Virginia § 46.2-1136 - Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 46.2-1136 — Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2-1136. Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases
Any officer or size and weight compliance agent authorized to enforce overweight vehicle laws may issue a citation for a violation of such laws. Such officer may also serve an attachment summons issued by a judge or magistrate in connection with a weight violation.
Service of any such citation shall be made upon the driver of the motor vehicle involved in the violation. Such service on the driver shall have the same legal force and validity as if served within the Commonwealth personally upon the owner, operator, or other person charged with the weight violation, whether such owner, operator, or other person charged is a resident or nonresident.
1986, c. 588, § 46.1-179.02; 1989, c. 727; 2011, cc. 62, 73.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.2-1136 ("Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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