                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS BY COMMISSIONER; AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS (§ 46.2-217)

The Commissioner, his several assistants, including those who are full-time
sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles,
and police officers appointed by him are vested with the powers of sheriffs for
the purpose of enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth which the Commissioner is
required to enforce. Such full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of
the Department of Motor Vehicles are hereby authorized to enforce the criminal
laws of the Commonwealth.
		The Commissioner may also appoint or designate any of his staff to be
&#8220;size and weight compliance agents&#8221; who shall thereby have the
authority to (i) enforce the requirements for the use of dyed diesel fuel in
§§ 58.1-2265 and 58.1-2267; (ii) enforce the requirements of Article 17 (§
46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10; (iii) issue citations for violations of
license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limits pursuant to
§ 46.2-613.1; and (iv) carry out the vehicle seizure provisions of §§
46.2-613.4, 46.2-613.5, 46.2-703, 46.2-1134, and 46.2-1136 at any permanent
weighing station. For the purposes of this section, a permanent weighing station
shall include any location equipped with fixed, permanent scales for weighing
motor vehicles.
		Nothing in this title shall relieve any law-enforcement officer, commissioner
of the revenue, or any other official invested with police powers and duties,
state or local, of the duty of assisting in the enforcement of such laws within
the scope of his respective authority and duty.
		All law-enforcement officers appointed by the Commissioner may administer
oaths and take acknowledgments and affidavits incidental to the administration
and enforcement of this title and all other laws relating to the operation of
motor vehicles, applications for driver&#8217;s licenses, and the collection and
refunding of taxes levied on gasoline. They shall receive no compensation for
administering oaths or taking acknowledgments.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-38; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-37; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c.
727; 1993, c. 533; 2008, c. 460; 2011, cc. 62, 73; 2012, cc. 22, 111.