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The vehicle must be constructed to fall within all size and weight requirements as contained in §§ 46.2-1105, 46.2-1110, 46.2-1113 and Article 17 (§ 46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10 and must be capable of maintaining sustained highway speeds of 40 miles per hour or more. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the transportation on specialized mobile equipment of safety equipment, including but not limited to highway traffic safety cones, to be used on a job site.C\n\nSpecialized mobile equipment which cannot maintain a sustained highway speed in excess of 40 miles per hour, and trailers or semitrailers which are designed and manufactured for a specific purpose and whose movement on the highway is incidental to the purpose for which it was manufactured and which are not designed or used to transport persons or property, shall not be required to be registered under this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303834,"text":"The fee for registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on which well-drilling machinery is attached and which is permanently used solely for transporting the machinery shall be $15.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":303835,"text":"The fee for the registration of specialized mobile equipment shall be $15. “Specialized mobile equipment” shall mean any self-propelled motor vehicle manufactured for a specific purpose, other than for the transportation of passengers or property, which is used on a job site and whose movement on any highway is incidental to the purpose for which it was designed and manufactured. The vehicle must be constructed to fall within all size and weight requirements as contained in §§ 46.2-1105, 46.2-1110, 46.2-1113 and Article 17 (§ 46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10 and must be capable of maintaining sustained highway speeds of 40 miles per hour or more. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the transportation on specialized mobile equipment of safety equipment, including but not limited to highway traffic safety cones, to be used on a job site.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":303836,"text":"Specialized mobile equipment which cannot maintain a sustained highway speed in excess of 40 miles per hour, and trailers or semitrailers which are designed and manufactured for a specific purpose and whose movement on the highway is incidental to the purpose for which it was manufactured and which are not designed or used to transport persons or property, shall not be required to be registered under this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13226,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fees for Registration","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:29","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:29","permalink":{"id":228365,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13226,"identifier":"7","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12879,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12771,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":226923,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12879,"identifier":"6","token":"46.2\/II\/6","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12771,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling, Registration and Licensure","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225627,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12771,"identifier":"II","token":"46.2\/II","url":"\/46.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":70197,"structure_id":13226,"section_number":"46.2-685","catch_line":"Payment of fees into special fund","url":"\/46.2-685\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-685","metadata":false},{"id":80219,"structure_id":13226,"section_number":"46.2-686","catch_line":"Portion of certain fees to be paid into special fund","url":"\/46.2-686\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-686","metadata":false},{"id":84636,"structure_id":13226,"section_number":"46.2-687","catch_line":"Failure to pay certain fees; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1964, chapter 218; in 1979, chapter 244; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2004, chapter 478<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 283<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82691,"section_number":"46.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-100\/"},{"id":86642,"section_number":"46.2-1010","catch_line":"Equipment required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1010\/"},{"id":62299,"section_number":"46.2-1158.01","catch_line":"Exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1158.01\/"},{"id":82949,"section_number":"46.2-649","catch_line":"Certain vehicles required to show evidence of payment of taxes and of registration or exemption from registration with Department of Motor Vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-649\/"},{"id":64101,"section_number":"58.1-1737","catch_line":"Exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1737\/"},{"id":84100,"section_number":"58.1-2402","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date) Levy","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2402\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65386,"section_number":"46.2-1105","catch_line":"Width of vehicles generally; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1105\/"},{"id":77659,"section_number":"46.2-1110","catch_line":"Height of vehicles; damage to overhead obstruction; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1110\/"},{"id":57771,"section_number":"46.2-1113","catch_line":"Length exceptions for certain passenger buses and motor homes","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1113\/"},{"id":56026,"section_number":"46.2-1122","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1122\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228447,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84799,"identifier":"46.2-700","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-700","url":"\/46.2-700\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-700\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-700","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees for vehicles for transporting well-drilling machinery and specialized mobile equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-700","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The fee for registration of any motor vehicle<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> on which well-drilling machinery is attached and which is permanently used solely for transporting the machinery shall be $15. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The fee for the registration of specialized mobile equipment<\/span> shall be $15. “Specialized mobile equipment<\/span>” shall mean any self-propelled motor vehicle<\/span> manufactured for a specific purpose, other than for the transportation of passengers or property, which is used on a job site and whose movement on any highway<\/span> is incidental to the purpose for which it was designed and manufactured. The vehicle must be constructed to fall within all size and weight requirements as contained in §§ 46.2-1105<\/a>, 46.2-1110<\/a>, 46.2-1113<\/a> and Article 17 (§ 46.2-1122<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10 and must be capable of maintaining sustained highway<\/span> speeds of 40 miles per hour or more. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the transportation on specialized mobile equipment<\/span> of safety equipment, including but not limited to highway<\/span> traffic safety cones, to be used on a job site. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Specialized mobile equipment<\/span> which cannot maintain a sustained highway<\/span> speed in excess of 40 miles per hour, and trailers<\/span> or semitrailers<\/span> which are designed and manufactured for a specific purpose and whose movement on the highway<\/span> is incidental to the purpose for which it was manufactured and which are not designed or used to transport persons or property, shall not be required to be registered under this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES FOR VEHICLES FOR TRANSPORTING WELL-DRILLING MACHINERY AND SPECIALIZED\nMOBILE EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 46.2-700)\n\nA. The fee for registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on\nwhich well-drilling machinery is attached and which is permanently used solely\nfor transporting the machinery shall be $15.\n\nB. The fee for the registration of specialized mobile equipment shall be $15.\n“Specialized mobile equipment” shall mean any self-propelled motor\nvehicle manufactured for a specific purpose, other than for the transportation\nof passengers or property, which is used on a job site and whose movement on any\nhighway is incidental to the purpose for which it was designed and manufactured.\nThe vehicle must be constructed to fall within all size and weight requirements\nas contained in §§ 46.2-1105, 46.2-1110, 46.2-1113 and Article 17\n(§ 46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10 and must be capable of maintaining\nsustained highway speeds of 40 miles per hour or more. Nothing in this\nsubsection shall be construed as prohibiting the transportation on specialized\nmobile equipment of safety equipment, including but not limited to highway\ntraffic safety cones, to be used on a job site.\n\nC. Specialized mobile equipment which cannot maintain a sustained highway speed\nin excess of 40 miles per hour, and trailers or semitrailers which are designed\nand manufactured for a specific purpose and whose movement on the highway is\nincidental to the purpose for which it was manufactured and which are not\ndesigned or used to transport persons or property, shall not be required to be\nregistered under this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-164; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-156; 1964, c. 218; 1979, c.\n244; 1989, c. 727; 2004, c. 478; 2011, c. 283.","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}}