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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 767<\/a> and 816<\/a> 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. 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 2015, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58993,"section_number":"46.2-1561","catch_line":"To whom temporary plates shall not be issued; dealer to forward application for current titling and registration; misstatements and false information","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1561\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63487,"identifier":"46.2-1565.1","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/6\/46.2-1565.1","url":"\/46.2-1565.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1565.1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/6\/46.2-1565.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1565.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. Any summons<\/span> issued for any violation of any provision of this article relating to use or misuse of temporary license plates<\/span> shall be served upon the dealership to whom the plates were issued or to the person expressly permitting the unlawful use, or upon the operator<\/span> of the motor vehicle<\/span> if the plates are used<\/span> contrary to the use authorized pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1561<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES (\u00a7 46.2-1565.1)\n\nAny person violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a Class\n1 misdemeanor. Any summons issued for any violation of any provision of this\narticle relating to use or misuse of temporary license plates shall be served\nupon the dealership to whom the plates were issued or to the person expressly\npermitting the unlawful use, or upon the operator of the motor vehicle if the\nplates are used contrary to the use authorized pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1561.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 767, 816; 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}}