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Such temporary registration or permit shall show the registration or permit number, the date of issue, the date of expiration, and the route to be traveled or other restrictions and shall be displayed in a prominent place on the vehicle. The owner of every manufactured home of this sort purchased in the Commonwealth for use within the Commonwealth or brought into the Commonwealth for use within the Commonwealth shall apply within 30 days to the Department for title in the name of the owner. This requirement shall not apply to inventory held by licensed Virginia dealers for the purpose of resale.\n\t\tThe authorities in cities and towns regulating the movement of traffic may prescribe the route or routes over which these manufactured homes may be transported, and no manufactured home of this sort shall be transported through any city or town except along a prescribed route or routes.\n\t\tFor each temporary single-trip registration or permit issued hereunder, the applicant shall pay a fee of $1, in addition to any administrative fee required by the Department. In lieu of a single-trip permit, an annual multi-trip permit may be issued for a fee of $40, in addition to any administrative fee required by the Department.\n\t\tNo permit, as provided in this section, shall be issued covering any manufactured home that is subject to a license plate.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":239968,"text":"The Commissioner may grant a temporary registration or permit for the transportation of manufactured homes, which exceed the size permitted by law, on the highways in the Commonwealth from one point to another within the Commonwealth, or from the Commonwealth to a point or points outside the Commonwealth, or from outside the Commonwealth to a point or points within the Commonwealth. Such temporary registration or permit shall show the registration or permit number, the date of issue, the date of expiration, and the route to be traveled or other restrictions and shall be displayed in a prominent place on the vehicle. The owner of every manufactured home of this sort purchased in the Commonwealth for use within the Commonwealth or brought into the Commonwealth for use within the Commonwealth shall apply within 30 days to the Department for title in the name of the owner. This requirement shall not apply to inventory held by licensed Virginia dealers for the purpose of resale.\n\t\tThe authorities in cities and towns regulating the movement of traffic may prescribe the route or routes over which these manufactured homes may be transported, and no manufactured home of this sort shall be transported through any city or town except along a prescribed route or routes.\n\t\tFor each temporary single-trip registration or permit issued hereunder, the applicant shall pay a fee of $1, in addition to any administrative fee required by the Department. In lieu of a single-trip permit, an annual multi-trip permit may be issued for a fee of $40, in addition to any administrative fee required by the Department.\n\t\tNo permit, as provided in this section, shall be issued covering any manufactured home that is subject to a license plate.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13440,"edition_id":1,"name":"Temporary Registration","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:53","permalink":{"id":228183,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13440,"identifier":"4","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/4\/","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":74194,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-650","catch_line":"Temporary permits or duplicate applications","url":"\/46.2-650\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-650","metadata":false},{"id":54402,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-651","catch_line":"Trip permits; regulations; fees","url":"\/46.2-651\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-651","metadata":false},{"id":60072,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-652","catch_line":"Temporary registration or permit for oversize vehicles; fees","url":"\/46.2-652\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-652","metadata":false},{"id":83609,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-652.1","catch_line":"Temporary registration or permit for overweight vehicles; fees","url":"\/46.2-652.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-652.1","metadata":false},{"id":66042,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-653","catch_line":"Temporary registration or permit for transportation of manufactured homes exceeding the size permitted by law","url":"\/46.2-653\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-653","metadata":false},{"id":72799,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-653.1","catch_line":"Conversion of manufactured home to real property","url":"\/46.2-653.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-653.1","metadata":false},{"id":80767,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-654","catch_line":"Issuance of temporary registration certificates by motor vehicle auctions","url":"\/46.2-654\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-654","metadata":false},{"id":72160,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-654.1","catch_line":"Temporary registration issued for purchasers of motor vehicles from motor vehicle dealers who are no longer engaged in business and title is held by person other than dealer","url":"\/46.2-654.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-654.1","metadata":false},{"id":68075,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-654.2","catch_line":"Temporary registration of fleet vehicles; penalty","url":"\/46.2-654.2\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-654.2","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":83609,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-652.1","catch_line":"Temporary registration or permit for overweight vehicles; fees","url":"\/46.2-652.