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Participants must provide all documentation or information required by the Department to process the electronic title application, including information from a manufacturer’s certificate of origin or certificate of ownership and any information required by the Department in accordance with § 46.2-623. The records of a nationally recognized motor vehicle title database may be searched prior to transfer of vehicle ownership. The Department may impose a reasonable service fee in accordance with fair market prices for the use of digital signature services as part of this program. Such fees shall be used to defray the costs of the transaction to the Department. Any transaction fees imposed and collected by the Department shall be paid into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department. Upon receipt of a completed electronic application, the Department shall refrain from issuing a certificate of title in paper form and, instead, shall create only the electronic record of such title to be retained by the Department in its existing electronic title record system with a notation that no certificate of title has been printed on paper. The owner of a motor vehicle will be deemed to have obtained and the Department will be deemed to have issued a certificate of title when such title record has been created electronically as provided in this section. An owner listed on a title record so created may at any time request and the Department shall provide a paper certificate of title for the vehicle.B\n\nUpon receipt of a completed electronic application, the Department shall permit the online registration of a motor vehicle by participants, and is hereby authorized to issue a temporary certificate of registration to participants. The temporary certificate of registration issued by the Department to participants shall expire when the permanent license plates have been affixed to the motor vehicle, but in no event shall any temporary certificate of registration issued under this section be effective for more than 30 days from the date of its issuance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282812,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Department may establish an electronic titling program for any motor vehicle. Participants in the electronic titling program shall submit electronic applications for original motor vehicle titles in a form and format prescribed by the Department. Participants must provide all documentation or information required by the Department to process the electronic title application, including information from a manufacturer’s certificate of origin or certificate of ownership and any information required by the Department in accordance with § 46.2-623. The records of a nationally recognized motor vehicle title database may be searched prior to transfer of vehicle ownership. The Department may impose a reasonable service fee in accordance with fair market prices for the use of digital signature services as part of this program. Such fees shall be used to defray the costs of the transaction to the Department. Any transaction fees imposed and collected by the Department shall be paid into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department. Upon receipt of a completed electronic application, the Department shall refrain from issuing a certificate of title in paper form and, instead, shall create only the electronic record of such title to be retained by the Department in its existing electronic title record system with a notation that no certificate of title has been printed on paper. The owner of a motor vehicle will be deemed to have obtained and the Department will be deemed to have issued a certificate of title when such title record has been created electronically as provided in this section. An owner listed on a title record so created may at any time request and the Department shall provide a paper certificate of title for the vehicle.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":282813,"text":"Upon receipt of a completed electronic application, the Department shall permit the online registration of a motor vehicle by participants, and is hereby authorized to issue a temporary certificate of registration to participants. The temporary certificate of registration issued by the Department to participants shall expire when the permanent license plates have been affixed to the motor vehicle, but in no event shall any temporary certificate of registration issued under this section be effective for more than 30 days from the date of its issuance.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12880,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling and Registration, Generally","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":226925,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12880,"identifier":"1","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12879,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12771,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":226923,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12879,"identifier":"6","token":"46.2\/II\/6","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12771,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling, Registration and Licensure","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225627,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12771,"identifier":"II","token":"46.2\/II","url":"\/46.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":87484,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-600","catch_line":"Owner to secure registration and certificate of title or certificate of ownership","url":"\/46.2-600\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-600","metadata":false},{"id":64770,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-600.1","catch_line":"Indication of special communication needs","url":"\/46.2-600.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-600.1","metadata":false},{"id":75107,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-601","catch_line":"Appointment of Commissioner agent for service of process","url":"\/46.2-601\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-601","metadata":false},{"id":69821,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-602","catch_line":"Titling and registration of foreign market vehicles","url":"\/46.2-602\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-602","metadata":false},{"id":64808,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-602.1","catch_line":"Titling and registration of replica vehicles","url":"\/46.2-602.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-602.1","metadata":false},{"id":75086,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-602.2","catch_line":"Titling and registration of company vehicles of automotive manufacturers","url":"\/46.2-602.2\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-602.2","metadata":false},{"id":66957,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-602.3","catch_line":"Titling and registration of converted electric vehicles","url":"\/46.2-602.3\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-602.3","metadata":false},{"id":58198,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-602.4","catch_line":"Titling and registration of off-road motorcycle converted to on-road use","url":"\/46.2-602.4\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-602.4","metadata":false},{"id":84134,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-603","catch_line":"Issuance of certificate of title and registration card","url":"\/46.2-603\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-603","metadata":false},{"id":78960,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-603.1","catch_line":"Electronic titling and registration program","url":"\/46.2-603.