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Whoever, through fraud or misrepresentation, procures or attempts to procure the registration of a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":211536,"text":"The Commissioner shall not register a motor vehicle subject to \u00a7 46.2-1179.1 which does not comply with the requirements of that section. Upon a determination that a motor vehicle is exempt from the requirements of \u00a7 46.2-1179.1, it shall forever be exempt, and the exemption shall be noted on its title. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 234 and 571 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59835,"section_number":"46.2-1179.1","catch_line":"Board to adopt clean alternative fuel fleet standards for motor vehicles; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1179.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228171,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57761,"identifier":"46.2-649.2","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/3\/46.2-649.2","url":"\/46.2-649.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-649.2\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/3\/46.2-649.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain vehicles to comply with clean alternative fuel fleet standards prior to registration; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-649.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall not register a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> subject to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Board to adopt clean alternative fuel fleet standards for motor vehicles; penalty\" href=\"\/46.2-1179.1\/\">46.2-1179.1<\/a> which does not comply with the requirements of that section. Upon a determination that a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> is exempt from the requirements of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Board to adopt clean alternative fuel fleet standards for motor vehicles; penalty\" href=\"\/46.2-1179.1\/\">46.2-1179.1<\/a>, it shall forever be exempt, and the exemption shall be noted on its title. Whoever, through <span class=\"dictionary\">fraud<\/span> or misrepresentation, procures or attempts to procure the registration of a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> in violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN VEHICLES TO COMPLY WITH CLEAN ALTERNATIVE FUEL FLEET STANDARDS PRIOR TO\nREGISTRATION; PENALTY (\u00a7 46.2-649.2)\n\nThe Commissioner shall not register a motor vehicle subject to \u00a7 46.2-1179.1\nwhich does not comply with the requirements of that section. Upon a\ndetermination that a motor vehicle is exempt from the requirements of \u00a7\n46.2-1179.1, it shall forever be exempt, and the exemption shall be noted on its\ntitle. Whoever, through fraud or misrepresentation, procures or attempts to\nprocure the registration of a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of\nthis section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, cc. 234, 571.","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}}