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The code of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia :

the charter as amended and the general ordinances of the city enacted as a whole June 6th, 1932, in effect July 15th, 1932
  
  

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Sec. 489(39). Officers may weigh vehicle and require
removal of excess load.

Any officer authorized to enforce the law under this section,


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having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is
unlawful is authorized to weigh the same either by means of
loadometers or scales and may require that such vehicle be driven
to the nearest scales in the event such scales are within two miles.
The officer may then require the driver to immediately unload
such portion of the load as may be necessary to decrease the
gross weight of such vehicle to the maximum therefor specified
in this section.