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In any case where a pickup truck is used in combination with another vehicle, operation shall be unlawful only if the combined gross weight exceeds the combined gross weight on the basis of which each vehicle is registered.B\n\nAny officer authorized to enforce the motor vehicle laws, having reason to believe that the gross weight of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer being operated on any highway in the Commonwealth exceeds that on the basis of which the vehicle is registered, may weigh the vehicle by whatever means the Superintendent may prescribe and the operator, or other person in possession of the vehicle, shall permit this weighing whenever requested by the officer.C\n\nAny person who violates any provision of this section or who operates or permits the operation of a trailer or semitrailer designed for the use of human beings as living quarters, on the highways in the Commonwealth without having first paid to the Commissioner the fee prescribed in subdivision 5 of subsection A of &#xA7; 46.2-694 is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247961,"text":"No person shall operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which the fee for registration is prescribed by \u00a7 46.2-697 on any highway in the Commonwealth, under any of the following circumstances:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":247962,"text":"Without first having paid the registration fee hereinabove prescribed.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":247963,"text":"If, at the time of the operation, the gross weight of the vehicle or of the combination of vehicles of which it is a part, is in excess of the gross weight on the basis of which it is registered. In any case where a pickup truck is used in combination with another vehicle, operation shall be unlawful only if the combined gross weight exceeds the combined gross weight on the basis of which each vehicle is registered.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":247964,"text":"Any officer authorized to enforce the motor vehicle laws, having reason to believe that the gross weight of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer being operated on any highway in the Commonwealth exceeds that on the basis of which the vehicle is registered, may weigh the vehicle by whatever means the Superintendent may prescribe and the operator, or other person in possession of the vehicle, shall permit this weighing whenever requested by the officer.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":247965,"text":"Any person who violates any provision of this section or who operates or permits the operation of a trailer or semitrailer designed for the use of human beings as living quarters, on the highways in the Commonwealth without having first paid to the Commissioner the fee prescribed in subdivision 5 of subsection A of &#xA7; 46.2-694 is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","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 5 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 1962, chapter 92; in 1975, chapter 18; in 1982, chapter 681; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78813,"section_number":"46.2-724","catch_line":"Operation for hire of certain vehicles registered as not-for-hire; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-724\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76988,"section_number":"46.2-694","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date) Fees for vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; weights used for computing fees; burden of proof","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-694\/"},{"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":228479,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68489,"identifier":"46.2-704","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-704","url":"\/46.2-704\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-704\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-704","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited operations; checking on weights; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-704","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No person shall operate or permit the operation of any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> for which the fee for registration is prescribed by \u00a7&nbsp;<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> on any <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> in the Commonwealth, under any of the following circumstances: <a id=\"paragraph-247961\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-704\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Without first having paid the registration fee hereinabove prescribed. <a id=\"paragraph-247962\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-704\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> If, at the time of the operation, the <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> of the vehicle or of the combination of <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> of which it is a part, is in excess of the <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> on the basis of which it is registered. In any case where a pickup <span class=\"dictionary\">truck<\/span> is used in combination with another vehicle, operation shall be unlawful only if the combined <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> exceeds the combined <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> on the basis of which each vehicle is registered. <a id=\"paragraph-247963\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-704\/#A2\"><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> Any officer authorized to enforce the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span>, having reason to believe that the <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> of any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> being operated on any <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> in the Commonwealth exceeds that on the basis of which the vehicle is registered, may weigh the vehicle by whatever means the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span> may prescribe and the <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span>, or other person in <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of the vehicle, shall permit this weighing whenever requested by the officer. <a id=\"paragraph-247964\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-704\/#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> Any person who violates any provision of this section or who operates or permits the operation of a <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> designed for the use of human beings as living quarters, on the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> in the Commonwealth without having first paid to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> the fee prescribed in subdivision 5 of subsection A of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Contingent effective date) Fees for vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; weights used for computing fees; burden of proof\" href=\"\/46.2-694\/\">46.2-694<\/a> is guilty of a Class 2 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-247965\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-704\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED OPERATIONS; CHECKING ON WEIGHTS; PENALTIES (\u00a7 46.2-704)\n\nA. No person shall operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle,\ntrailer, or semitrailer for which the fee for registration is prescribed by \u00a7\n46.2-697 on any highway in the Commonwealth, under any of the following\ncircumstances:\n\n   1. Without first having paid the registration fee hereinabove prescribed.\n\n   2. If, at the time of the operation, the gross weight of the vehicle or of the\n   combination of vehicles of which it is a part, is in excess of the gross\n   weight on the basis of which it is registered. In any case where a pickup\n   truck is used in combination with another vehicle, operation shall be unlawful\n   only if the combined gross weight exceeds the combined gross weight on the\n   basis of which each vehicle is registered.\n\nB. Any officer authorized to enforce the motor vehicle laws, having reason to\nbelieve that the gross weight of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer\nbeing operated on any highway in the Commonwealth exceeds that on the basis of\nwhich the vehicle is registered, may weigh the vehicle by whatever means the\nSuperintendent may prescribe and the operator, or other person in possession of\nthe vehicle, shall permit this weighing whenever requested by the officer.\n\nC. Any person who violates any provision of this section or who operates or\npermits the operation of a trailer or semitrailer designed for the use of human\nbeings as living quarters, on the highways in the Commonwealth without having\nfirst paid to the Commissioner the fee prescribed in subdivision 5 of subsection\nA of &#xA7; 46.2-694 is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-167; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-159; 1962, c. 92; 1975, c.\n18; 1982, c. 681; 1989, c. 727.","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}}