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Any such demonstration vehicle may be loaded in a manner consistent with the prospective purchaser’s usual commercial activities. Such use of dealer’s license plates on demonstration trucks or tractor trucks in a prospective purchaser’s commercial activities shall be for not more than three days or 750 miles, whichever comes first, and shall not thereafter be used on the same truck or tractor truck by the same prospective purchaser for a period of sixty days. The dealer shall issue to the prospective purchaser, or to his authorized agent, 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 truck or tractor truck. The certificate shall entitle the person to operate with the dealer’s license plate or temporary transport plate for a specific period of no more than three days. This certificate shall be in lieu of any other registration, permit, and motor fuel road tax identification otherwise required by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248442,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, dealer’s license plates issued under \u00a7 46.2-1548 and temporary transport plates issued under \u00a7 46.2-1550.2 may be used on trucks or tractor trucks in the inventory of licensed motor vehicle dealers for the purpose of demonstrating trucks or tractor trucks in the inventory of a licensed dealer by a bona fide prospective purchaser. Any such demonstration vehicle may be loaded in a manner consistent with the prospective purchaser’s usual commercial activities. Such use of dealer’s license plates on demonstration trucks or tractor trucks in a prospective purchaser’s commercial activities shall be for not more than three days or 750 miles, whichever comes first, and shall not thereafter be used on the same truck or tractor truck by the same prospective purchaser for a period of sixty days. The dealer shall issue to the prospective purchaser, or to his authorized agent, 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 truck or tractor truck. The certificate shall entitle the person to operate with the dealer’s license plate or temporary transport plate for a specific period of no more than three days. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 503 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 1993 \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 1997, chapter 283<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73069,"section_number":"46.2-1548","catch_line":"Transferable license plates","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1548\/"},{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231437,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68641,"identifier":"46.2-1552.1","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/5\/46.2-1552.1","url":"\/46.2-1552.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1552.1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/5\/46.2-1552.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of dealer’s license plates or temporary transport plates for demonstrating trucks or tractor trucks","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1552.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, dealer<\/span>’s license plates<\/span> issued under \u00a7 46.2-1548<\/a> and temporary transport plates issued under \u00a7 46.2-1550.2<\/a> may be used<\/span> on trucks or tractor trucks<\/span> in the inventory of licensed motor vehicle dealers<\/span> for the purpose of demonstrating trucks or tractor trucks<\/span> in the inventory of a licensed dealer<\/span> by a bona fide prospective purchaser. Any such demonstration vehicle may be loaded in a manner consistent with the prospective purchaser’s usual commercial activities. Such use of dealer<\/span>’s license plates<\/span> on demonstration trucks or tractor trucks<\/span> in a prospective purchaser’s commercial activities shall be for not more than three days or 750 miles, whichever comes first, and shall not thereafter be used<\/span> on the same truck or tractor truck<\/span> by the same prospective purchaser for a period of sixty days. The dealer<\/span> shall issue<\/span> to the prospective purchaser, or to his authorized agent<\/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 truck or tractor truck<\/span>. The certificate shall entitle the person to operate with the dealer<\/span>’s license plate<\/span> or temporary transport plate for a specific period of no more than three days. This certificate shall be in lieu of any other registration, permit, and motor fuel road tax identification otherwise required by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF DEALER’S LICENSE PLATES OR TEMPORARY TRANSPORT PLATES FOR\nDEMONSTRATING TRUCKS OR TRACTOR TRUCKS (\u00a7 46.2-1552.1)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, dealer’s license\nplates issued under \u00a7 46.2-1548 and temporary transport plates issued under \u00a7\n46.2-1550.2 may be used on trucks or tractor trucks in the inventory of licensed\nmotor vehicle dealers for the purpose of demonstrating trucks or tractor trucks\nin the inventory of a licensed dealer by a bona fide prospective purchaser. Any\nsuch demonstration vehicle may be loaded in a manner consistent with the\nprospective purchaser’s usual commercial activities. Such use of\ndealer’s license plates on demonstration trucks or tractor trucks in a\nprospective purchaser’s commercial activities shall be for not more than\nthree days or 750 miles, whichever comes first, and shall not thereafter be used\non the same truck or tractor truck by the same prospective purchaser for a\nperiod of sixty days. The dealer shall issue to the prospective purchaser, or to\nhis authorized agent, a certificate on forms provided by the Department, a copy\nof which shall be retained by the dealer and open at all times to the inspection\nof the Commissioner or any of the officers or agents of the Department. The\ncertificate shall be in the immediate possession of the person operating or\nauthorized to operate the truck or tractor truck. The certificate shall entitle\nthe person to operate with the dealer’s license plate or temporary\ntransport plate for a specific period of no more than three days. This\ncertificate shall be in lieu of any other registration, permit, and motor fuel\nroad tax identification otherwise required by law.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 503; 1997, c. 283.","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}}