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Once a license plate has been cancelled, the dealership may reapply for the license plate. Reissuance of the license plate shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner and the payment of the fee prescribed for issuance of license plates under this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":287357,"text":"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&#8217;s authorization provided for in this article, the Department of Motor Vehicles investigator may remove the license plate for cancellation. Once a license plate has been cancelled, the dealership may reapply for the license plate. 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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":231461,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80274,"identifier":"46.2-1557.1","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/5\/46.2-1557.1","url":"\/46.2-1557.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1557.1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/5\/46.2-1557.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Removal of plates by Department of Motor Vehicles investigators; cancellation; reissuance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1557.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Motor Vehicles<\/span> investigator finds that a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> bearing <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> 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 <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>&#8217;s authorization provided for in this article, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Motor Vehicles<\/span> investigator may remove the <span class=\"dictionary\">license plate<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">cancellation<\/span>. Once a <span class=\"dictionary\">license plate<\/span> has been cancelled, the dealership may reapply for the <span class=\"dictionary\">license plate<\/span>. Reissuance of the <span class=\"dictionary\">license plate<\/span> shall be subject to the approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> and the payment of the fee prescribed for issuance of <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> under this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMOVAL OF PLATES BY DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES INVESTIGATORS; CANCELLATION;\nREISSUANCE (\u00a7 46.2-1557.1)\n\nIf any Department of Motor Vehicles investigator finds that a vehicle bearing\nlicense plates or temporary transport plates issued under this article is being\noperated in a manner inconsistent with (i) the requirements of this article or\n(ii) the Commissioner&#8217;s authorization provided for in this article, the\nDepartment of Motor Vehicles investigator may remove the license plate for\ncancellation. Once a license plate has been cancelled, the dealership may\nreapply for the license plate. Reissuance of the license plate shall be subject\nto the approval of the Commissioner and the payment of the fee prescribed for\nissuance of license plates under this article.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 712.","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}}