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The owner of the vehicle, however, shall first obtain, without charge, a permit from the Commissioner of Highways in any case in which the motor vehicle is required to cross the public highways. The Commissioner of Highways shall not issue the permit unless he is satisfied that the owner of the motor vehicle has, at his own expense, strengthened the highway crossing so that it will adequately bear the load and has provided adequate signs, lights, or flagmen as may be required for the protection of the public. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 604 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1972, chapter 609; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0142\">142<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69751,"identifier":"46.2-675","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-675","url":"\/46.2-675\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-675\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-675","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain vehicles engaged in mining or quarrying operations; permit when such vehicle required to cross public highways","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-675","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">decals<\/span> for or pay a registration fee prescribed for any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> engaged in coal mining operations or other types of mining and quarrying operations, if the sole function of the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> is to haul coal from mine to tipple or to haul other mined or quarried products from mine or quarry to a processing plant. 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The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">Highways<\/span><\/span> shall not <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> the permit unless he is satisfied that the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> has, at his own expense, strengthened the <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> crossing so that it will adequately bear the load and has provided adequate signs, <span class=\"dictionary\">lights<\/span>, or flagmen as may be required for the protection of the public. Any damage done to the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> as a result of this operation shall be repaired in a manner satisfactory to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">Highways<\/span><\/span> at the expense of the vehicle&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN VEHICLES ENGAGED IN MINING OR QUARRYING OPERATIONS; PERMIT WHEN SUCH\nVEHICLE REQUIRED TO CROSS PUBLIC HIGHWAYS (\u00a7 46.2-675)\n\nNo person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license\nplates, or decals for or pay a registration fee prescribed for any motor vehicle\nengaged in coal mining operations or other types of mining and quarrying\noperations, if the sole function of the motor vehicle is to haul coal from mine\nto tipple or to haul other mined or quarried products from mine or quarry to a\nprocessing plant. The owner of the vehicle, however, shall first obtain, without\ncharge, a permit from the Commissioner of Highways in any case in which the\nmotor vehicle is required to cross the public highways. The Commissioner of\nHighways shall not issue the permit unless he is satisfied that the owner of the\nmotor vehicle has, at his own expense, strengthened the highway crossing so that\nit will adequately bear the load and has provided adequate signs, lights, or\nflagmen as may be required for the protection of the public. Any damage done to\nthe highways as a result of this operation shall be repaired in a manner\nsatisfactory to the Commissioner of Highways at the expense of the\nvehicle&#8217;s owner.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 604, \u00a7 46.1-45.1; 1972, c. 609; 1989, c. 727; 2016, c. 142.","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}}