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The Department shall (i) attempt to notify the vehicle owner of such report of an incorrect address on the vehicle registration or certificate of title and (ii) conduct a search as authorized pursuant to subsection C for an updated mailing address. If the Department is unable to identify the correct address for the owner of such vehicle, the Department may revoke the registration, registration card, license plates, and decals issued for such vehicle.C\n\nThe Department may contract with the United States Postal Service or an authorized agent to use the National Change of Address System for the purpose of obtaining current address information for a person whose name appears in customer records maintained by the Department. If the Department receives information from the National Change of Address System indicating that a person whose name appears in a Department record has submitted a permanent change of address to the Postal Service, the Department may then update its records with the mailing address obtained from the National Change of Address System.D\n\nAnyone failing to comply with the provisions of subsection A may be charged a fee of $5, to be used to cover the Department’s expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of this subsection, no fee shall be imposed on any person whose address is obtained from the National Change of Address System.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222979,"text":"Whenever any person who has applied for or obtained the registration or title to a vehicle moves from the address shown in his application, registration card or certificate of title, he shall notify the Department of his change of address within 30 days.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":222980,"text":"The owner or lessee of any real property in the Commonwealth may notify the Department if the address of such real property is used for the titling or registration of a vehicle that does not belong to any owner, lessee, or resident of such real property. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 347 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 1974 \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 1996, chapters 943<\/a> and 994<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 25<\/a> and 55<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 173<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":226975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60976,"identifier":"46.2-606","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-606","url":"\/46.2-606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-606\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-606","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of change of address or incorrect address","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever any person who has applied for or obtained the registration or title to a vehicle<\/span> moves from the address shown in his application, registration card or certificate of title, he shall notify the Department<\/span> of his change of address within 30 days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The owner<\/span> or lessee of any real property in the Commonwealth may notify the Department<\/span> if the address of such real property is used for the titling or registration of a vehicle<\/span> that does not belong to any owner<\/span>, lessee, or resident of such real property. The Department<\/span> shall (i) attempt to notify the vehicle<\/span> owner<\/span> of such report of an incorrect address on the vehicle<\/span> registration or certificate of title and (ii) conduct a search as authorized pursuant to subsection C for an updated mailing address. If the Department<\/span> is unable to identify the correct address for the owner<\/span> of such vehicle<\/span>, the Department<\/span> may revoke<\/span> the registration, registration card, license plates<\/span>, and decals<\/span> issued for such vehicle<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may contract<\/span> with the United States Postal Service or an authorized agent<\/span> to use the National Change of Address System for the purpose of obtaining current address information for a person whose name appears in customer records maintained by the Department<\/span>. If the Department<\/span> receives information from the National Change of Address System indicating that a person whose name appears in a Department<\/span> record has submitted a permanent change of address to the Postal Service, the Department<\/span> may then update its records with the mailing address obtained from the National Change of Address System. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Anyone failing to comply with the provisions of subsection A may be charged a fee of $5, to be used to cover the Department<\/span>’s expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of this subsection, no fee shall be imposed on any person whose address is obtained from the National Change of Address System. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR INCORRECT ADDRESS (\u00a7 46.2-606)\n\nA. Whenever any person who has applied for or obtained the registration or title\nto a vehicle moves from the address shown in his application, registration card\nor certificate of title, he shall notify the Department of his change of address\nwithin 30 days.\n\nB. The owner or lessee of any real property in the Commonwealth may notify the\nDepartment if the address of such real property is used for the titling or\nregistration of a vehicle that does not belong to any owner, lessee, or resident\nof such real property. The Department shall (i) attempt to notify the vehicle\nowner of such report of an incorrect address on the vehicle registration or\ncertificate of title and (ii) conduct a search as authorized pursuant to\nsubsection C for an updated mailing address. If the Department is unable to\nidentify the correct address for the owner of such vehicle, the Department may\nrevoke the registration, registration card, license plates, and decals issued\nfor such vehicle.\n\nC. The Department may contract with the United States Postal Service or an\nauthorized agent to use the National Change of Address System for the purpose of\nobtaining current address information for a person whose name appears in\ncustomer records maintained by the Department. If the Department receives\ninformation from the National Change of Address System indicating that a person\nwhose name appears in a Department record has submitted a permanent change of\naddress to the Postal Service, the Department may then update its records with\nthe mailing address obtained from the National Change of Address System.\n\nD. Anyone failing to comply with the provisions of subsection A may be charged a\nfee of $5, to be used to cover the Department’s expenses. Notwithstanding\nthe foregoing provision of this subsection, no fee shall be imposed on any\nperson whose address is obtained from the National Change of Address System.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 347, \u00a7 46.1-52.1; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 943, 994; 2010, cc.\n25, 55; 2025, c. 173.","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}}