§ 46.2-701. Combinations of tractor trucks and semitrailers; five-yearregistration of certain trailer fleets.
A. Each vehicle of a combination of a truck or tractor truck and a trailer orsemitrailer shall be registered as a separate vehicle, and separate vehiclelicense plates shall be issued for each vehicle, but, for the purpose ofdetermining the gross weight group into which any vehicle falls pursuant to §46.2-697, the combination of vehicles of which such vehicle constitutes apart shall be considered a unit, and the aggregate gross weight of the entirecombination shall determine the gross weight group. The fee for theregistration card and license plates for a trailer or semitrailerconstituting a part of the combination shall be as provided in § 46.2-694.1.
B. In determining the fee to be paid for the registration of a truck ortractor truck constituting a part of such combination the fee shall beassessed on the total gross weight and the fee per 1,000 pounds applicable tothe gross weight of the combination when loaded to the maximum capacity forwhich it is registered and licensed.
C. Existing five-year registrations for fleets of fifty or more trailerspreviously issued under this section shall remain valid through the five-yearperiod, but shall not be renewable.
(Code 1950, § 46-165; 1950, p. 249; 1956, c. 477; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-157;1964, c. 218; 1979, cc. 61, 244; 1982, c. 157; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 283.)
§ 46.2-701. Combinations of tractor trucks and semitrailers; five-yearregistration of certain trailer fleets.
A. Each vehicle of a combination of a truck or tractor truck and a trailer orsemitrailer shall be registered as a separate vehicle, and separate vehiclelicense plates shall be issued for each vehicle, but, for the purpose ofdetermining the gross weight group into which any vehicle falls pursuant to §46.2-697, the combination of vehicles of which such vehicle constitutes apart shall be considered a unit, and the aggregate gross weight of the entirecombination shall determine the gross weight group. The fee for theregistration card and license plates for a trailer or semitrailerconstituting a part of the combination shall be as provided in § 46.2-694.1.
B. In determining the fee to be paid for the registration of a truck ortractor truck constituting a part of such combination the fee shall beassessed on the total gross weight and the fee per 1,000 pounds applicable tothe gross weight of the combination when loaded to the maximum capacity forwhich it is registered and licensed.
C. Existing five-year registrations for fleets of fifty or more trailerspreviously issued under this section shall remain valid through the five-yearperiod, but shall not be renewable.
(Code 1950, § 46-165; 1950, p. 249; 1956, c. 477; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-157;1964, c. 218; 1979, cc. 61, 244; 1982, c. 157; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 283.)
§ 46.2-701. Combinations of tractor trucks and semitrailers; five-yearregistration of certain trailer fleets.
A. Each vehicle of a combination of a truck or tractor truck and a trailer orsemitrailer shall be registered as a separate vehicle, and separate vehiclelicense plates shall be issued for each vehicle, but, for the purpose ofdetermining the gross weight group into which any vehicle falls pursuant to §46.2-697, the combination of vehicles of which such vehicle constitutes apart shall be considered a unit, and the aggregate gross weight of the entirecombination shall determine the gross weight group. The fee for theregistration card and license plates for a trailer or semitrailerconstituting a part of the combination shall be as provided in § 46.2-694.1.
B. In determining the fee to be paid for the registration of a truck ortractor truck constituting a part of such combination the fee shall beassessed on the total gross weight and the fee per 1,000 pounds applicable tothe gross weight of the combination when loaded to the maximum capacity forwhich it is registered and licensed.
C. Existing five-year registrations for fleets of fifty or more trailerspreviously issued under this section shall remain valid through the five-yearperiod, but shall not be renewable.
(Code 1950, § 46-165; 1950, p. 249; 1956, c. 477; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-157;1964, c. 218; 1979, cc. 61, 244; 1982, c. 157; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 283.)
