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If the vehicle operating under the permit is a vehicle designed as a property-carrying vehicle, it shall be unladen at the time of operation under the permit. The permit shall be valid for three days and shall show the registration or permit number, the date of issue, the date of expiration, the make of vehicle, the vehicle identification number, the beginning point and the point of destination. The fee for the permit shall be five dollars.B\n\nFor vehicles to be purchased by a Virginia resident and registered in Virginia, the Department shall issue to the prospective purchaser, upon his application therefor, trip permits as provided in subsection A of this section, except that permits issued under this subsection shall not be valid unless and until the prospective purchaser receives an original bill of sale pertaining to the vehicle purchased. Permits issued under this subsection shall be valid for three days, beginning on the date of the original bill of sale, and shall be kept with the original bill of sale in the purchased vehicle at all times during the trip until the vehicle is properly registered with the Department. The Commissioner may charge a reasonable fee, adequate to recover the Department’s costs, for the issuance of permits under this subsection, and may promulgate such regulations as he deems necessary or convenient in carrying out the provisions of this subsection.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":199702,"text":"The Department may, on application on forms provided by the Department, issue a trip permit to any owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which would otherwise be subject to registration plates but is not currently registered. If the vehicle operating under the permit is a vehicle designed as a property-carrying vehicle, it shall be unladen at the time of operation under the permit. The permit shall be valid for three days and shall show the registration or permit number, the date of issue, the date of expiration, the make of vehicle, the vehicle identification number, the beginning point and the point of destination. The fee for the permit shall be five dollars.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":199703,"text":"For vehicles to be purchased by a Virginia resident and registered in Virginia, the Department shall issue to the prospective purchaser, upon his application therefor, trip permits as provided in subsection A of this section, except that permits issued under this subsection shall not be valid unless and until the prospective purchaser receives an original bill of sale pertaining to the vehicle purchased. Permits issued under this subsection shall be valid for three days, beginning on the date of the original bill of sale, and shall be kept with the original bill of sale in the purchased vehicle at all times during the trip until the vehicle is properly registered with the Department. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 215 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 1974 \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 1976, chapter 59; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2000, chapter 144<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 192<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56078,"section_number":"46.2-1605","catch_line":"Vehicles rebuilt for highway use; examinations; branding of titles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1605\/"},{"id":69821,"section_number":"46.2-602","catch_line":"Titling and registration of foreign market vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-602\/"},{"id":66957,"section_number":"46.2-602.3","catch_line":"Titling and registration of converted electric vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-602.3\/"},{"id":58198,"section_number":"46.2-602.4","catch_line":"Titling and registration of off-road motorcycle converted to on-road use","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-602.4\/"},{"id":70197,"section_number":"46.2-685","catch_line":"Payment of fees into special fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-685\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228189,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54402,"identifier":"46.2-651","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-651","url":"\/46.2-651\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-651\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-651","dublin_core":{"Title":"Trip permits; regulations; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-651","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may, on application on forms provided by the Department<\/span>, issue<\/span> a trip permit to any owner<\/span> of a motor vehicle<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> which would otherwise be subject to registration plates but is not currently registered. If the vehicle operating under the permit is a vehicle designed as a property-carrying vehicle, it shall be unladen at the time of operation under the permit. The permit shall be valid for three days and shall show the registration or permit number, the date of issue<\/span>, the date of expiration, the make of vehicle, the vehicle identification number, the beginning point and the point of destination. The fee for the permit shall be five dollars. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For vehicles<\/span> to be purchased by a Virginia resident and registered in Virginia, the Department<\/span> shall issue<\/span> to the prospective purchaser, upon his application therefor, trip permits as provided in subsection A of this section, except that permits issued under this subsection shall not be valid unless and until the prospective purchaser receives an original bill of sale pertaining to the vehicle purchased. Permits issued under this subsection shall be valid for three days, beginning on the date of the original bill of sale, and shall be kept with the original bill of sale in the purchased vehicle at all times during the trip until the vehicle is properly registered with the Department<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> may charge a reasonable fee, adequate to recover the Department<\/span>’s costs, for the issuance of permits under this subsection, and may promulgate such regulations as he deems necessary or convenient in carrying out the provisions of this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRIP PERMITS; REGULATIONS; FEES (\u00a7 46.2-651)\n\nA. The Department may, on application on forms provided by the Department, issue\na trip permit to any owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which\nwould otherwise be subject to registration plates but is not currently\nregistered. If the vehicle operating under the permit is a vehicle designed as a\nproperty-carrying vehicle, it shall be unladen at the time of operation under\nthe permit. The permit shall be valid for three days and shall show the\nregistration or permit number, the date of issue, the date of expiration, the\nmake of vehicle, the vehicle identification number, the beginning point and the\npoint of destination. The fee for the permit shall be five dollars.\n\nB. For vehicles to be purchased by a Virginia resident and registered in\nVirginia, the Department shall issue to the prospective purchaser, upon his\napplication therefor, trip permits as provided in subsection A of this section,\nexcept that permits issued under this subsection shall not be valid unless and\nuntil the prospective purchaser receives an original bill of sale pertaining to\nthe vehicle purchased. Permits issued under this subsection shall be valid for\nthree days, beginning on the date of the original bill of sale, and shall be\nkept with the original bill of sale in the purchased vehicle at all times during\nthe trip until the vehicle is properly registered with the Department. The\nCommissioner may charge a reasonable fee, adequate to recover the\nDepartment’s costs, for the issuance of permits under this subsection, and\nmay promulgate such regulations as he deems necessary or convenient in carrying\nout the provisions of this subsection.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 215, \u00a7 46.1-42.1; 1976, c. 59; 1989, c. 727; 2000, c. 144;\n2001, c. 192.","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}}