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Virginia Statutes, Title 46.2

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Title 46.2, Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles

25 chapters · 1,620 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 46.21,620 Ch 3, Chapter 3. Licensure of Drivers.290 Ch 6, Chapter 6. Titling and Registration …276 Ch 10, Chapter 10. Motor Vehicle and Equipm…260 Ch 8, Chapter 8. Regulation of Traffic.205 Ch 15, Chapter 15. Motor Vehicle Dealers.166 Ch 20, Chapter 20. Regulation of Passenger …114 Ch 12, Chapter 12. Abandoned, Immobilized, …73 Ch 21, Chapter 21. Regulation of Property C…68 Ch 2, Chapter 2. Department of Motor Vehicles.52 Ch 1, Chapter 1. General Provisions.24 Ch 16, Chapter 16. Salvage, Nonrepairable, …21 Ch 14, Chapter 14. Ridesharing.19 Ch 17, Chapter 17. Driver Training Schools.19 Ch 13, Chapter 13. Powers of Local Governments.17

166 sections·Filtered byTitle 46.2✕Ch 15✕

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1533 Business hours
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Each motor vehicle dealer shall be open for business a minimum of 20 hours per week, at least 10 of which shall be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except that the Board, on written request by a dealer, may modify these requirements for good cau…
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1533.1 Test driving vehicle; residence districts
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A. For the purposes of this section, "test drive" means the use of dealer's license plates authorized pursuant to subdivision B 1 of § 46.2-1550. B. The local governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance require licensed motor vehicle dealers located within such l…
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1534 Signs
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Each retail motor vehicle dealer's place of business shall be identified by a permanent sign visible from the front of the business office so that the public may quickly and easily identify the dealership. The sign shall contain the dealer's trade name in letters no less than six…
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1535 Advertisements
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Unless the dealer is clearly identified by name, whenever any licensee places an advertisement, the abbreviations "VA DLR," denoting a Virginia licensed dealer, shall appear therein.

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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1536 Coercing purchaser to provide insurance coverage on motor vehicle; penalty

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It shall be unlawful for any dealer or salesperson or any employee of a dealer or representative of either to coerce or offer anything of value to any purchaser of a motor vehicle to provide any type of insurance coverage on the motor vehicle. Nothing in this section shall prohib…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1537 Prohibited solicitation and compensation

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It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle dealer or salesperson licensed under this chapter, directly or indirectly, to solicit the sale of a motor vehicle through a pecuniarily interested person, or to pay, or cause to be paid, any commission or compensation in any form whatsoe…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1538 Salesman selling for other than his employer prohibited

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It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle salesman licensed under this chapter to sell or exchange or offer or attempt to sell or exchange any motor vehicle except for the licensed motor vehicle dealer by whom he is employed, or to offer, transfer, or assign any sale or exchange…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1539 Inspection of vehicles required; penalty

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No person required to be licensed as a dealer under this chapter shall sell at retail any motor vehicle which is intended by the buyer for use on the public highways, and which is required to comply with the safety inspection requirements provided in Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 et se…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1539.1 Safety inspections or disclosure required before sale of certain trailers; penalty

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Any trailer required by any provision of this title to undergo periodic safety inspections shall be inspected by an official inspection station between the time it comes into the possession of a retail dealer and the time the trailer is sold by the dealer or, in lieu of an inspec…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1540 Inspections prior to sale not required of certain sellers

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The provisions of §§ 46.2-1158 and 46.2-1539 requiring inspection of any motor vehicle prior to sale at retail shall not apply to any person conducting a public auction for the sale of motor vehicles at retail, provided that the individual, firm, or business conducting the auctio…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1542 Temporary registration

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A. Notwithstanding §§ 46.2-617 and 46.2-628, whenever a dealer licensed by the Board sells or conditionally sells and delivers to a purchaser a motor vehicle, the dealer may issue temporary license plates and a certificate of temporary registration. The temporary license plates a…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1543 Use of old license plates and registration number on another vehicle

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An owner who sells or transfers a registered motor vehicle may have the license plates and the registration number transferred to another vehicle titled in the owner's name according to the provisions of Chapter 6 (§ 46.2-600 et seq.), which is in a like vehicle category as speci…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1544 Certificate of title for dealers; penalty

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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every dealer shall obtain, on the purchase of each vehicle, a certificate of title issued to the dealer or shall obtain an assignment or reassignment of a certificate of title for each vehicle purchased, except that a certificate of t…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1545 Termination of business

