{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-1603.1.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-1603.1.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-1603.1.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-1603.1.html"}],"law_id":69665,"edition_id":1,"section_id":69665,"structure_id":13677,"section_number":"46.2-1603.1","catch_line":"Duties of licensees","history":"1992, c. 148; 1995, cc. 390, 394; 2004, c. 369; 2011, c. 824; 2014, c. 58.","full_text":"A\n\nIf a salvage vehicle is purchased by a salvage dealer and the vehicle is sold as a unit to anyone other than a demolisher, rebuilder, vehicle removal operator, or scrap metal processor, the purchaser shall obtain from the Department a salvage certificate. If the sale is to a demolisher or vehicle removal operator, the salvage vehicle shall be assigned in the space provided for such assignments on the existing salvage certificate. If a vehicle is purchased by a salvage dealer and disassembled for parts only or demolished by a demolisher, the salvage dealer shall immediately and conspicuously indicate on the salvage certificate or title that the vehicle was disassembled for parts only or demolished and immediately forward the salvage certificate or title to the Department for cancellation. The Department shall cancel the title or salvage certificate and issue a nonrepairable certificate for the vehicle to the salvage dealer.1\n\nIf a vehicle for which a title or salvage certificate or other ownership document has been issued by a foreign jurisdiction and is purchased by a salvage dealer or demolisher and disassembled for parts only or demolished by a demolisher, the salvage dealer or demolisher shall immediately and conspicuously indicate on the salvage certificate, title, or other ownership document that the vehicle was disassembled for parts only or demolished and immediately forward the salvage certificate, title or other ownership document to the Department for cancellation. The Department shall cancel the title, salvage certificate, or other ownership document and issue a nonrepairable certificate for the vehicle to the salvage dealer.2\n\nThere shall be no fee for the issuance of a nonrepairable certificate.B\n\nIf a licensee acquires any late model vehicle, he shall immediately compare the vehicle identification number assigned by the manufacturer or the Department or the identification number issued or assigned by another state with the title or salvage certificate of the vehicle and shall notify the Department as provided in subsection C. Such comparison and notification shall not be required of a demolisher if the vehicle was acquired from a licensed salvage dealer, rebuilder, salvage pool, or vehicle removal operator and such licensee delivers to the demolisher a title or salvage certificate for the vehicle.C\n\nIf the vehicle identification number has been altered, is missing, or appears to have been otherwise tampered with, the licensee shall take no further action with regard to the vehicle except to safeguard it in its then-existing condition and shall promptly notify the Department. The Department shall, after an investigation has been made, notify the licensee whether the vehicle can be freed from this limitation. In no event shall the vehicle be disassembled, demolished, processed, or otherwise modified or removed prior to authorization by the Department. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, the licensee shall cause to be noted on the title or salvage certificate, certifying on the face of the document, in addition to the above requirements, the frame number of the motorcycle and motor number, if available.D\n\nExcept as provided in § 46.2-1203, after a vehicle has been demolished, the demolisher shall, within five working days, deliver to the Department the salvage certificate or title, certifying on the face of the document that the vehicle has been destroyed.E\n\nExcept as provided in § 46.2-1203, it shall be unlawful for any licensee to purchase, receive, take into inventory, or otherwise accept from any person any late model vehicle unless, as a part of any such transaction, the licensee also receives a title, salvage certificate, nonrepairable certificate, or other ownership documents, issued by an appropriate regulatory agency within or without the Commonwealth, relating to such vehicle. Every licensee shall maintain as a part of his business records a title, salvage certificate, nonrepairable certificate, or other ownership documents, issued by an appropriate regulatory agency within or without the Commonwealth, pertaining to every late model vehicle in his inventory or possession.F\n\nIf a licensee intends to utilize machinery to crush, flatten, or otherwise reduce one or more vehicles to a state where it can no longer be considered a vehicle at a location other than the location specified on the license filed with the Department, the licensee shall apply to the Department for a permit of operation in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner. Each permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed 15 days and shall specify the location of intended operation. The cost of each permit shall be $15.G\n\nThe licensee shall comply with all applicable federal title reporting requirements, including the reporting requirements of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 25.56.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":251852,"text":"If a salvage vehicle is purchased by a salvage dealer and the vehicle is sold as a unit to anyone other than a demolisher, rebuilder, vehicle removal operator, or scrap metal processor, the purchaser shall obtain from the Department a salvage certificate. If the sale is to a demolisher or vehicle removal operator, the salvage vehicle shall be assigned in the space provided for such assignments on the existing salvage certificate. If a vehicle is purchased by a salvage dealer and disassembled for parts only or demolished by a demolisher, the salvage dealer shall immediately and conspicuously indicate on the salvage certificate or title that the vehicle was disassembled for parts only or demolished and immediately forward the salvage certificate or title to the Department for cancellation. The Department shall cancel the title or salvage certificate and issue a nonrepairable certificate for the vehicle to the salvage dealer.