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However, such nonprofit organization shall be exempt from the requirements of § 46.2-1510, Article 3.1 (§ 46.2-1527.1 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of this title, §§ 46.2-1533, and 46.2-1534. Transactions of such nonprofit organization shall not be subject to recovery from the Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund.B\n\nUpon application to and approval by the Board, any nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code may be issued a nonprofit organization certificate authorizing it to consign donated motor vehicles to licensed Virginia motor vehicle dealers when the nonprofit organization receives title to such motor vehicles as qualified charitable gifts and titles the vehicles in the name of the nonprofit organization.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297265,"text":"Any nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that (i) receives title to motor vehicles as qualified charitable gifts to the organization, (ii) provides no more than twelve of these donated vehicles in any twelve-month period to low-income persons, as defined in § 2.2-5400, in need of transportation, and (iii) receives from the recipients of the vehicles only reimbursement for the costs of repairs, towing, titles, taxes, license fees and inspection fees shall be required to obtain a dealer’s license. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 393<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2000, chapter 180<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74284,"section_number":"46.2-1519","catch_line":"License and registration fees; additional to other licenses and fees required by law","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1519\/"},{"id":83352,"section_number":"46.2-1531","catch_line":"Consignment vehicles; contract","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1531\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82124,"section_number":"2.2-5400","catch_line":"Short title; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5400\/"},{"id":59611,"section_number":"46.2-1510","catch_line":"Dealers required to have established place of business","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1510\/"},{"id":54334,"section_number":"46.2-1527.1","catch_line":"Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund established","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1527.1\/"},{"id":86719,"section_number":"46.2-1533","catch_line":"Business hours","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1533\/"},{"id":68195,"section_number":"46.2-1534","catch_line":"Signs","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1534\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231163,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82941,"identifier":"46.2-1508.1","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/2\/46.2-1508.1","url":"\/46.2-1508.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1508.1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/2\/46.2-1508.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensure of certain nonprofit organizations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1508.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that (i) receives title to motor vehicles<\/span> as qualified charitable gifts to the organization, (ii) provides no more than twelve of these donated vehicles in any twelve-month period to low-income persons, as defined in § 2.2-5400<\/a>, in need of transportation, and (iii) receives from the recipients of the vehicles only reimbursement for the costs of repairs, towing, titles, taxes, license fees and inspection fees shall be required to obtain a dealer<\/span>’s license. However, such nonprofit organization shall be exempt from the requirements of § 46.2-1510<\/a>, Article 3.1 (§ 46.2-1527.1<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 15 of this title, §§ 46.2-1533<\/a>, and 46.2-1534<\/a>. Transactions of such nonprofit organization shall not be subject to recovery from the Motor Vehicle<\/span> Transaction Recovery Fund<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon application to and approval by the Board<\/span>, any nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code may be issued a nonprofit organization certificate authorizing it to consign donated motor vehicles<\/span> to licensed Virginia motor vehicle dealers<\/span> when the nonprofit organization receives title to such motor vehicles<\/span> as qualified charitable gifts and titles the vehicles in the name of the nonprofit organization. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSURE OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (\u00a7 46.2-1508.1)\n\nA. Any nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c) (3) of\nthe Internal Revenue Code that (i) receives title to motor vehicles as qualified\ncharitable gifts to the organization, (ii) provides no more than twelve of these\ndonated vehicles in any twelve-month period to low-income persons, as defined in\n§ 2.2-5400, in need of transportation, and (iii) receives from the\nrecipients of the vehicles only reimbursement for the costs of repairs, towing,\ntitles, taxes, license fees and inspection fees shall be required to obtain a\ndealer’s license. However, such nonprofit organization shall be exempt\nfrom the requirements of § 46.2-1510, Article 3.1 (§ 46.2-1527.1 et\nseq.) of Chapter 15 of this title, §§ 46.2-1533, and 46.2-1534.\nTransactions of such nonprofit organization shall not be subject to recovery\nfrom the Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund.\n\nB. Upon application to and approval by the Board, any nonprofit organization\nexempt from taxation under § 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code may be\nissued a nonprofit organization certificate authorizing it to consign donated\nmotor vehicles to licensed Virginia motor vehicle dealers when the nonprofit\norganization receives title to such motor vehicles as qualified charitable gifts\nand titles the vehicles in the name of the nonprofit organization.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 393; 2000, c. 180.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}