Section 50. Enforcement

The Department of State Police, together with all other law-enforcement officers certified to perform vehicle safety inspections as defined by § 46.2-1001 of the Code of Virginia who have satisfactorily completed 40 hours of on-the-job training and a course of instruction as prescribed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in federal motor carrier safety regulations, safety inspection procedures, and out-of-service criteria shall enforce the regulations and other requirements promulgated pursuant to § 52-8.4 of the Code of Virginia. Those law-enforcement officers certified to enforce the regulations and other requirements promulgated pursuant to § 52-8.4 shall annually receive in-service training in current federal motor carrier safety regulations, safety inspection procedures, and out-of-service criteria.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR545-01-1 § 2.4, eff. July 9, 1986; amended, Volume 06, Issue 10, eff. April 1, 1990; (amended § 395.8) Volume 08, Issue 10, eff. March 11, 1992; Volume 09, Issue 10, eff. March 10, 1993; Volume 10, Issue 10, eff. March 9, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 11, eff. March 22, 1995; Volume 12, Issue 11, eff. March 20, 1996; Volume 19, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2003.

Statutory Authority

§ 52-8.4 of the Code of Virginia.