him are vested with the powers of sheriffs for the purpose of enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth which the Commissioner is required to enforce. Such full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles are hereby authorized to enforce the criminal laws of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may also appoint or designate any of his staff to be “size and weight compliance agents” who shall thereby have the authority to (i) enforce the requirements for the use of dyed diesel fuel in \u00a7\u00a7 58.1-2265 and 58.1-2267; (ii) enforce the requirements of Article 17 (\u00a7 46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10; (iii) issue citations for violations of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limits pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-613.1; and (iv) carry out the vehicle seizure provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-613.4, 46.2-613.5, 46.2-703, 46.2-1134, and 46.2-1136 at any permanent weighing station. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1993, chapter 533; in 2008, chapter 460<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 62<\/a> and 73<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 22<\/a> and 111<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77788,"section_number":"18.2-308.016","catch_line":"Retired law-enforcement officers; carrying a concealed handgun","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.016\/"},{"id":64628,"section_number":"18.2-57","catch_line":"Assault and battery; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-57\/"},{"id":60675,"section_number":"19.2-81","catch_line":"Arrest without warrant authorized in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-81\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"},{"id":54405,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-400\/"},{"id":54070,"section_number":"9.1-801","catch_line":"Public safety officer defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-801\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56026,"section_number":"46.2-1122","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1122\/"},{"id":58537,"section_number":"46.2-1134","catch_line":"Special overweight seizure provisions; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1134\/"},{"id":67144,"section_number":"46.2-1136","catch_line":"Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1136\/"},{"id":55667,"section_number":"46.2-613.1","catch_line":"Civil penalty for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613.1\/"},{"id":77194,"section_number":"46.2-613.4","catch_line":"Special seizure provisions for unpaid fees and penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613.4\/"},{"id":67437,"section_number":"46.2-613.5","catch_line":"Procedures for issuing and serving process in civil penalty cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613.5\/"},{"id":73189,"section_number":"46.2-703","catch_line":"Reciprocal agreement with other states; assessment and collection of fees on an apportionment or allocation basis; registration of vehicles and reporting of road tax; violations; vehicle seizures; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-703\/"},{"id":72954,"section_number":"58.1-2265","catch_line":"Improper sale or use of untaxed fuel; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2265\/"},{"id":85780,"section_number":"58.1-2267","catch_line":"Refusal to allow inspection or taking of fuel sample; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2267\/"}],"permalink":{"id":225543,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77591,"identifier":"46.2-217","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1\/46.2-217","url":"\/46.2-217\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-217\/","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1\/46.2-217","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement of laws by Commissioner; authority of officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-217","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span>, his several assistants, including those who are full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span>, and police officers appointed by him are vested with the powers of sheriffs for the purpose of enforcing the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth which the Commissioner<\/span> is required to enforce. Such full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span> are hereby authorized to enforce the criminal laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Commissioner<\/span> may also appoint or designate any of his staff to be “size and weight compliance agents<\/span>” who shall thereby have the authority to (i) enforce the requirements for the use of dyed diesel fuel in \u00a7\u00a7 58.1-2265<\/a> and 58.1-2267<\/a>; (ii) enforce the requirements of Article 17 (\u00a7 46.2-1122<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10; (iii) issue<\/span> citations<\/span> for violations of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle<\/span> size limits pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-613.1<\/a>; and (iv) carry out the vehicle<\/span> seizure provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-613.4<\/a>, 46.2-613.5<\/a>, 46.2-703<\/a>, 46.2-1134<\/a>, and 46.2-1136<\/a> at any permanent weighing station. For the purposes of this section, a permanent weighing station shall include any location equipped with fixed, permanent scales for weighing motor vehicles<\/span>.\n\t\tNothing in this title shall relieve any law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span>, commissioner<\/span> of the revenue, or any other official invested with police powers and duties, state or local, of the duty of assisting in the enforcement of such laws<\/span> within the scope of his respective authority and duty.\n\t\tAll law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span> appointed by the Commissioner<\/span> may administer oaths<\/span> and take acknowledgments and affidavits<\/span> incidental to the administration and enforcement of this title and all other laws<\/span> relating to the operation of motor vehicles<\/span>, applications for driver<\/span>’s licenses, and the collection and refunding of taxes levied on gasoline. They shall receive no compensation for administering oaths<\/span> or taking acknowledgments.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT OF LAWS BY COMMISSIONER; AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS (\u00a7 46.2-217)\n\nThe Commissioner, his several assistants, including those who are full-time\nsworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles,\nand police officers appointed by him are vested with the powers of sheriffs for\nthe purpose of enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth which the Commissioner is\nrequired to enforce. Such full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of\nthe Department of Motor Vehicles are hereby authorized to enforce the criminal\nlaws of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may also appoint or designate any of his staff to be\n“size and weight compliance agents” who shall thereby have the\nauthority to (i) enforce the requirements for the use of dyed diesel fuel in\n\u00a7\u00a7 58.1-2265 and 58.1-2267; (ii) enforce the requirements of Article 17 (\u00a7\n46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10; (iii) issue citations for violations of\nlicense, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limits pursuant to\n\u00a7 46.2-613.1; and (iv) carry out the vehicle seizure provisions of \u00a7\u00a7\n46.2-613.4, 46.2-613.5, 46.2-703, 46.2-1134, and 46.2-1136 at any permanent\nweighing station. For the purposes of this section, a permanent weighing station\nshall include any location equipped with fixed, permanent scales for weighing\nmotor vehicles.\n\t\tNothing in this title shall relieve any law-enforcement officer, commissioner\nof the revenue, or any other official invested with police powers and duties,\nstate or local, of the duty of assisting in the enforcement of such laws within\nthe scope of his respective authority and duty.\n\t\tAll law-enforcement officers appointed by the Commissioner may administer\noaths and take acknowledgments and affidavits incidental to the administration\nand enforcement of this title and all other laws relating to the operation of\nmotor vehicles, applications for driver’s licenses, and the collection and\nrefunding of taxes levied on gasoline. They shall receive no compensation for\nadministering oaths or taking acknowledgments.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-38; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-37; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c.\n727; 1993, c. 533; 2008, c. 460; 2011, cc. 62, 73; 2012, cc. 22, 111.","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}}