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If the vehicle is to be registered in the Commonwealth, the dealer shall submit to the Department a written application for the current titling and registration of the purchased vehicle, accompanied by the prescribed fees. Any dealer who issues temporary license plates to a purchaser who fails or declines to request that his application be forwarded promptly to the Department forthwith shall notify the Department of the issuance in the manner provided in this article. No dealer shall lend temporary license plates to any person for use on any vehicle. If the dealer does not have in his possession the certificate of title or certificate of origin he may issue temporary license plates even though the purchaser has current license plates to be transferred. The dealer shall present the title or certificate of origin to the customer or transfer vehicle ownership in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-603.1 within 30 days of purchase and after this transaction is completed the customer shall transfer his current license plates to the vehicle. If the title or certificate of origin cannot be produced for a vehicle or the dealer fails to transfer vehicle ownership in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-603.1 within 30 days, a second set of temporary license plates may be issued provided that a temporary certificate of registration is issued as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1542. It shall be unlawful for any person to issue any temporary license plates containing any misstatement of fact, or for any person issuing or using temporary license plates knowingly to insert any false information on their face.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216289,"text":"No dealer shall issue, assign, transfer, or deliver temporary license plates to other than the bona fide purchaser or owner of a vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is to be registered in the Commonwealth. If the vehicle is to be registered in the Commonwealth, the dealer shall submit to the Department a written application for the current titling and registration of the purchased vehicle, accompanied by the prescribed fees. Any dealer who issues temporary license plates to a purchaser who fails or declines to request that his application be forwarded promptly to the Department forthwith shall notify the Department of the issuance in the manner provided in this article. No dealer shall lend temporary license plates to any person for use on any vehicle. If the dealer does not have in his possession the certificate of title or certificate of origin he may issue temporary license plates even though the purchaser has current license plates to be transferred. The dealer shall present the title or certificate of origin to the customer or transfer vehicle ownership in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-603.1 within 30 days of purchase and after this transaction is completed the customer shall transfer his current license plates to the vehicle. If the title or certificate of origin cannot be produced for a vehicle or the dealer fails to transfer vehicle ownership in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-603.1 within 30 days, a second set of temporary license plates may be issued provided that a temporary certificate of registration is issued as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1542. 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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 2005, chapter 558<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 650<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63487,"section_number":"46.2-1565.1","catch_line":"Penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1565.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75735,"section_number":"46.2-1542","catch_line":"Temporary registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1542\/"},{"id":78960,"section_number":"46.2-603.1","catch_line":"Electronic titling and registration program","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-603.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231495,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58993,"identifier":"46.2-1561","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/6\/46.2-1561","url":"\/46.2-1561\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1561\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/6\/46.2-1561","dublin_core":{"Title":"To whom temporary plates shall not be issued; dealer to forward application for current titling and registration; misstatements and false information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1561","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No dealer<\/span> shall issue<\/span>, assign, transfer, or deliver temporary license plates<\/span> to other than the bona fide purchaser or owner<\/span> of a vehicle<\/span>, whether or not the vehicle<\/span> is to be registered in the Commonwealth. If the vehicle<\/span> is to be registered in the Commonwealth, the dealer<\/span> shall submit to the Department<\/span> a written application for the current titling and registration of the purchased vehicle<\/span>, accompanied by the prescribed fees. Any dealer<\/span> who issues<\/span> temporary license plates<\/span> to a purchaser who fails or declines to request that his application be forwarded promptly to the Department<\/span> forthwith shall notify the Department<\/span> of the issuance in the manner provided in this article. No dealer<\/span> shall lend temporary license plates<\/span> to any person for use on any vehicle<\/span>. If the dealer<\/span> does not have in his possession<\/span> the certificate of title or certificate of origin<\/span> he may issue<\/span> temporary license plates<\/span> even though the purchaser has current license plates<\/span> to be transferred. The dealer<\/span> shall present the title or certificate of origin<\/span> to the customer or transfer vehicle<\/span> ownership in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-603.1<\/a> within 30 days of purchase and after this transaction is completed the customer shall transfer his current license plates<\/span> to the vehicle<\/span>. If the title or certificate of origin<\/span> cannot be produced for a vehicle<\/span> or the dealer<\/span> fails to transfer vehicle<\/span> ownership in accordance with \u00a7 46.2-603.1<\/a> within 30 days, a second set of temporary license plates<\/span> may be issued provided that a temporary certificate of registration is issued as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1542<\/a>. It shall be unlawful for any person to issue<\/span> any temporary license plates<\/span> containing any misstatement of fact<\/span>, or for any person issuing or using temporary license plates<\/span> knowingly to insert any false information on their face.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTO WHOM TEMPORARY PLATES SHALL NOT BE ISSUED; DEALER TO FORWARD APPLICATION FOR\nCURRENT TITLING AND REGISTRATION; MISSTATEMENTS AND FALSE INFORMATION (\u00a7\n46.2-1561)\n\nNo dealer shall issue, assign, transfer, or deliver temporary license plates to\nother than the bona fide purchaser or owner of a vehicle, whether or not the\nvehicle is to be registered in the Commonwealth. If the vehicle is to be\nregistered in the Commonwealth, the dealer shall submit to the Department a\nwritten application for the current titling and registration of the purchased\nvehicle, accompanied by the prescribed fees. Any dealer who issues temporary\nlicense plates to a purchaser who fails or declines to request that his\napplication be forwarded promptly to the Department forthwith shall notify the\nDepartment of the issuance in the manner provided in this article. No dealer\nshall lend temporary license plates to any person for use on any vehicle. If the\ndealer does not have in his possession the certificate of title or certificate\nof origin he may issue temporary license plates even though the purchaser has\ncurrent license plates to be transferred. The dealer shall present the title or\ncertificate of origin to the customer or transfer vehicle ownership in\naccordance with \u00a7 46.2-603.1 within 30 days of purchase and after this\ntransaction is completed the customer shall transfer his current license plates\nto the vehicle. If the title or certificate of origin cannot be produced for a\nvehicle or the dealer fails to transfer vehicle ownership in accordance with \u00a7\n46.2-603.1 within 30 days, a second set of temporary license plates may be\nissued provided that a temporary certificate of registration is issued as\nprovided in \u00a7 46.2-1542. It shall be unlawful for any person to issue any\ntemporary license plates containing any misstatement of fact, or for any person\nissuing or using temporary license plates knowingly to insert any false\ninformation on their face.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 865, \u00a7 46.1-550.5:19; 1989, c. 727; 2005, c. 558; 2012, c.\n650; 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}}