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disposing of the case and the weight violation citation prepared by the officer but not served. (f) Llpon notification of the judgment or administrative order entered for such weight violation and notification of the failure of such person to satisfy the judgment or order, in addition to the Virginia Department of Transportation, any law-enforcement officer shall thereafter deny the offending person the right to operate a motor vehicle or vehicles upon the highways of the Commonwealth until the judgment or order has been satisfied. (g) When informed that the right to operate the motor vehicle has been denied, the driver shall drive the motor vehicle to a nearby location offthe public highways and not move it or pernm it to be moved until such judgment or order has been satisfied. Failure by the driver to comply with this provtsion shall constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor. (h) All costs incurred by the city and all judgments, if any, against the city due to action taken pursuant to this section shall be paid from the fund into which liquidated damages are paid. (i) Police officers and ail other law-enforcement officers are vested with the same powers with respect to the enforcement of this article as they have with respect to the enforcement of the criminal laws of the city or of the Commonwealth. Sec. 22-271.3. Procedures for issuing and serving process in overweight vehicle cases. (a) Any officer authorized to enforce overweight vehicle laws may issue a citation for a violation of such laws. Such officer may also serve an attachment sttmmnns issued by a judge or magistrate in connection with a weight violation. (b) Service of any such citation shall be made upon the driver of the motor vehicle involved in the violation. Such service on the driver shall have the same legal rome and validity as if served within the Commonwealth personally upon the owner, operator, or other person charged with the weight violation, whether such owner, operator, or other person charged is a resident or nonresident. Sec. 22-271.4. Liquidated damages for violation of weight limits; powers of enforcement officers; forfeiture of vehicle and cargo. (a) Any person violating any weight limit as provided in this article or in any overweight vehicle permit issued by the Virginia Department of Transportation or by the city pursuant to this chapter shall be assessed liquidated damages. The amount of those damages shall be: