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The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department. Dealers, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this article, may issue temporary license plates to owners of vehicles. The owners shall comply with the provisions of this article and \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-705, 46.2-706 and 46.2-707. Dealers issuing temporary license plates may do so free of charge, but if they charge a fee for issuing temporary plates, the fee shall be no more than the fee charged the dealer by the Department under this section.\n\t\tDisplay of a temporary license plate or plates on a motor vehicle shall subject the vehicle to the requirements of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1038 and 46.2-1056.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306622,"text":"The Department may, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this article, deliver temporary license plates designed by the Department to any dealer licensed under this chapter who applies for at least 10 sets of plates and who encloses with his application a fee of $3 for each set applied for. The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department. Dealers, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this article, may issue temporary license plates to owners of vehicles. The owners shall comply with the provisions of this article and \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-705, 46.2-706 and 46.2-707. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 865 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 727; in 1992, chapter 631; in 2012, chapters 215<\/a> and 222<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82944,"section_number":"46.2-1558.1","catch_line":"Alternative print-on-demand program for issuance of temporary license plates to dealers and vehicle owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1558.1\/"},{"id":66695,"section_number":"46.2-707","catch_line":"Operation of uninsured vehicle; false evidence of insurance; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-707\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80603,"section_number":"46.2-1038","catch_line":"When turn signals required; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1038\/"},{"id":75928,"section_number":"46.2-1056","catch_line":"When safety glass required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1056\/"},{"id":76189,"section_number":"46.2-705","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-705\/"},{"id":81183,"section_number":"46.2-706","catch_line":"Proof of insurance required of applicants for registration of motor vehicles; verification of insurance; suspension of driver's license, registration certificates, and license plates for certain violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-706\/"},{"id":66695,"section_number":"46.2-707","catch_line":"Operation of uninsured vehicle; false evidence of insurance; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-707\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231479,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85594,"identifier":"46.2-1558","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/6\/46.2-1558","url":"\/46.2-1558\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1558\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/6\/46.2-1558","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of temporary license plates to dealers and vehicle owners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1558","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> may, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this article, deliver temporary license plates<\/span> designed by the Department<\/span> to any dealer<\/span> licensed under this chapter who applies for at least 10 sets of plates and who encloses with his application a fee of $3 for each set applied for. The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department<\/span>. Dealers<\/span>, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this article, may issue<\/span> temporary license plates<\/span> to owners<\/span> of vehicles<\/span>. The owners<\/span> shall comply with the provisions of this article and \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-705<\/a>, 46.2-706<\/a> and 46.2-707<\/a>. Dealers<\/span> issuing temporary license plates<\/span> may do so free of charge, but if they charge a fee for issuing temporary plates, the fee shall be no more than the fee charged the dealer<\/span> by the Department<\/span> under this section.\n\t\tDisplay of a temporary license plate<\/span> or plates on a motor vehicle<\/span> shall subject the vehicle to the requirements of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1038<\/a> and 46.2-1056<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES TO DEALERS AND VEHICLE OWNERS (\u00a7\n46.2-1558)\n\nThe Department may, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this\narticle, deliver temporary license plates designed by the Department to any\ndealer licensed under this chapter who applies for at least 10 sets of plates\nand who encloses with his application a fee of $3 for each set applied for. The\napplication shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department.\nDealers, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this article,\nmay issue temporary license plates to owners of vehicles. The owners shall\ncomply with the provisions of this article and \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-705, 46.2-706 and\n46.2-707. Dealers issuing temporary license plates may do so free of charge, but\nif they charge a fee for issuing temporary plates, the fee shall be no more than\nthe fee charged the dealer by the Department under this section.\n\t\tDisplay of a temporary license plate or plates on a motor vehicle shall\nsubject the vehicle to the requirements of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1038 and 46.2-1056.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 865, \u00a7 46.1-550.5:16; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 631; 2012, cc.\n215, 222; 2015, c. 615.","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}}