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No dealer, unless his license has been suspended, revoked, or canceled, shall cease business without a 30-day prior notification to the Department and the Board. On cessation of the business, the dealer shall immediately surrender to the Board the dealer's certificate of license,…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1545.1 Watercraft trailer dealers and watercraft trailers

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For the purposes of this article: "Dealer" and "trailer dealer" includes watercraft trailer dealers. "Trailer" includes watercraft trailers.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1545.2 Exclusion of transit buses, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road motorcycles

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Nothing in this article shall apply to transit buses as defined in subsection F of § 46.2-1508, all-terrain vehicles, or off-road motorcycles.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1546 Registration of dealers; fees

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Every manufacturer, distributor, or dealer, before he commences to operate vehicles in his inventory for sale or resale, shall apply to the Commissioner for a dealer's certificate of vehicle registration and license plates. For the purposes of this article, a vehicle is in invent…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1547 License under this chapter prerequisite to receiving dealer's license plates; insurance required; Commissioner may revoke plates

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No motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or dealer, unless licensed under this chapter, shall be entitled to receive or maintain any dealer's license plates. It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any dealer's license plates for which there is no automobile liability…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1548 Transferable license plates

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In lieu of registering each vehicle of a type described in this section, a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer owning and operating any motor vehicle on any highway may obtain a license plate bearing the legend provided in § 46.2-1549 from the Department, on application therefor…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1549 Dealer's, manufacturer's, and distributor's license plates to distinguish between various types of dealers

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The Commissioner shall provide for the issuance of appropriate franchised or independent dealer's license plates. License plates for manufacturers shall bear the appropriate legend.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1549.1 Dealer's promotional license plates

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In addition to any other license plate authorized by this article, the Commissioner may issue permanent or temporary dealer's promotional license plates to a dealer for use on vehicles held for sale or resale in the dealer's inventory. The design of these license plates shall be …

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1549.2 Special license plate combination

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A. The Commissioner may issue, upon request of a licensed dealer and when the Commissioner determines that such issuance is feasible, a license plate that is a combination of (i) one series of special license plate authorized pursuant to Article 10 (§ 46.2-725 et seq.) of Chapter…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1550 Use of dealer's and manufacturer's license plates, generally

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A. Dealer's license plates may be used on vehicles in the inventory of licensed motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers in the Commonwealth when operated on the highways of Virginia by dealers or dealer-operators, their spouses, or employees of manufacturers, distr…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1550.1 Use of dealer's license plates and temporary transport plates on certain vehicles

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Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1550, dealer's license plates or dealer's temporary transport plates may be used on vehicles being transported (i) from a motor vehicle auction or other point of purchase or sale, (ii) between properties owned or controlled by the same dea…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1550.2 Issuance and use of temporary transport plates, generally

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The Department, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this section and the insurance requirements contained in § 46.2-1547, may provide for the issuance of temporary transport plates designed by the Department to any dealer licensed under this chapter who applies…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1550.3 Alternative print-on-demand program for issuance of temporary transport license plates to dealers and vehicle owners

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A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1550.2, the Department may develop and implement procedures and requirements necessary for delivery of temporary transport license plates to dealers and issuance of temporary transport license plates by dealers to vehicle owners, using …

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1551 Use of dealer's license plates or temporary transport plates on certain vehicles traveling from one establishment to another for purpose of having special equipment installed

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Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1550, dealer's license plates or temporary transport plates may be used on tractor trucks or trucks for the purpose of delivering these vehicles to another establishment for the purpose of having a fifth wheel, body, or any special permane…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1552 Use of dealer's license plates on newly purchased vehicles

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Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1550, any dealer who sells and delivers to a purchaser a motor vehicle at a time when the main offices of the Department, its branch offices, or offices of its local agents, are not open for business and the purchaser is therefore unable t…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1552.1 Use of dealer's license plates or temporary transport plates for demonstrating trucks or tractor trucks

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, dealer's license plates issued under § 46.2-1548 and temporary transport plates issued under § 46.2-1550.2 may be used on trucks or tractor trucks in the inventory of licensed motor vehicle dealers for the purpose of demonstrat…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1553 Operation without license plate prohibited

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No manufacturer or distributor of or dealer in motor vehicles shall cause or permit any motor vehicle owned by him to be operated or moved on a public highway without there being displayed on the motor vehicle a license plate or plates issued to him, either under § 46.2-711 or un…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1554 Movement by manufacturer to place of shipment or delivery

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Any manufacturer of motor vehicles may operate or move or cause to be moved or operated on the highways for a distance of no more than twenty-five miles motor vehicles from the factory where manufactured or assembled to a railway depot, vessel, or place of shipment or delivery, w…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1555 Movement by dealers to salesrooms