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":251853,"text":"If a vehicle for which a title or salvage certificate or other ownership document has been issued by a foreign jurisdiction and is purchased by a salvage dealer or demolisher and disassembled for parts only or demolished by a demolisher, the salvage dealer or demolisher shall immediately and conspicuously indicate on the salvage certificate, title, or other ownership document that the vehicle was disassembled for parts only or demolished and immediately forward the salvage certificate, title or other ownership document to the Department for cancellation. The Department shall cancel the title, salvage certificate, or other ownership document and issue a nonrepairable certificate for the vehicle to the salvage dealer.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":251854,"text":"There shall be no fee for the issuance of a nonrepairable certificate.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":251855,"text":"If a licensee acquires any late model vehicle, he shall immediately compare the vehicle identification number assigned by the manufacturer or the Department or the identification number issued or assigned by another state with the title or salvage certificate of the vehicle and shall notify the Department as provided in subsection C. Such comparison and notification shall not be required of a demolisher if the vehicle was acquired from a licensed salvage dealer, rebuilder, salvage pool, or vehicle removal operator and such licensee delivers to the demolisher a title or salvage certificate for the vehicle.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":251856,"text":"If the vehicle identification number has been altered, is missing, or appears to have been otherwise tampered with, the licensee shall take no further action with regard to the vehicle except to safeguard it in its then-existing condition and shall promptly notify the Department. The Department shall, after an investigation has been made, notify the licensee whether the vehicle can be freed from this limitation. In no event shall the vehicle be disassembled, demolished, processed, or otherwise modified or removed prior to authorization by the Department. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, the licensee shall cause to be noted on the title or salvage certificate, certifying on the face of the document, in addition to the above requirements, the frame number of the motorcycle and motor number, if available.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"5":{"id":251857,"text":"Except as provided in § 46.2-1203, after a vehicle has been demolished, the demolisher shall, within five working days, deliver to the Department the salvage certificate or title, certifying on the face of the document that the vehicle has been destroyed.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"6":{"id":251858,"text":"Except as provided in § 46.2-1203, it shall be unlawful for any licensee to purchase, receive, take into inventory, or otherwise accept from any person any late model vehicle unless, as a part of any such transaction, the licensee also receives a title, salvage certificate, nonrepairable certificate, or other ownership documents, issued by an appropriate regulatory agency within or without the Commonwealth, relating to such vehicle. Every licensee shall maintain as a part of his business records a title, salvage certificate, nonrepairable certificate, or other ownership documents, issued by an appropriate regulatory agency within or without the Commonwealth, pertaining to every late model vehicle in his inventory or possession.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"7":{"id":251859,"text":"If a licensee intends to utilize machinery to crush, flatten, or otherwise reduce one or more vehicles to a state where it can no longer be considered a vehicle at a location other than the location specified on the license filed with the Department, the licensee shall apply to the Department for a permit of operation in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner. Each permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed 15 days and shall specify the location of intended operation. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 148 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 1992 \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 1995, chapters 390<\/a> and 394<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 369<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 824<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 58<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82874,"section_number":"46.2-1601.3","catch_line":"Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1601.3\/"},{"id":55704,"section_number":"46.2-1603.2","catch_line":"Owner may declare vehicle nonrepairable; insurance company required to obtain a nonrepairable certificate; applicability of certain other laws to nonrepairable certificates; titling and registration of nonrepairable vehicle prohibited","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1603.2\/"},{"id":77682,"section_number":"46.2-1608.2","catch_line":"Licensees to update records of the Department for motor vehicles that are to be demolished or dismantled","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1608.2\/"},{"id":75060,"section_number":"46.2-626.1","catch_line":"Motorcycle purchased by manufacturer for parts; documentation required for sale of parts","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-626.