Part II. Overload Permit Requirements
24VAC20-82-20. Overload permit requirements.
A. Overload permits are ordinarily purchased at the time of vehicle registration. The fee for an overload permit purchased at the time of a quarterly vehicle registration shall be prorated.
B. Overload permits may be transferred from one vehicle to another if the license plates associated with the permit are also being transferred. The fee to transfer an overload permit is $2.00. This fee is in addition to any fee authorized to be collected for the transfer of the license plates associated with the permit. Permit decals shall be removed from the vehicle from which the permit is being transferred and shall either accompany the application for a new overload permit or be destroyed by the permit holder.
C. Overload permits will be issued in the same name and for the same vehicle as the vehicle registration.
D. Overload permit fees are not refundable. However, an applicant for a new permit may receive credit for the fee paid for a previously issued, unexpired permit that has been removed from a vehicle. Such credit shall not exceed (i) the prorated fee for the number of months remaining on the previously issued permit or (ii) the amount of the fee for the new permit, whichever is less. The credit shall not be applied to the $2.00 permit transfer fee.
E. In order to purchase an overload permit, the owner of a motor vehicle shall:
1. Furnish, on an application supplied by DMV, the following information for the motor vehicle:
a. Make;
b. Identification number;
c. Current license plate number;
d. Expiration date;
e. State of issue; and
f. Registered gross weight; and
2. Pay the fee specified in § 46.2-1128 of the Code of Virginia.
F. The fee for an initial permit issued on a vehicle may be prorated to the month of the expiration of the vehicle registration.
G. Overload permits may be in the form of decals, issued in duplicate. Any decals issued shall be placed on the vehicle in the following locations:
1. One decal shall be placed on the driver side of the vehicle.
2. The second decal shall be placed on the passenger side in the same approximate area as the first decal.
Statutory Authority
§ 46.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 12, eff. March 1, 2023; amended, Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 26, eff. September 26, 2024.