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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 515 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 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1989, chapter 727; in 1997, chapter 283<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 47<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 226<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57153,"section_number":"46.2-646.1","catch_line":"Deactivation and reactivation of registration; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-646.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71868,"section_number":"46.2-697","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Editor's note) Fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-697\/"},{"id":61031,"section_number":"46.2-698","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Acts 2019, cc. 837 and 846) Fees for farm vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-698\/"},{"id":84799,"section_number":"46.2-700","catch_line":"Fees for vehicles for transporting well-drilling machinery and specialized mobile equipment","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-700\/"},{"id":73189,"section_number":"46.2-703","catch_line":"Reciprocal agreement with other states; assessment and collection of fees on an apportionment or allocation basis; registration of vehicles and reporting of road tax; violations; vehicle seizures; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-703\/"},{"id":86208,"section_number":"58.1-2654","catch_line":"Annual report of motor vehicle carriers","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2654\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228159,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82949,"identifier":"46.2-649","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/3\/46.2-649","url":"\/46.2-649\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-649\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/3\/46.2-649","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain vehicles required to show evidence of payment of taxes and of registration or exemption from registration with Department of Motor Vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-649","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Before the Commissioner<\/span> registers or reregisters any motor vehicle<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> under § 46.2-697<\/a>, 46.2-698<\/a>, 46.2-700<\/a>, or 46.2-703<\/a>, the applicant shall furnish evidence<\/span> satisfactory to the Commissioner<\/span> that all state, local, and federal taxes levied on that motor vehicle<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> have been paid and that the motor vehicle<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> either (i) is registered with the Department<\/span> as required by law<\/span>, or (ii) is not required so to register. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span>, in consultation with local commissioners<\/span> of the revenue and directors of finance, and with appropriate federal officials, shall provide for the kinds of evidence<\/span> required to satisfy the provisions of subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) pickup trucks<\/span>, (ii) panel<\/span> trucks<\/span>, or (iii) trucks<\/span> having a registered gross weight<\/span> less than 33,000 pounds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The State Corporation Commission<\/span> may notify the Department<\/span> that a motor carrier (i) has not filed an annual report as required by § 58.1-2654<\/a> or (ii) has not paid taxes due as required by the State Corporation Commission<\/span>. Upon receiving the notice, the Department<\/span> shall not register or reregister motor vehicles<\/span>, trailers<\/span>, or semitrailers<\/span> owned by the motor carrier until such requirements have been met. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN VEHICLES REQUIRED TO SHOW EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OF\nREGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES\n(\u00a7 46.2-649)\n\nA. Before the Commissioner registers or reregisters any motor vehicle, trailer,\nor semitrailer under § 46.2-697, 46.2-698, 46.2-700, or 46.2-703, the\napplicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner that all\nstate, local, and federal taxes levied on that motor vehicle, trailer, or\nsemitrailer have been paid and that the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer\neither (i) is registered with the Department as required by law, or (ii) is not\nrequired so to register.\n\nB. The Commissioner, in consultation with local commissioners of the revenue and\ndirectors of finance, and with appropriate federal officials, shall provide for\nthe kinds of evidence required to satisfy the provisions of subsection A.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall not apply to (i) pickup trucks, (ii)\npanel trucks, or (iii) trucks having a registered gross weight less than 33,000\npounds.\n\nD. The State Corporation Commission may notify the Department that a motor\ncarrier (i) has not filed an annual report as required by § 58.1-2654 or\n(ii) has not paid taxes due as required by the State Corporation Commission.\nUpon receiving the notice, the Department shall not register or reregister motor\nvehicles, trailers, or semitrailers owned by the motor carrier until such\nrequirements have been met.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 515, \u00a7 46.1-153.1; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 283; 2002, c. 47;\n2013, c. 226.","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}}