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of the Code of Virg±n~a. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to permit the violation of any lawfully tablished load limit on any bridge. -2. That Sections'23-95 through ~3-98 of Chapter 23 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1973,' as amended, be repealed. 31 That Sections 23-21.1; 23-66.1, and- 23~482 be added to Chapter 23 of the Code~of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; 1973, as amended, to read as follows: Section~23-21.1. Issuance of warrant upon failure to comply with summons; penalties. (a) upon the failure of any person to comply With ~he terms of a summons.or notice as provided in ~23-21, such person shatl be guilty of a Clas~ 1 misdemeanor and ~he court may direct the arresting officer or the clerk of the court 'to obtain a warrant for his arrest or for the violation of hfs written promise to appear given 'in accordance with ~23-21 and serve, or cause to be served, or'attempt., or ~ause to be 'attempted, to serve such warrant on the person.' ' The warrant shall be returnable tothe court having jurisdiction of the offense and shall be accomPanied by a report by the arresting officer which shall clearly identify the person arrested, specifying the section of the Code of Virginia or ordinance violated, the location of the offense, a description of the motor vehicle and' its registration or license nu/mber. If the. warrant is returned to the court with.~the notation "'not found" or the person named in the warrant does not appear on th~ return date thereof, the court shall forward a certificate of the 'f~ct of nonservice or nonappearance,, w~th a copy of the report specified in (a) hereof, to.the Co~missioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles. Section 23-66.1. Disregarding signal to stop by poli~e officers. Any personwho, having received a visible or audible signal from any police officer to bring h~s motor, vehicle to a stop, shall operate such motor vehicle in a wilful or. wanton disregard of such signal.so as to interfere with or endanger the operation of the police vehicle or endanqer other property or person or who shall increase his speed and attempt to escape or elude such police officer shall be guilty of a. Class 2 misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, Shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50~00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprison- -ment in jail for not less than sixty (60) days nor more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment. When any person shall be convicted under this subsection, then, ~n 18