                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERMISSIBLE LENGTHS OF COMBINATION VEHICLES BEING TOWED IN EMERGENCIES (§
46.2-1153)

In an emergency as provided in § 46.2-1149, the towing of disabled vehicles
which cannot be separated for safety, physical, or mechanical reasons and which
exceed length limits established in Article 16 (§ 46.2-1112 et seq.) of this
chapter, shall be permissible for the purpose of towing any such vehicle to the
nearest facility which can make the necessary repairs but not more than fifty
miles from the point such vehicle was disabled.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 46-328, 46-331; 1950, p. 665; 1952, c. 342; 1956, cc.
476, 483; 1958, c. 541, §§ 46.1-330, 46.1-335; 1962, cc. 113, 575; 1964, c.
286; 1966, cc. 59, 373; 1972, c. 446; 1974, cc. 580, 664; 1975, c. 104; 1978, c.
254; 1983, c. 515; 1985, c. 426; 1986, cc. 72, 417; 1989, c. 727.