§ 82-7-14. When weight and load limits may be decreased.

(a)

The County Executive where the highways or streets are under the County's jurisdiction, in his discretion, may make, promulgate and enforce rules and regulations decreasing the weight and load limit specified in Code of Virginia, Title 46.2, Subtitle III, Chapter 10, Article 17, Section 46.2-1122 et seq., for a total period not to exceed ninety (90) days in any calendar year, when an engineering study discloses that operation over highways by reason of deterioration, rain, snow or other climatic conditions will seriously damage such highways unless such weights are reduced. The County Executive where the highways or streets are under the County's jurisdiction, shall cause to be erected signs stating the weight specified in such rule or regulation at each end of the section of the highway affected and no such rule or regulation shall be effective until such signs are erected.

(b)

It shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any public highway or section thereof when the weight thereof exceeds the maximum posted by authority of the County Executive pursuant to this Section.

(c)

Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or be confined in jail for not less than one (1) day nor more than six (6) months, or both, and the vehicle or combination of vehicles involved in such violation may be held upon an order of the court until all fines and costs have been satisfied. (3-13-63; 1961 Code, § 16-206; 37-76-82; 30-89-82.)

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151. For state law as to when load and weight limits may be reduced, see Va. Code Ann., § 46.2-1104.