CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND TAX REQUIREMENTS AND
VEHICLE SIZE LIMITATIONS (§ 46.2-613.1)

A. A civil penalty of $ 250 and a processing fee of $ 20 shall be levied against
any person who while at a permanent weighing station:

   1.  Operates or permits the operation of a truck or tractor truck with a gross
   weight greater than 7,500 pounds, a trailer, or a semitrailer owned, leased,
   or otherwise controlled by him on any highway 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 license plate or plates and decal or decals
   required by this title.

   2.  Operates or causes to be operated on any highway in the Commonwealth any
   motor vehicle that is not in compliance with the Unified Carrier Registration
   System authorized under 49 U.S.C. § 14504a, enacted pursuant to the Unified
   Carrier Registration Act of 2005, and the federal regulations promulgated
   thereunder.

   3.  Operates or permits the operation of any truck or tractor truck for which
   the fee for registration is prescribed by § 46.2-697 on any highway in the
   Commonwealth (i) without first having paid the registration fee hereinabove
   prescribed or (ii) if at the time of operation the gross weight of the vehicle
   or of the combination of vehicles of which it is a part is in excess of the
   gross weight on the basis of which it is registered. In any case where a
   pickup truck is used in combination with another vehicle, the civil penalty
   and processing fee shall be assessed only if the combined gross weight exceeds
   the combined gross weight on the basis of which each vehicle is registered.

   4.  (i) Fails to obtain a proper registration card, identification marker, or
   other evidence of registration as required by Chapter 21 (§ 46.2-2100 et
   seq.); (ii) operates or causes to be operated on any highway in the
   Commonwealth any motor vehicle that does not carry the proper registration and
   identification marker required by Chapter 21 (§ 46.2-2100 et seq.) or any
   motor vehicle that does not display an identification marker or other
   identifying information as prescribed by the Department or required by this
   Title; or (iii) operates or causes to be operated on any highway in the
   Commonwealth any motor vehicle requiring registration cards or identification
   markers from the Department after such registration cards or identification
   markers have been revoked, canceled, or suspended.

   5.  (i) Fails to obtain a proper registration card, identification marker, or
   other evidence of registration required by Chapter 27 (§ 58.1-2700 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 highway in the Commonwealth any motor
   vehicle that does not carry the proper registration and identification marker
   required by Chapter 27 (§ 58.1-2700 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 motor vehicle that does not
   display an identification marker or other identifying information as
   prescribed by the Department 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 highway
   in the Commonwealth any motor vehicle requiring registration cards or
   identification markers from the Department after such registration cards or
   identification markers have been revoked, canceled, or suspended.

   6.  Operates or causes to be operated on any highway in the Commonwealth any
   truck or tractor truck or combination of vehicles exceeding the size
   limitations of Articles 14 (§ 46.2-1101 et seq.), 15 (§ 46.2-1105 et seq.),
   16 (§ 46.2-1112 et seq.), and 18 (§ 46.2-1139 et seq.) of Chapter 10.

B. Upon collection by the Department, civil penalties levied pursuant to
subdivisions A 1 and A 3 through A 5 shall be paid into the Commonwealth
Transportation Fund, but civil penalties levied pursuant to subdivisions A 2 and
A 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 Department of Motor Vehicles.

C. The penalties and fees specified in this section shall be in addition to any
other penalty, fee, tax, or liability that may be imposed by law.

HISTORY: 2011, cc. 62, 73; 2012, cc. 22, 111.