                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TEMPORARY REGISTRATION OR PERMIT FOR OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES; FEES (§ 46.2-652.1)

A. The Commissioner may grant a temporary registration or permit for the
operation of (i) a vehicle or equipment that cannot be licensed because the
vehicle, excluding any load thereon, is overweight or (ii) a licensed vehicle
that exceeds statutory weight limits on the highways in the Commonwealth from
one point to another within the Commonwealth, or from the Commonwealth to a
point or points outside the Commonwealth, or from outside the Commonwealth to a
point or points within the Commonwealth. Any temporary registration or permit
issued under this section shall show the registration or permit number, the date
of issue, the date of expiration, the vehicle to which it refers, and the route
to be traveled or other restrictions and shall be carried in the vehicle.

B. For a single-trip temporary registration or permit issued under this section,
the applicant shall pay (i) a fee of 30 cents ($0.30) per mile for every mile to
be traveled, to be allocated as follows: (a) 20 cents ($0.20) per mile deposited
into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund established pursuant to §
33.2-1530 to be used to assist in funding needed highway pavement and bridge
maintenance and rehabilitation and (b) 10 cents ($0.10) per mile to the
Department and (ii) one of the following fees, depending on gross weight:

   1. For a single-trip overweight permit issued for gross weights of 115,000
   pounds or less, a $20 administrative fee to the Department, plus, if needed,
   an additional $10 to cover extra research and analysis;

   2. For a single-trip overweight permit issued for gross weights of 115,001 to
   150,000 pounds, a fee of $80, to be allocated as follows: (i) $50 deposited
   into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund to be used to assist in
   funding needed highway pavement and bridge maintenance and rehabilitation and
   (ii) a $30 administrative fee to the Department;

   3. For a single-trip overweight permit issued for gross weights of 150,001 to
   200,000 pounds, a fee of $190, to be allocated as follows: (i) $160 deposited
   into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund to be used to assist in
   funding needed highway pavement and bridge maintenance and rehabilitation and
   (ii) a $30 administrative fee to the Department;

   4. For a single-trip overweight permit issued for gross weights of 200,001 to
   500,000 pounds, a fee of $280, to be allocated as follows: (i) $250 deposited
   into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund to be used to assist in
   funding needed highway pavement and bridge maintenance and rehabilitation and
   (ii) a $30 administrative fee to the Department; or

   5. For a single-trip overweight permit issued for gross weights in excess of
   500,000 pounds, a fee of $1,450, to be allocated as follows: (i) $1,420
   deposited into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund to be used to assist
   in funding needed highway pavement and bridge maintenance and rehabilitation
   and (ii) a $30 administrative fee to the Department.

C. In lieu of a single-trip permit, an annual multi-trip overweight permit may
be issued for the following fee:

   1. For an annual multi-trip overweight permit issued for gross weights of
   115,000 pounds and below, a fee of $500, to be allocated as follows: (i) $360
   deposited into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund to be used to assist
   in funding needed highway pavement and bridge maintenance and rehabilitation
   and (ii) $140 to the Department; or

   2. For an annual multi-trip overweight permit issued for gross weights in
   excess of 115,000 pounds, a fee of $560, to be allocated as follows: (i) $420
   deposited into the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund to be used to assist
   in funding needed highway pavement and bridge maintenance and rehabilitation
   and (ii) $140 to the Department.

D. In lieu of an annual permit, a three-month overweight permit may be issued
for a fee of $220, to be allocated as follows: (i) $110 deposited into the
Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund to be used to assist in funding needed
highway pavement and bridge maintenance and rehabilitation and (ii) $110 to the
Department.

E. For any vehicle that is both overweight and oversize, the permit fees under
this section shall apply.

HISTORY: 2012, c. 443.