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72914,"section_number":"46.2-1203","catch_line":"Sale of vehicle at public auction by locality; disposition of proceeds","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1203\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231823,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69665,"identifier":"46.2-1603.1","token":"46.2\/IV\/16\/46.2-1603.1","url":"\/46.2-1603.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1603.1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/16\/46.2-1603.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of licensees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1603.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a salvage vehicle<\/span> is purchased by a salvage dealer<\/span> and the vehicle is sold as a unit to anyone other than a demolisher<\/span>, rebuilder<\/span>, vehicle removal operator<\/span>, or scrap metal processor<\/span>, the purchaser shall obtain from the Department<\/span> a salvage certificate<\/span>. If the sale is to a demolisher<\/span> or vehicle removal operator<\/span>, the salvage vehicle<\/span> shall be assigned in the space provided for such assignments on the existing salvage certificate<\/span>. If a vehicle is purchased by a salvage dealer<\/span> and disassembled for parts only or demolished by a demolisher<\/span>, the salvage dealer<\/span> shall immediately and conspicuously indicate on the salvage certificate<\/span> or title that the vehicle was disassembled for parts only or demolished and immediately forward the salvage certificate<\/span> or title to the Department<\/span> for cancellation<\/span>. The Department<\/span> shall cancel<\/span> the title or salvage certificate<\/span> and issue<\/span> a nonrepairable certificate<\/span> for the vehicle to the salvage dealer<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If a vehicle for which a title or salvage certificate<\/span> or other ownership document has been issued by a foreign jurisdiction<\/span> and is purchased by a salvage dealer<\/span> or demolisher<\/span> and disassembled for parts only or demolished by a demolisher<\/span>, the salvage dealer<\/span> or demolisher<\/span> shall immediately and conspicuously indicate on the salvage certificate<\/span>, title, or other ownership document that the vehicle was disassembled for parts only or demolished and immediately forward the salvage certificate<\/span>, title or other ownership document to the Department<\/span> for cancellation<\/span>. The Department<\/span> shall cancel<\/span> the title, salvage certificate<\/span>, or other ownership document and issue<\/span> a nonrepairable certificate<\/span> for the vehicle to the salvage dealer<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> There shall be no fee for the issuance of a nonrepairable certificate<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a licensee<\/span> acquires any late model vehicle<\/span>, he shall immediately compare the vehicle identification number assigned by the manufacturer or the Department<\/span> or the identification number issued or assigned by another state with the title or salvage certificate<\/span> of the vehicle and shall notify the Department<\/span> as provided in subsection C. Such comparison and notification shall not be required of a demolisher<\/span> if the vehicle was acquired from a licensed salvage dealer<\/span>, rebuilder<\/span>, salvage pool<\/span>, or vehicle removal operator<\/span> and such licensee<\/span> delivers to the demolisher<\/span> a title or salvage certificate<\/span> for the vehicle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the vehicle identification number has been altered, is missing, or appears to have been otherwise tampered with, the licensee<\/span> shall take no further action with regard to the vehicle except to safeguard it in its then-existing condition and shall promptly notify the Department<\/span>. The Department<\/span> shall, after an investigation has been made, notify the licensee<\/span> whether the vehicle can be freed from this limitation. In no event shall the vehicle be disassembled, demolished, processed, or otherwise modified or removed prior to authorization by the Department<\/span>. If the vehicle is a motorcycle<\/span>, the licensee<\/span> shall cause to be noted on the title or salvage certificate<\/span>, certifying on the face of the document, in addition to the above requirements, the frame number of the motorcycle<\/span> and motor number, if available. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Except as provided in § 46.2-1203<\/a>, after a vehicle has been demolished, the demolisher<\/span> shall, within five working days, deliver to the Department<\/span> the salvage certificate<\/span> or title, certifying on the face of the document that the vehicle has been destroyed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Except as provided in § 46.2-1203<\/a>, it shall be unlawful for any licensee<\/span> to purchase, receive, take into inventory, or otherwise accept from any person any late model vehicle<\/span> unless, as a part of any such transaction, the licensee<\/span> also receives a title, salvage certificate<\/span>, nonrepairable certificate<\/span>, or other ownership documents, issued by an appropriate regulatory agency within or without the Commonwealth, relating to such vehicle. Every licensee<\/span> shall maintain as a part of his business records a title, salvage certificate<\/span>, nonrepairable certificate<\/span>, or other ownership documents, issued by an appropriate regulatory agency within or without the Commonwealth, pertaining to every late model vehicle<\/span> in his inventory or possession<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> If a licensee<\/span> intends to utilize machinery to crush, flatten, or otherwise reduce one or more vehicles<\/span> to a state where it can no longer be considered a vehicle at a location other than the location specified on the license filed with the Department<\/span>, the licensee<\/span> shall apply to the Department<\/span> for a permit of operation in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span>. Each permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed 15 days and shall specify the location of intended operation. The cost of each permit shall be $15. