CHAPTER 468

AN ACT to amend and reenact § 46-338.1 of the Code of 1950, re-
lating to fines for violations of statutes governing maximum
weights permitted on highiwways.

[S 264]

Approved April 7, 1950

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46-338.1 of the Code of 1950 be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 46-338.1. * Penalty for violation of §§ 46-334, 46-335 or
46-836.— * Any violation of any provision of §§ 46-334, 46-335 or
46-336 shall constitute a misdemeanor and every person, firm or
corporation convicted thereof shall be punished by a fine as fol-
lows: two cents per pound for each pound of excess gross weight
over the statutory limit when the excess is five thousand pounds or
less; and five cents per pound for each pound of excess gross
weight over the statutory limit when the excess exceeds five thous-
and pounds.

All fines or forfeitures collected upon conviction of, or upon
forfeiture of batl by, any person, firm or corporation charged with
a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 46-334, 46-335 or 46-336
shall be paid into the State Treasury to be credited to the Literary
Fund. Upon notification of the failure of such person, firm or cor-
poration to * pay the * fine imposed under this section as provided
above, the Division and the Department of State Police may there-
after deny to the offending person, firm or corporation the right
to operate a motor vehicle or vehicles upon the highways of this
State until the * fines imposed hereunder have been * paid; th.
penalty provided for by this section shall supersede the penalty im-
posed by § 46-335.1 and § 46.18.