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Any dealer in motor vehicles may operate or move, or cause to be operated or moved, any motor vehicle on the highways for a distance of no more than twenty-five miles from a vessel, railway depot, warehouse, or any place of shipment or from a factory where manufactured or assembl…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1556 Operation under foreign dealer's license

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It shall be unlawful, except as provided for by reciprocal agreement, for any person to operate a motor vehicle or for the owner thereof to permit a motor vehicle to be operated in the Commonwealth on a foreign dealer's license, unless the operation of the motor vehicle on the li…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1557 Use of certain foreign-registered motor vehicles in driver education programs

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Dealer's license plates may be displayed on motor vehicles used by Virginia school systems in connection with driver education programs approved by the State Board of Education. In the event of such use of a motor vehicle or vehicles by a school system, any dealer, his employees …

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1557.1 Removal of plates by Department of Motor Vehicles investigators; cancellation; reissuance

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If any Department of Motor Vehicles investigator finds that a vehicle bearing license plates or temporary transport plates issued under this article is being operated in a manner inconsistent with (i) the requirements of this article or (ii) the Commissioner's authorization provi…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1557.2 Penalties for violations of article; service of summons

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Notwithstanding § 46.2-1507, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Any summons issued for any violation of any provision of this article relating to use or misuse of dealer's license plates shall be served upon the de…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1557.3 Exclusion of transit buses, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road motorcycles

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Nothing in this article shall apply to transit buses as defined in subsection F of § 46.2-1508, all-terrain vehicles, or off-road motorcycles.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1557.4 Watercraft trailer dealers and watercraft trailers

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For the purposes of this article: "Dealer" and "trailer dealer" includes watercraft trailer dealers. "Trailer" includes watercraft trailers.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1558 Issuance of temporary license plates to dealers and vehicle owners

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The Department may, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this article, deliver temporary license plates designed by the Department to any dealer licensed under this chapter who applies for at least 10 sets of plates and who encloses with his application a fee of…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1558.1 Alternative print-on-demand program for issuance of temporary license plates to dealers and vehicle owners

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A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-1558, the Department may develop and implement procedures and requirements necessary for delivery of temporary license plates to dealers and issuance of temporary license plates by dealers to vehicle owners, using print-on-demand techno…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1559 Records to be kept by dealers; inspection

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Every dealer who has applied for temporary license plates shall maintain a permanent record of (i) all temporary license plates delivered to him, (ii) all temporary license plates issued by him, and (iii) any other information pertaining to the receipt or the issuance of temporar…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1560 Application for temporary license plate

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No dealer shall issue a temporary license plate except on written application by the person entitled to receive the license plate, which application shall be forwarded by the dealer to the Department as provided in § 46.2-1542.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1561 To whom temporary plates shall not be issued; dealer to forward application for current titling and registration; misstatements and false information

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No dealer shall issue, assign, transfer, or deliver temporary license plates to other than the bona fide purchaser or owner of a vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is to be registered in the Commonwealth. If the vehicle is to be registered in the Commonwealth, the dealer shall s…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1562 Dealer to insert his name, date of issuance and expiration, make and identification number of vehicle

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Every dealer who issues temporary license plates shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of each temporary license plate the name of the issuing dealer, the date of issuance and expiration, and the make and identification number of the vehicle for which issued.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1563 Suspension of right of dealer to issue

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The Commissioner, on determining that the provisions of this chapter or the directions of the Department are not being complied with by any dealer, may suspend, after a hearing, the right of a dealer to issue temporary license plates.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1564 Plates to be destroyed on expiration

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Every person to whom temporary license plates have been issued shall destroy them on the thirtieth day after issue or immediately on receipt of the permanent license plates from the Department, whichever occurs first.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1565 When plates to expire; refunds or credit

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Temporary license plates shall expire on the receipt of the permanent license plates from the Department, or on the rescission of a contract to purchase a motor vehicle, or on the expiration of thirty days from the date of issuance, whichever occurs first. No refund or credit of …

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1565.1 Penalties

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Any person violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any summons issued for any violation of any provision of this article relating to use or misuse of temporary license plates shall be served upon the dealership to whom the plates were i…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1566 Filing of franchises

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A. It shall be the responsibility of each motor vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary thereof to file with the Commissioner by certified mail a true copy of each new, amended, modified, or different form or addendum offered to more t…

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1567 Exemption of franchises from Retail Franchising Act

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Franchises subject to the provisions of this chapter shall not be subject to any requirement contained in Chapter 8 (§ 13.1-557 et seq.) of Title 13.1.