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For purposes of this subsection, the terms &#8220;commercial motor vehicle&#8221; and &#8220;motor carrier&#8221; shall be as defined in &#xA7; 52-8.4.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272340,"text":"The Department may revoke the registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and may revoke the registration card, license plates, or decals whenever the person to whom the registration card, license plates, or decals have been issued makes or permits to be made an unlawful use of any of them or permits their use by a person not entitled to them, or fails or refuses to pay, within the time prescribed by law, any fuel taxes or other taxes or fees required to be collected or authorized to be collected by the Department regardless of whether the fee applies to that particular vehicle.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":272341,"text":"The Department may suspend or revoke the registration card, license plates, or decals issued to a commercial motor vehicle if the motor carrier responsible for safety of the vehicle has been prohibited from operating by a federal agency. For purposes of this subsection, the terms &#8220;commercial motor vehicle&#8221; and &#8220;motor carrier&#8221; shall be as defined in &#xA7; 52-8.4.","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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It has been modified 6 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapter 368; in 1972, chapter 609; in 1974, chapter 171; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2011, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0061\">61<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66695,"section_number":"46.2-707","catch_line":"Operation of uninsured vehicle; false evidence of insurance; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-707\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68439,"section_number":"52-8.4","catch_line":"Powers and duties to promulgate regulations; inspection of certain records","order_by":null,"url":"\/52-8.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226987,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75843,"identifier":"46.2-609","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-609","url":"\/46.2-609\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-609\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-609","dublin_core":{"Title":"When registration may be suspended or revoked","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-609","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">revoke<\/span> the registration of a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> and may <span class=\"dictionary\">revoke<\/span> the registration card, <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">decals<\/span> whenever the person to whom the registration card, <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">decals<\/span> have been issued makes or permits to be made an unlawful use of any of them or permits their use by a person not entitled to them, or fails or refuses to pay, within the time prescribed by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, any fuel taxes or other taxes or fees required to be collected or authorized to be collected by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> regardless of whether the fee applies to that particular vehicle. <a id=\"paragraph-272340\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-609\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">suspend<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">revoke<\/span> the registration card, <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">decals<\/span> issued to a commercial <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> if the motor carrier responsible for safety of the vehicle has been prohibited from operating by a federal agency. For purposes of this subsection, the terms &#8220;commercial <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>&#8221; and &#8220;motor carrier&#8221; shall be as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Powers and duties to promulgate regulations; inspection of certain records\" href=\"\/52-8.4\/\">52-8.4<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-272341\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-609\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN REGISTRATION MAY BE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED (\u00a7 46.2-609)\n\nA. The Department may revoke the registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or\nsemitrailer and may revoke the registration card, license plates, or decals\nwhenever the person to whom the registration card, license plates, or decals\nhave been issued makes or permits to be made an unlawful use of any of them or\npermits their use by a person not entitled to them, or fails or refuses to pay,\nwithin the time prescribed by law, any fuel taxes or other taxes or fees\nrequired to be collected or authorized to be collected by the Department\nregardless of whether the fee applies to that particular vehicle.\n\nB. The Department may suspend or revoke the registration card, license plates,\nor decals issued to a commercial motor vehicle if the motor carrier responsible\nfor safety of the vehicle has been prohibited from operating by a federal\nagency. For purposes of this subsection, the terms &#8220;commercial motor\nvehicle&#8221; and &#8220;motor carrier&#8221; shall be as defined in &#xA7;\n52-8.4.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-57; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-59; 1962, c. 368; 1972, c.\n609; 1974, c. 171; 1989, c. 727; 2011, c. 61.","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}}