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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 120 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2006, chapters 874<\/a> and 891<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83683,"section_number":"38.2-117","catch_line":"Personal injury liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-117\/"},{"id":58741,"section_number":"38.2-118","catch_line":"Property damage liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-118\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228163,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84219,"identifier":"46.2-649.1","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/3\/46.2-649.1","url":"\/46.2-649.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-649.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/3\/46.2-649.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration of tow trucks; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-649.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No tow truck<\/span> registered under this section shall be subject to registration under the international registration plan or subject to any other state registration requirements under this chapter. Registration under this section shall not prohibit the use of “rollbacks” to transport storage sheds, similar structures, or other cargoes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Vehicles<\/span> registered under this section shall be subject to the following annual fees, based upon their manufacturer’s gross vehicle<\/span> weight ratings:\n\t\t\ta\n\t\t\tless than 15,000 pounds\n\t\t\t$100\n\t\t\tb\n\t\t\t15,000 to 22,999 pounds\n\t\t\t$200\n\t\t\tc\n\t\t\t23,000 to 29,499 pounds\n\t\t\t$300\n\t\t\td\n\t\t\tmore than 29,499 pounds\n\t\t\t$400 <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No vehicle<\/span> shall be registered under this section unless there is in force as to such vehicle<\/span> at the time of its registration commercial liability insurance coverage for those classes of insurance defined in §§ 38.2-117<\/a> and 38.2-118<\/a> in the amount of at least $750,000. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION OF TOW TRUCKS; FEES (\u00a7 46.2-649.1)\n\nA. No tow truck registered under this section shall be subject to registration\nunder the international registration plan or subject to any other state\nregistration requirements under this chapter. Registration under this section\nshall not prohibit the use of “rollbacks” to transport storage\nsheds, similar structures, or other cargoes.\n\nB. Vehicles registered under this section shall be subject to the following\nannual fees, based upon their manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight ratings:\n\t\t\ta\n\t\t\tless than 15,000 pounds\n\t\t\t$100\n\t\t\tb\n\t\t\t15,000 to 22,999 pounds\n\t\t\t$200\n\t\t\tc\n\t\t\t23,000 to 29,499 pounds\n\t\t\t$300\n\t\t\td\n\t\t\tmore than 29,499 pounds\n\t\t\t$400\n\nC. No vehicle shall be registered under this section unless there is in force as\nto such vehicle at the time of its registration commercial liability insurance\ncoverage for those classes of insurance defined in §§ 38.2-117 and\n38.2-118 in the amount of at least $750,000.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 120; 2006, cc. 874, 891.","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}}