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-652.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":72799,"structure_id":13440,"section_number":"46.2-653.1","catch_line":"Conversion of manufactured home to real property","url":"\/46.2-653.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-653.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-653\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1956, chapter 85; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1973, chapter 207; in 1977, chapter 587; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1997, chapter 283<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 77<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 314<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 202<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 178<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 624<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":228201,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66042,"identifier":"46.2-653","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-653","url":"\/46.2-653\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-653\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-653","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary registration or permit for transportation of manufactured homes exceeding the size permitted by law","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-653","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> may grant a temporary registration or permit for the transportation of manufactured homes<\/span>, which exceed the size permitted by law<\/span>, on the highways<\/span><\/span> in the Commonwealth from one point to another within the Commonwealth, or from the Commonwealth to a point or points outside the Commonwealth, or from outside the Commonwealth to a point or points within the Commonwealth. Such temporary registration or permit shall show the registration or permit number, the date of issue<\/span>, the date of expiration, and the route to be traveled or other restrictions and shall be displayed in a prominent place on the vehicle<\/span>. The owner<\/span> of every manufactured home<\/span> of this sort purchased in the Commonwealth for use within the Commonwealth or brought into the Commonwealth for use within the Commonwealth shall apply within 30 days to the Department<\/span> for title in the name of the owner<\/span>. This requirement shall not apply to inventory held by licensed Virginia dealers for the purpose of resale.\n\t\tThe authorities in cities and towns regulating the movement of traffic may prescribe the route or routes over which these manufactured homes<\/span> may be transported, and no manufactured home<\/span> of this sort shall be transported through any city or town except along a prescribed route or routes.\n\t\tFor each temporary single-trip registration or permit issued hereunder, the applicant shall pay a fee of $1, in addition to any administrative fee required by the Department<\/span>. In lieu of a single-trip permit, an annual multi-trip permit may be issued for a fee of $40, in addition to any administrative fee required by the Department<\/span>.\n\t\tNo permit, as provided in this section, shall be issued covering any manufactured home<\/span> that is subject to a license plate<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY REGISTRATION OR PERMIT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MANUFACTURED HOMES\nEXCEEDING THE SIZE PERMITTED BY LAW (\u00a7 46.2-653)\n\nThe Commissioner may grant a temporary registration or permit for the\ntransportation of manufactured homes, which exceed the size permitted by law, on\nthe highways in the Commonwealth from one point to another within the\nCommonwealth, or from the Commonwealth to a point or points outside the\nCommonwealth, or from outside the Commonwealth to a point or points within the\nCommonwealth. Such temporary registration or permit shall show the registration\nor permit number, the date of issue, the date of expiration, and the route to be\ntraveled or other restrictions and shall be displayed in a prominent place on\nthe vehicle. The owner of every manufactured home of this sort purchased in the\nCommonwealth for use within the Commonwealth or brought into the Commonwealth\nfor use within the Commonwealth shall apply within 30 days to the Department for\ntitle in the name of the owner. This requirement shall not apply to inventory\nheld by licensed Virginia dealers for the purpose of resale.\n\t\tThe authorities in cities and towns regulating the movement of traffic may\nprescribe the route or routes over which these manufactured homes may be\ntransported, and no manufactured home of this sort shall be transported through\nany city or town except along a prescribed route or routes.\n\t\tFor each temporary single-trip registration or permit issued hereunder, the\napplicant shall pay a fee of $1, in addition to any administrative fee required\nby the Department. In lieu of a single-trip permit, an annual multi-trip permit\nmay be issued for a fee of $40, in addition to any administrative fee required\nby the Department.\n\t\tNo permit, as provided in this section, shall be issued covering any\nmanufactured home that is subject to a license plate.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-44.1; 1956, c. 85; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-44; 1973, c.\n207; 1977, c. 587; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 283; 1999, c. 77; 2003, c. 314; 2006,\nc. 202; 2008, c. 178; 2014, c. 624.","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}}