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It has been modified 5 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 1968, chapter 187; in 1972, chapter 609; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0318\">318<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72419,"section_number":"46.2-633","catch_line":"Transfer of title by operation of law","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-633\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63795,"section_number":"46.2-632","catch_line":"Transfer when certificate of title lost","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-632\/"},{"id":72419,"section_number":"46.2-633","catch_line":"Transfer of title by operation of law","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-633\/"},{"id":71623,"section_number":"46.2-633.2","catch_line":"Transfer of title on death","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-633.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":227031,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57242,"identifier":"46.2-615","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-615","url":"\/46.2-615\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-615\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-615","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration effective after death of owner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-615","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Upon the death of an <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of a registered <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span>, its registration shall continue in force as a valid registration until (i) the end of the registration period for which the <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">decals<\/span> are issued or (ii) the ownership of the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> is transferred before the end of the registration period by the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or by a legatee or distributee of the estate, as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Transfer when certificate of title lost\" href=\"\/46.2-632\/\">46.2-632<\/a> or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Transfer of title by operation of law\" href=\"\/46.2-633\/\">46.2-633<\/a>, (iii) its ownership is transferred to a new <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> before the end of the registration period by the survivor of its two joint <span class=\"dictionary\">owners<\/span>, or (iv) its ownership is transferred pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Transfer of title on death\" href=\"\/46.2-633.2\/\">46.2-633.2<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION EFFECTIVE AFTER DEATH OF OWNER (\u00a7 46.2-615)\n\nUpon the death of an owner of a registered motor vehicle, trailer, or\nsemitrailer, its registration shall continue in force as a valid registration\nuntil (i) the end of the registration period for which the license plates or\ndecals are issued or (ii) the ownership of the motor vehicle, trailer, or\nsemitrailer is transferred before the end of the registration period by the\nexecutor or administrator of the estate of the deceased owner or by a legatee or\ndistributee of the estate, as provided in \u00a7 46.2-632 or 46.2-633, (iii) its\nownership is transferred to a new owner before the end of the registration\nperiod by the survivor of its two joint owners, or (iv) its ownership is\ntransferred pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-633.2.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-92; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-96; 1968, c. 187; 1972, c.\n609; 1989, c. 727; 2013, c. 318.","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}}