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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0312\">312<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0477\">477<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0258\">258<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68738,"section_number":"46.2-1139","catch_line":"Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1139\/"}],"permalink":{"id":232881,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85108,"identifier":"46.2-2900","token":"46.2\/V\/29\/46.2-2900","url":"\/46.2-2900\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2900\/","token":"46.2\/V\/29\/46.2-2900","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2900","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Certified escort vehicle driver<\/span>&#8221; means a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver&#8217;s license and a valid <span class=\"dictionary\">escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span> issued (i) by the Commonwealth or (ii) by a state whose escort vehicle driver certification program has been determined to be substantially similar to the Commonwealth&#8217;s and to which the Commonwealth has extended reciprocity.\n\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span>&#8221; means a credential issued under the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth or other state authorizing the holder to escort a <span class=\"dictionary\">permitted vehicle or vehicles<\/span>.\n\t\t&#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">Permitted vehicle or vehicles<\/span>&#8221; means any vehicle being operated under the provisions of a valid <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> hauling permit issued pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty\" href=\"\/46.2-1139\/\">46.2-1139<\/a> that requires that the <span class=\"dictionary\">permitted vehicle or vehicles<\/span> be accompanied by a <span class=\"dictionary\">certified escort vehicle driver<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">drivers<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 46.2-2900)\n\nAs used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following\nmeaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\t\t&#8220;Certified escort vehicle driver&#8221; means a person 18 years of age\nor older who holds a valid driver&#8217;s license and a valid escort vehicle\ndriver certificate issued (i) by the Commonwealth or (ii) by a state whose\nescort vehicle driver certification program has been determined to be\nsubstantially similar to the Commonwealth&#8217;s and to which the Commonwealth\nhas extended reciprocity.\n\t\t&#8220;Escort vehicle driver certificate&#8221; means a credential issued\nunder the laws of the Commonwealth or other state authorizing the holder to\nescort a permitted vehicle or vehicles.\n\t\t&#8220;Permitted vehicle or vehicles&#8221; means any vehicle being operated\nunder the provisions of a valid highway hauling permit issued pursuant to \u00a7\n46.2-1139 that requires that the permitted vehicle or vehicles be accompanied by\na certified escort vehicle driver or drivers.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 312, 477; 2015, c. 258.","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}}