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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 712 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. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61332,"section_number":"46.2-1550.2","catch_line":"Issuance and use of temporary transport plates, generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1550.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72295,"section_number":"46.2-1550","catch_line":"Use of dealer's and manufacturer's license plates, generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1550\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75442,"identifier":"46.2-1550.1","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/5\/46.2-1550.1","url":"\/46.2-1550.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1550.1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/5\/46.2-1550.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of dealer&#8217;s license plates and temporary transport plates on certain vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1550.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Use of dealer&#039;s and manufacturer&#039;s license plates, generally\" href=\"\/46.2-1550\/\">46.2-1550<\/a>, <span class=\"dictionary\">dealer<\/span>&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">dealer<\/span>&#8217;s temporary transport plates may be <span class=\"dictionary\">used<\/span> on <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> being transported (i) from a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> auction or other point of purchase or sale, (ii) between properties owned or controlled by the same dealership, or (iii) for repairs, painting, or installation of parts or accessories. 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