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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 312<\/a> and 477<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":364764,"section_number":"46.2-1139","catch_line":"Permits for excessive size and weight generally; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1139\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1459887,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365464,"identifier":"46.2-2901","token":"46.2\/V\/29\/46.2-2901","url":"\/46.2-2901\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2901\/","token":"46.2\/V\/29\/46.2-2901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certificate required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person shall escort any vehicle that is being moved by authority of a valid highway<\/span> hauling permit requiring a certified escort vehicle driver<\/span> and issued pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1139<\/a> unless such person holds a valid driver’s license and a valid escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span> issued by the Commonwealth or another state that has a reciprocal agreement with the Commonwealth recognizing escort vehicle driver certificates<\/span> issued by that state.<\/p>

An escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span> shall be deemed invalid if the certificate holder’s driver’s license has expired or has been suspended, revoked, or canceled.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATE REQUIRED (\u00a7 46.2-2901)\n\nNo person shall escort any vehicle that is being moved by authority of a valid\nhighway hauling permit requiring a certified escort vehicle driver and issued\npursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1139 unless such person holds a valid driver’s license\nand a valid escort vehicle driver certificate issued by the Commonwealth or\nanother state that has a reciprocal agreement with the Commonwealth recognizing\nescort vehicle driver certificates issued by that state.\n\nAn escort vehicle driver certificate shall be deemed invalid if the certificate\nholder’s driver’s license has expired or has been suspended,\nrevoked, or canceled.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 312, 477.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}