                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CITY ORDINANCES FIXING WEIGHT LIMITS ON CERTAIN ROADS (§ 46.2-1138.1)

The governing body of any city may adopt ordinances providing weight limits in
accordance with the weight limits established by §§ 46.2-1123 through
46.2-1127 for any vehicle or combination of vehicles passing over any such roads
under the jurisdiction of such city, and providing further for the assessment of
liquidated damages as to overweight vehicles at rates and amounts not exceeding
those applicable to the liquidated damages under § 46.2-1135. Such ordinances
may provide:
		Upon a finding of a violation of any weight limit prescribed therein, the
court shall assess the owner, operator or other person causing the operation of
such overweight vehicle at such rate and amount as may be provided in such
ordinance;
		The assessment shall be entered by the court as a judgment for such city;
		The entry of such judgment shall constitute a lien upon the overweight
vehicles;
		Such sums shall be paid into the treasury of such city, and allocated to the
fund appropriated by such city for the construction and maintenance of such
roads under its jurisdiction.
		Such ordinances may include additional provisions relating to payment of such
assessment and enforcement powers applicable to such city and corresponding to
the provisions of §§ 46.2-1131, 46.2-1133, 46.2-1134 and 46.2-1135, except
that civil penalties, liquidated damages and weighing fees collected pursuant to
such ordinances shall be paid to the city, and the city attorney or his designee
shall represent the city in any court proceeding.

HISTORY: 1960, c. 218, § 46.1-342.1; 1986, c. 588; 1987, c. 372; 1989, cc. 685,
727.