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This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1 or the insurance requirement imposed on motor carriers pursuant to § 46.2-2143.1.3\n\nMotor vehicles controlled and operated by a bona fide cooperative association as defined in the Federal Marketing Act, approved June 15, 1929, as amended, or organized or existing under Article 2 (§ 13.1-312 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 13.1, while used exclusively in the conduct of the business of such association. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1.4\n\nMotor vehicles while used exclusively in (i) carrying newspapers, water, livestock, poultry, poultry products, buttermilk, fresh milk and cream, meats, butter and cheese produced on a farm, fish (including shellfish), slate, horticultural or agricultural commodities (not including manufactured products thereof), and forest products, including lumber and staves (but not including manufactured products thereof), (ii) transporting farm supplies to a farm or farms, (iii) hauling for the Department of Transportation, (iv) carrying fertilizer to any warehouse or warehouses for subsequent distribution to a local area farm or farms, or (v) collecting and disposing of trash, garbage and other refuse. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1.5\n\nMotor vehicles used for transporting property by an air carrier or carrier affiliated with a direct air carrier whether or not such property has had or will have a prior or subsequent air movement. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1.6\n\nMotor carriers exclusively operating passenger cars, motorcycles, autocycles, mopeds, and vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. This exemption shall not apply to the insurance requirements imposed on motor carriers pursuant to § 46.2-2143.1 or 46.2-2143.2.7\n\nPersonal delivery devices as defined in § 46.2-100.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247973,"text":"The following are exempt from this chapter:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":247974,"text":"Motor vehicles owned and operated by the United States, District of Columbia, any state, municipality, or any other political subdivision of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":247975,"text":"Transportation of property between any point in this Commonwealth and any point outside this Commonwealth or between any points wholly within the limits of any city or town in the Commonwealth. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1954, chapter 344; in 1956, chapter 697; in 1973, chapter 305; in 1995, chapters 744<\/a> and 803<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 596<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 832<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 638<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 251<\/a>, 788<\/a>, 790<\/a>, and 815<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1269<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69617,"section_number":"46.2-2143.1","catch_line":"Insurance requirement for motor carriers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2143.1\/"},{"id":54571,"section_number":"46.2-2143.2","catch_line":"Special insurance provisions for certain carriers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2143.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81376,"section_number":"13.1-312","catch_line":"Liberal construction of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-312\/"},{"id":82691,"section_number":"46.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-100\/"},{"id":56588,"section_number":"46.2-2121.1","catch_line":"Declaration of for-hire operation; presumption of nonbusiness use","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2121.1\/"},{"id":69617,"section_number":"46.2-2143.1","catch_line":"Insurance requirement for motor carriers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2143.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":232523,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68493,"identifier":"46.2-2101","token":"46.2\/V\/21\/1\/46.2-2101","url":"\/46.2-2101\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2101\/","token":"46.2\/V\/21\/1\/46.2-2101","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions from chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following are exempt from this chapter:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> owned and operated by the United States, District of Columbia, any state, municipality, or any other political subdivision of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Transportation<\/span> of property between any point in this Commonwealth and any point outside this Commonwealth or between any points wholly within the limits of any city or town in the Commonwealth. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1<\/a> or the insurance requirement imposed on motor carriers<\/span> pursuant to § 46.2-2143.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> controlled and operated by a bona fide cooperative association as defined in the Federal Marketing Act, approved June 15, 1929, as amended, or organized or existing under Article 2 (§ 13.1-312<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 13.1, while used exclusively in the conduct of the business of such association. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> while used exclusively in (i) carrying newspapers, water, livestock, poultry, poultry products, buttermilk, fresh milk and cream, meats, butter and cheese produced on a farm, fish (including shellfish), slate, horticultural or agricultural commodities (not including manufactured products thereof), and forest products, including lumber and staves (but not including manufactured products thereof), (ii) transporting farm supplies to a farm or farms, (iii) hauling for the Department<\/span> of Transportation<\/span>, (iv) carrying fertilizer to any warehouse or warehouses for subsequent distribution to a local area farm or farms, or (v) collecting and disposing of trash, garbage and other refuse. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> used for transporting property by an air carrier or carrier affiliated with a direct air carrier whether or not such property has had or will have a prior or subsequent air movement. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Motor carriers<\/span> exclusively operating passenger cars<\/span>, motorcycles<\/span>, autocycles<\/span>, mopeds<\/span>, and vehicles with a gross vehicle<\/span> weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. This exemption shall not apply to the insurance requirements imposed on motor carriers<\/span> pursuant to § 46.2-2143.1<\/a> or 46.2-2143.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Personal delivery devices<\/span> as defined in § 46.2-100<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS FROM CHAPTER (\u00a7 46.2-2101)\n\nThe following are exempt from this chapter:\n\n1. Motor vehicles owned and operated by the United States, District of Columbia,\nany state, municipality, or any other political subdivision of the Commonwealth.\n\n2. Transportation of property between any point in this Commonwealth and any\npoint outside this Commonwealth or between any points wholly within the limits\nof any city or town in the Commonwealth. This exemption shall not apply to the\nrequirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1 or the\ninsurance requirement imposed on motor carriers pursuant to § 46.2-2143.1.\n\n3. Motor vehicles controlled and operated by a bona fide cooperative association\nas defined in the Federal Marketing Act, approved June 15, 1929, as amended, or\norganized or existing under Article 2 (§ 13.1-312 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of\nTitle 13.1, while used exclusively in the conduct of the business of such\nassociation. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare\nfor-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1.\n\n4. Motor vehicles while used exclusively in (i) carrying newspapers, water,\nlivestock, poultry, poultry products, buttermilk, fresh milk and cream, meats,\nbutter and cheese produced on a farm, fish (including shellfish), slate,\nhorticultural or agricultural commodities (not including manufactured products\nthereof), and forest products, including lumber and staves (but not including\nmanufactured products thereof), (ii) transporting farm supplies to a farm or\nfarms, (iii) hauling for the Department of Transportation, (iv) carrying\nfertilizer to any warehouse or warehouses for subsequent distribution to a local\narea farm or farms, or (v) collecting and disposing of trash, garbage and other\nrefuse. This exemption shall not apply to the requirement to declare for-hire\noperation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1.\n\n5. Motor vehicles used for transporting property by an air carrier or carrier\naffiliated with a direct air carrier whether or not such property has had or\nwill have a prior or subsequent air movement. This exemption shall not apply to\nthe requirement to declare for-hire operation pursuant to § 46.2-2121.1.\n\n6. Motor carriers exclusively operating passenger cars, motorcycles, autocycles,\nmopeds, and vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or\nless. This exemption shall not apply to the insurance requirements imposed on\nmotor carriers pursuant to § 46.2-2143.1 or 46.2-2143.2.\n\n7. Personal delivery devices as defined in § 46.2-100.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 56-338.2; 1954, c. 344; 1956, c. 697; 1973, c. 305; 1995,\ncc. 744, 803; 2001, c. 596; 2003, c. 832; 2012, c. 638; 2017, cc. 251, 788, 790,\n815; 2020, c. 1269.","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}}