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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55667</law_id><section_number>46.2-613.1</section_number><catch_line>Civil penalty for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-217</reference><reference>46.2-388</reference><reference>46.2-613.2</reference><reference>46.2-613.3</reference><reference>46.2-613.4</reference><reference>46.2-613.5</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Titling, Registration and Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Titling and Registration, Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> of $250 and a processing fee of $20 shall be levied against any person who while at a permanent weighing station: <a id="paragraph-204050" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Operates or permits the operation of a truck or <span class="dictionary">tractor truck</span> with a <span class="dictionary">gross weight</span> greater than 7,500 pounds, a <span class="dictionary">trailer</span>, or a <span class="dictionary">semitrailer</span> owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by him on any <span class="dictionary">highway</span> in the Commonwealth unless (i) it is registered, (ii) a certificate of title therefor has been issued, and (iii) it has displayed on it the <span class="dictionary">license plate</span> or plates and <span class="dictionary">decal</span> or <span class="dictionary">decals</span> required by this title. <a id="paragraph-204051" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Operates or causes to be operated on any <span class="dictionary">highway</span> in the Commonwealth any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> that is not in compliance with the Unified Carrier Registration System authorized under 49 U.S.C. &#xA7; 14504a, enacted pursuant to the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, and the federal regulations promulgated thereunder. <a id="paragraph-204052" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Operates or permits the operation of any truck or <span class="dictionary">tractor truck</span> for which the fee for registration is prescribed by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="(Contingent effective date &#x2014; see Editor'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 (i) without first having paid the registration fee hereinabove prescribed or (ii) if at the time of 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 truck is used in combination with another vehicle, the civil <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> and processing fee shall be assessed 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-204053" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> (i) Fails to declare a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> to be operated for hire when required by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Declaration of for-hire operation; presumption of nonbusiness use" href="/46.2-2121.1/">46.2-2121.1</a> or obtain a proper registration card or other <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of registration as required by this chapter; (ii) operates or causes to be operated on any <span class="dictionary">highway</span> in the Commonwealth any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> that does not carry the proper registration and identification required by this title, display an identification marker issued for the vehicle by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> in the manner prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, or display any other identifying information required by this title; or (iii) operates or causes to be operated on any <span class="dictionary">highway</span> in the Commonwealth any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> requiring registration cards or identification markers from the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> after such registration cards or identification markers have been revoked, canceled, or suspended. <a id="paragraph-204054" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> (i) Fails to obtain a proper registration card, identification marker, or other <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of registration required by Chapter 27 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/58.1-2700/">58.1-2700</a> et seq.) of Title 58.1 or the terms and provisions of the International Fuel Tax Agreement, as amended by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.; (ii) operates or causes to be operated on any <span class="dictionary">highway</span> in the Commonwealth any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> that does not carry the proper registration and identification marker required by Chapter 27 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/58.1-2700/">58.1-2700</a> et seq.) of Title 58.1 or the terms and provisions of the International Fuel Tax Agreement, as amended by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc., or any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> that does not display an identification marker or other identifying information as prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> or required by Title 58.1 or the terms of the International Fuel Tax Agreement, as amended by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc.; or (iii) operates or causes to be operated on any <span class="dictionary">highway</span> in the Commonwealth any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> requiring registration cards or identification markers from the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> after such registration cards or identification markers have been revoked, canceled, or suspended. <a id="paragraph-204055" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Operates or causes to be operated on any <span class="dictionary">highway</span> in the Commonwealth any truck or <span class="dictionary">tractor truck</span> or combination of <span class="dictionary">vehicles</span> exceeding the size limitations of Articles 14 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Limitations applicable throughout Commonwealth; alteration by local authorities" href="/46.2-1101/">46.2-1101</a> et seq.), 15 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Width of vehicles generally; exceptions" href="/46.2-1105/">46.2-1105</a> et seq.), 16 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Length of vehicles, generally; special permits; vehicle combinations, etc., operating on certain highways; penalty" href="/46.2-1112/">46.2-1112</a> et seq.), and 18 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty" href="/46.2-1139/">46.2-1139</a> et seq.) of Chapter 10. <a id="paragraph-204056" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Upon collection by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, civil penalties levied pursuant to subdivisions A 1 and A 3 through 5 shall be paid into the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, but civil penalties levied pursuant to subdivisions A 2 and 6 and all processing fees levied pursuant to this section shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be set aside as a special fund to meet the expenses of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of <span class="dictionary">Motor Vehicles</span>. <a id="paragraph-204057" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The penalties and fees specified in this section shall be in addition to any other <span class="dictionary">penalty</span>, fee, tax, or liability that may be imposed by <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-204058" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-613.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2011, cc. 62, 73; 2012, cc. 22, 111; 2017, cc. 790, 815.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