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-603.1","metadata":false},{"id":63997,"structure_id":12880,"section_number":"46.2-604","catch_line":"Contents of registration card and certificate; 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 650<\/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 2022, chapter 701<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75735,"section_number":"46.2-1542","catch_line":"Temporary registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1542\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":84134,"section_number":"46.2-603","catch_line":"Issuance of certificate of title and registration card","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-603\/"},{"id":69663,"section_number":"46.2-629","catch_line":"Odometer reading to be reported on certificate of title, application, or power of attorney","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-629\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74428,"section_number":"46.2-623","catch_line":"Statements in application","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-623\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78960,"identifier":"46.2-603.1","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-603.1","url":"\/46.2-603.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-603.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-603.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Electronic titling and registration program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-603.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Department<\/span> may establish an electronic titling program for any motor vehicle<\/span>. Participants in the electronic titling program shall submit electronic applications for original motor vehicle<\/span> titles in a form and format prescribed by the Department<\/span>. Participants must provide all documentation or information required by the Department<\/span> to process the electronic title application, including information from a manufacturer’s certificate of origin or certificate of ownership and any information required by the Department<\/span> in accordance with § 46.2-623<\/a>. The records of a nationally recognized motor vehicle<\/span> title database may be searched prior to transfer of vehicle ownership. The Department<\/span> may impose a reasonable service fee in accordance with fair market prices for the use of digital signature services as part of this program. Such fees shall be used to defray the costs of the transaction to the Department<\/span>. Any transaction fees imposed and collected by the Department<\/span> shall be paid into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department<\/span>. Upon receipt of a completed electronic application, the Department<\/span> shall refrain from issuing a certificate of title in paper form and, instead, shall create only the electronic record of such title to be retained by the Department<\/span> in its existing electronic title record system with a notation that no certificate of title has been printed on paper. The owner<\/span> of a motor vehicle<\/span> will be deemed to have obtained and the Department<\/span> will be deemed to have issued a certificate of title when such title record has been created electronically as provided in this section. An owner<\/span> listed on a title record so created may at any time request and the Department<\/span> shall provide a paper certificate of title for the vehicle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon receipt of a completed electronic application, the Department<\/span> shall permit the online registration of a motor vehicle<\/span> by participants, and is hereby authorized to issue<\/span> a temporary certificate of registration to participants. The temporary certificate of registration issued by the Department<\/span> to participants shall expire when the permanent license plates<\/span> have been affixed to the motor vehicle<\/span>, but in no event shall any temporary certificate of registration issued under this section be effective for more than 30 days from the date of its issuance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTRONIC TITLING AND REGISTRATION PROGRAM (\u00a7 46.2-603.1)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Department may\nestablish an electronic titling program for any motor vehicle. Participants in\nthe electronic titling program shall submit electronic applications for original\nmotor vehicle titles in a form and format prescribed by the Department.\nParticipants must provide all documentation or information required by the\nDepartment to process the electronic title application, including information\nfrom a manufacturer’s certificate of origin or certificate of ownership\nand any information required by the Department in accordance with §\n46.2-623. The records of a nationally recognized motor vehicle title database\nmay be searched prior to transfer of vehicle ownership. The Department may\nimpose a reasonable service fee in accordance with fair market prices for the\nuse of digital signature services as part of this program. Such fees shall be\nused to defray the costs of the transaction to the Department. Any transaction\nfees imposed and collected by the Department shall be paid into the state\ntreasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the\nDepartment. Upon receipt of a completed electronic application, the Department\nshall refrain from issuing a certificate of title in paper form and, instead,\nshall create only the electronic record of such title to be retained by the\nDepartment in its existing electronic title record system with a notation that\nno certificate of title has been printed on paper. The owner of a motor vehicle\nwill be deemed to have obtained and the Department will be deemed to have issued\na certificate of title when such title record has been created electronically as\nprovided in this section. An owner listed on a title record so created may at\nany time request and the Department shall provide a paper certificate of title\nfor the vehicle.\n\nB. Upon receipt of a completed electronic application, the Department shall\npermit the online registration of a motor vehicle by participants, and is hereby\nauthorized to issue a temporary certificate of registration to participants. The\ntemporary certificate of registration issued by the Department to participants\nshall expire when the permanent license plates have been affixed to the motor\nvehicle, but in no event shall any temporary certificate of registration issued\nunder this section be effective for more than 30 days from the date of its\nissuance.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 650; 2022, c. 701.","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}}