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If the lien is thereafter satisfied or should the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer thus levied on and seized thereafter be released by the officer, he shall immediately report that fact to the Department. Any owner who, after the levy and seizure by an officer and before the officer reports the levy and seizure to the Department, shall fraudulently assign or transfer his title to or interest in a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or cause its certificate of title to be assigned or transferred or cause a security interest to be shown on its certificate of title shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":296174,"text":"A levy made by virtue of an execution, fieri facias, or other court order, on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which a certificate of title has been issued by the Department, shall constitute a lien, subsequent to security interests previously recorded by the Department and subsequent to security interests in inventory held for sale and perfected as otherwise permitted by law, when the officer making the levy reports to the Department on forms provided by the Department, that the levy has been made and that the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer levied on has been seized by him. If the lien is thereafter satisfied or should the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer thus levied on and seized thereafter be released by the officer, he shall immediately report that fact to the Department. Any owner who, after the levy and seizure by an officer and before the officer reports the levy and seizure to the Department, shall fraudulently assign or transfer his title to or interest in a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or cause its certificate of title to be assigned or transferred or cause a security interest to be shown on its certificate of title shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12956,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling Vehicles","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:04","permalink":{"id":227953,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12956,"identifier":"2","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/2\/","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":83979,"structure_id":12956,"section_number":"46.2-616","catch_line":"Acquiring vehicle from vendor who does not have certificate of title","url":"\/46.2-616\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2\/46.2-616","metadata":false},{"id":86372,"structure_id":12956,"section_number":"46.2-617","catch_line":"Sale of vehicle without certificate of title","url":"\/46.2-617\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2\/46.2-617","metadata":false},{"id":60178,"structure_id":12956,"section_number":"46.2-618","catch_line":"When unlawful to have in possession certificate of title issued to another; 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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 1958, chapter 541; in 1966, chapter 558; in 1972, chapter 408; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71623,"section_number":"46.2-633.2","catch_line":"Transfer of title on death","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-633.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228095,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82679,"identifier":"46.2-644","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2\/46.2-644","url":"\/46.2-644\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-644\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2\/46.2-644","dublin_core":{"Title":"Levy of execution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-644","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> made by virtue of an execution, fieri facias, or other <span class=\"dictionary\">court order<\/span>, on a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> for which a certificate of title has been issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, shall constitute a <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span>, subsequent to security interests previously recorded by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> and subsequent to security interests in inventory held for sale and perfected as otherwise permitted by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, when the officer making the <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> reports to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> on forms provided by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, that the <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> has been made and that the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> levied on has been seized by him. If the <span class=\"dictionary\">lien<\/span> is thereafter satisfied or should the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> thus levied on and seized thereafter be released by the officer, he shall immediately report that <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> who, after the <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> and seizure by an officer and before the officer reports the <span class=\"dictionary\">levy<\/span> and seizure to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, shall fraudulently assign or transfer his title to or interest in a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> or cause its certificate of title to be assigned or transferred or cause a security interest to be shown on its certificate of title shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEVY OF EXECUTION (\u00a7 46.2-644)\n\nA levy made by virtue of an execution, fieri facias, or other court order, on a\nmotor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which a certificate of title has been\nissued by the Department, shall constitute a lien, subsequent to security\ninterests previously recorded by the Department and subsequent to security\ninterests in inventory held for sale and perfected as otherwise permitted by\nlaw, when the officer making the levy reports to the Department on forms\nprovided by the Department, that the levy has been made and that the motor\nvehicle, trailer, or semitrailer levied on has been seized by him. If the lien\nis thereafter satisfied or should the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer\nthus levied on and seized thereafter be released by the officer, he shall\nimmediately report that fact to the Department. Any owner who, after the levy\nand seizure by an officer and before the officer reports the levy and seizure to\nthe Department, shall fraudulently assign or transfer his title to or interest\nin a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or cause its certificate of title to\nbe assigned or transferred or cause a security interest to be shown on its\ncertificate of title shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-77; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-77; 1966, c. 558; 1972, c.\n408; 1989, c. 727.","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}}