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The licensee<\/span> shall comply with all applicable federal title reporting requirements, including the reporting requirements of the National Motor Vehicle<\/span> Title Information System pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 25.56. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF LICENSEES (\u00a7 46.2-1603.1)\n\nA. If a salvage vehicle is purchased by a salvage dealer and the vehicle is sold\nas a unit to anyone other than a demolisher, rebuilder, vehicle removal\noperator, or scrap metal processor, the purchaser shall obtain from the\nDepartment a salvage certificate. If the sale is to a demolisher or vehicle\nremoval operator, the salvage vehicle shall be assigned in the space provided\nfor such assignments on the existing salvage certificate. If a vehicle is\npurchased by a salvage dealer and disassembled for parts only or demolished by a\ndemolisher, the salvage dealer shall immediately and conspicuously indicate on\nthe salvage certificate or title that the vehicle was disassembled for parts\nonly or demolished and immediately forward the salvage certificate or title to\nthe Department for cancellation. The Department shall cancel the title or\nsalvage certificate and issue a nonrepairable certificate for the vehicle to the\nsalvage dealer.\n\n 1. If a vehicle for which a title or salvage certificate or other ownership\n document has been issued by a foreign jurisdiction and is purchased by a\n salvage dealer or demolisher and disassembled for parts only or demolished by\n a demolisher, the salvage dealer or demolisher shall immediately and\n conspicuously indicate on the salvage certificate, title, or other ownership\n document that the vehicle was disassembled for parts only or demolished and\n immediately forward the salvage certificate, title or other ownership document\n to the Department for cancellation. The Department shall cancel the title,\n salvage certificate, or other ownership document and issue a nonrepairable\n certificate for the vehicle to the salvage dealer.\n\n 2. There shall be no fee for the issuance of a nonrepairable certificate.\n\nB. If a licensee acquires any late model vehicle, he shall immediately compare\nthe vehicle identification number assigned by the manufacturer or the Department\nor the identification number issued or assigned by another state with the title\nor salvage certificate of the vehicle and shall notify the Department as\nprovided in subsection C. Such comparison and notification shall not be required\nof a demolisher if the vehicle was acquired from a licensed salvage dealer,\nrebuilder, salvage pool, or vehicle removal operator and such licensee delivers\nto the demolisher a title or salvage certificate for the vehicle.\n\nC. If the vehicle identification number has been altered, is missing, or appears\nto have been otherwise tampered with, the licensee shall take no further action\nwith regard to the vehicle except to safeguard it in its then-existing condition\nand shall promptly notify the Department. The Department shall, after an\ninvestigation has been made, notify the licensee whether the vehicle can be\nfreed from this limitation. In no event shall the vehicle be disassembled,\ndemolished, processed, or otherwise modified or removed prior to authorization\nby the Department. If the vehicle is a motorcycle, the licensee shall cause to\nbe noted on the title or salvage certificate, certifying on the face of the\ndocument, in addition to the above requirements, the frame number of the\nmotorcycle and motor number, if available.\n\nD. Except as provided in § 46.2-1203, after a vehicle has been demolished,\nthe demolisher shall, within five working days, deliver to the Department the\nsalvage certificate or title, certifying on the face of the document that the\nvehicle has been destroyed.\n\nE. Except as provided in § 46.2-1203, it shall be unlawful for any licensee\nto purchase, receive, take into inventory, or otherwise accept from any person\nany late model vehicle unless, as a part of any such transaction, the licensee\nalso receives a title, salvage certificate, nonrepairable certificate, or other\nownership documents, issued by an appropriate regulatory agency within or\nwithout the Commonwealth, relating to such vehicle. Every licensee shall\nmaintain as a part of his business records a title, salvage certificate,\nnonrepairable certificate, or other ownership documents, issued by an\nappropriate regulatory agency within or without the Commonwealth, pertaining to\nevery late model vehicle in his inventory or possession.\n\nF. If a licensee intends to utilize machinery to crush, flatten, or otherwise\nreduce one or more vehicles to a state where it can no longer be considered a\nvehicle at a location other than the location specified on the license filed\nwith the Department, the licensee shall apply to the Department for a permit of\noperation in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner. Each permit shall be valid\nfor a period not to exceed 15 days and shall specify the location of intended\noperation. The cost of each permit shall be $15.\n\nG. The licensee shall comply with all applicable federal title reporting\nrequirements, including the reporting requirements of the National Motor Vehicle\nTitle Information System pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 25.56.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 148; 1995, cc. 390, 394; 2004, c. 369; 2011, c. 824; 2014, c.\n58.","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}}