{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-872","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-872","heading":"Maximum speed limits for vehicles operating under special permits","body":"The maximum speed limit shall be fifty-five miles per hour on any highway having a posted speed limit of fifty-five miles or more per hour if the vehicle or combination of vehicles is operating under a special permit issued by the Commissioner in accordance with § 46.2-1139 or § 46.2-1149.2. The Commissioner may, however, further reduce the speed limit on any permit issued in accordance with § 46.2-1139.Code 1950, § 46-212; 1950, p. 881; 1952, c. 666; 1954, c. 244; 1956, c. 364; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-193; 1960, c. 153; 1962, c. 307; 1964, cc. 118, 408; 1966, c. 85; 1968, c. 641; 1972, cc. 89, 546, 553, 608; 1974, c. 528; 1977, c. 577; 1978, c. 605; 1980, c. 347; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c. 113; 1996, cc. 36, 87; 1998, c. 439.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle III. OPERATION","Chapter 8. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC","Article 8. SPEED"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-872/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"352ca686187822db6bdaf9b13e900cc8bc59d5473f40084eb6547a4b5f3ff69b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-871","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-873"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}