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The fee for the registration card and license plates for a trailer or semitrailer constituting a part of the combination shall be as provided in &#xA7; 46.2-694.1.B\n\nIn determining the fee to be paid for the registration of a truck or tractor truck constituting a part of such combination the fee shall be assessed on the total gross weight and the fee per 1,000 pounds applicable to the gross weight of the combination when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered and licensed.C\n\nExisting five-year registrations for fleets of fifty or more trailers previously issued under this section shall remain valid through the five-year period, but shall not be renewable.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278910,"text":"Each vehicle of a combination of a truck or tractor truck and a trailer or semitrailer shall be registered as a separate vehicle, and separate vehicle license plates shall be issued for each vehicle, but, for the purpose of determining the gross weight group into which any vehicle falls pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-697, the combination of vehicles of which such vehicle constitutes a part shall be considered a unit, and the aggregate gross weight of the entire combination shall determine the gross weight group. The fee for the registration card and license plates for a trailer or semitrailer constituting a part of the combination shall be as provided in &#xA7; 46.2-694.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":278911,"text":"In determining the fee to be paid for the registration of a truck or tractor truck constituting a part of such combination the fee shall be assessed on the total gross weight and the fee per 1,000 pounds applicable to the gross weight of the combination when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered and licensed.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":278912,"text":"Existing five-year registrations for fleets of fifty or more trailers previously issued under this section shall remain valid through the five-year period, but shall not be renewable.","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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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 1956, chapter 477; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1964, chapter 218; in 1979, chapters 61 and 244; in 1982, chapter 157; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0283\">283<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71868,"section_number":"46.2-697","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Editor's note) Fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-697\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77771,"identifier":"46.2-701","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-701","url":"\/46.2-701\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-701\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-701","dublin_core":{"Title":"Combinations of tractor trucks and semitrailers; five-year registration of certain trailer fleets","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Each <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> of a combination of a truck or <span class=\"dictionary\">tractor truck<\/span> and a <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> shall be registered as a separate <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span>, and separate <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> shall be issued for each <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span>, but, for the purpose of determining the <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> group into which any <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> falls pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Editor&#039;s note) Fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers\" href=\"\/46.2-697\/\">46.2-697<\/a>, the combination of <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> of which such <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> constitutes a part shall be considered a unit, and the aggregate <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> of the entire combination shall determine the <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> group. The fee for the registration card and <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> for a <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> constituting a part of the combination shall be as provided in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Contingent effective date -- see note*) Fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for transportation of passengers\" href=\"\/46.2-694.1\/\">46.2-694.1<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-278910\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-701\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> In determining the fee to be paid for the registration of a truck or <span class=\"dictionary\">tractor truck<\/span> constituting a part of such combination the fee shall be assessed on the total <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> and the fee per 1,000 pounds applicable to the <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> of the combination when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered and licensed. <a id=\"paragraph-278911\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-701\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Existing five-year registrations for fleets of fifty or more <span class=\"dictionary\">trailers<\/span> previously issued under this section shall remain valid through the five-year period, but shall not be renewable. <a id=\"paragraph-278912\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-701\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMBINATIONS OF TRACTOR TRUCKS AND SEMITRAILERS; FIVE-YEAR REGISTRATION OF\nCERTAIN TRAILER FLEETS (\u00a7 46.2-701)\n\nA. Each vehicle of a combination of a truck or tractor truck and a trailer or\nsemitrailer shall be registered as a separate vehicle, and separate vehicle\nlicense plates shall be issued for each vehicle, but, for the purpose of\ndetermining the gross weight group into which any vehicle falls pursuant to\n&#xA7; 46.2-697, the combination of vehicles of which such vehicle constitutes a\npart shall be considered a unit, and the aggregate gross weight of the entire\ncombination shall determine the gross weight group. The fee for the registration\ncard and license plates for a trailer or semitrailer constituting a part of the\ncombination shall be as provided in &#xA7; 46.2-694.1.\n\nB. In determining the fee to be paid for the registration of a truck or tractor\ntruck constituting a part of such combination the fee shall be assessed on the\ntotal gross weight and the fee per 1,000 pounds applicable to the gross weight\nof the combination when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is\nregistered and licensed.\n\nC. Existing five-year registrations for fleets of fifty or more trailers\npreviously issued under this section shall remain valid through the five-year\nperiod, but shall not be renewable.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-165; 1950, p. 249; 1956, c. 477; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7\n46.1-157; 1964, c. 218; 1979, cc. 61, 244; 1982, c. 157; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c.\n283.","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}}