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The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department. Temporary transport plates may be used for those purposes outlined in \u00a7 46.2-1550.1. Every dealer who has applied for temporary transport plates shall maintain a record of (i) all temporary transport plates delivered to him, (ii) all temporary transport plates issued by him, and (iii) any other information pertaining to the receipt or the issuance of temporary transport plates which may be required by the Department.\n\t\tEvery dealer who issues temporary transport plates shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of the temporary transport plates the name of the issuing dealer, the date of issuance and expiration, and the make and identification number of the vehicle for which issued.\n\t\tThe dealer shall issue to the operator of the specified vehicle a certificate on forms provided by the Department, a copy of which shall be retained by the dealer and open at all times to the inspection of the Commissioner or any of the officers or agents of the Department. The certificate shall be in the immediate possession of the person operating or authorized to operate the vehicle. The certificate shall entitle the person to operate with the dealer’s temporary transport plate for a period of no more than five days. Temporary transport plates may also be used by the dealer to demonstrate types of vehicles taken in trade but for which he has not been issued dealer’s license plates.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224056,"text":"The Department, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this section and the insurance requirements contained in \u00a7 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 for at least 10 plates and who encloses with his application a fee of $1.50 for each plate. The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department. Temporary transport plates may be used for those purposes outlined in \u00a7 46.2-1550.1. Every dealer who has applied for temporary transport plates shall maintain a record of (i) all temporary transport plates delivered to him, (ii) all temporary transport plates issued by him, and (iii) any other information pertaining to the receipt or the issuance of temporary transport plates which may be required by the Department.\n\t\tEvery dealer who issues temporary transport plates shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of the temporary transport plates the name of the issuing dealer, the date of issuance and expiration, and the make and identification number of the vehicle for which issued.\n\t\tThe dealer shall issue to the operator of the specified vehicle a certificate on forms provided by the Department, a copy of which shall be retained by the dealer and open at all times to the inspection of the Commissioner or any of the officers or agents of the Department. The certificate shall be in the immediate possession of the person operating or authorized to operate the vehicle. The certificate shall entitle the person to operate with the dealer’s temporary transport plate for a period of no more than five days. 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This law was first created in 1991. 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. 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 2012, chapters 215<\/a> and 222<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72427,"section_number":"46.2-1550.3","catch_line":"Alternative print-on-demand program for issuance of temporary transport license plates to dealers and vehicle owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1550.3\/"},{"id":68641,"section_number":"46.2-1552.1","catch_line":"Use of dealer's license plates or temporary transport plates for demonstrating trucks or tractor trucks","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1552.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70428,"section_number":"46.2-1547","catch_line":"License under this chapter prerequisite to receiving dealer's license plates; insurance required; Commissioner may revoke plates","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1547\/"},{"id":75442,"section_number":"46.2-1550.1","catch_line":"Use of dealer's license plates and temporary transport plates on certain vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1550.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231421,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61332,"identifier":"46.2-1550.2","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/5\/46.2-1550.2","url":"\/46.2-1550.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1550.2\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/5\/46.2-1550.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance and use of temporary transport plates, generally","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1550.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span>, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this section and the insurance requirements contained in \u00a7 46.2-1547<\/a>, may provide for the issuance of temporary transport plates designed by the Department<\/span> to any dealer<\/span> licensed under this chapter who applies for at least 10 plates and who encloses with his application a fee of $1.50 for each plate. The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department<\/span>. Temporary transport plates may be used<\/span> for those purposes outlined in \u00a7 46.2-1550.1<\/a>. Every dealer<\/span> who has applied for temporary transport plates shall maintain a record of (i) all temporary transport plates delivered to him, (ii) all temporary transport plates issued by him, and (iii) any other information pertaining to the receipt or the issuance of temporary transport plates which may be required by the Department<\/span>.\n\t\tEvery dealer<\/span> who issues<\/span> temporary transport plates shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of the temporary transport plates the name of the issuing dealer<\/span>, the date of issuance and expiration, and the make and identification number of the vehicle<\/span> for which issued.\n\t\tThe dealer<\/span> shall issue<\/span> to the operator<\/span> of the specified vehicle<\/span> a certificate on forms provided by the Department<\/span>, a copy of which shall be retained by the dealer<\/span> and open at all times to the inspection of the Commissioner<\/span> or any of the officers or agents<\/span> of the Department<\/span>. The certificate shall be in the immediate possession<\/span> of the person operating or authorized to operate the vehicle<\/span>. The certificate shall entitle the person to operate with the dealer<\/span>’s temporary transport plate for a period of no more than five days. Temporary transport plates may also be used<\/span> by the dealer<\/span> to demonstrate types of vehicles<\/span> taken in trade but for which he has not been issued dealer<\/span>’s license plates<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE AND USE OF TEMPORARY TRANSPORT PLATES, GENERALLY (\u00a7 46.2-1550.2)\n\nThe Department, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this\nsection and the insurance requirements contained in \u00a7 46.2-1547, may provide\nfor the issuance of temporary transport plates designed by the Department to any\ndealer licensed under this chapter who applies for at least 10 plates and who\nencloses with his application a fee of $1.50 for each plate. The application\nshall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department. Temporary\ntransport plates may be used for those purposes outlined in \u00a7 46.2-1550.1.\nEvery dealer who has applied for temporary transport plates shall maintain a\nrecord of (i) all temporary transport plates delivered to him, (ii) all\ntemporary transport plates issued by him, and (iii) any other information\npertaining to the receipt or the issuance of temporary transport plates which\nmay be required by the Department.\n\t\tEvery dealer who issues temporary transport plates shall insert clearly and\nindelibly on the face of the temporary transport plates the name of the issuing\ndealer, the date of issuance and expiration, and the make and identification\nnumber of the vehicle for which issued.\n\t\tThe dealer shall issue to the operator of the specified vehicle a certificate\non forms provided by the Department, a copy of which shall be retained by the\ndealer and open at all times to the inspection of the Commissioner or any of the\nofficers or agents of the Department. The certificate shall be in the immediate\npossession of the person operating or authorized to operate the vehicle. The\ncertificate shall entitle the person to operate with the dealer’s\ntemporary transport plate for a period of no more than five days. Temporary\ntransport plates may also be used by the dealer to demonstrate types of vehicles\ntaken in trade but for which he has not been issued dealer’s license\nplates.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 712; 2012, cc. 215, 222.","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}}