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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 739 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 1988 \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 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75735,"section_number":"46.2-1542","catch_line":"Temporary registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1542\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228209,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80767,"identifier":"46.2-654","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-654","url":"\/46.2-654\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-654\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/4\/46.2-654","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of temporary registration certificates by motor vehicle auctions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-654","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In addition to the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Temporary registration\" href=\"\/46.2-1542\/\">46.2-1542<\/a>, businesses licensed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> to conduct sales of <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicles<\/span> by auction may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> to persons who purchase <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicles<\/span> through auctions conducted by these businesses temporary certificates of registration.\n\t\tIssuance of certificates under this section shall be subject to regulations promulgated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES BY MOTOR VEHICLE AUCTIONS (\u00a7\n46.2-654)\n\nIn addition to the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-1542, businesses licensed by the\nDepartment to conduct sales of motor vehicles by auction may issue to persons\nwho purchase motor vehicles through auctions conducted by these businesses\ntemporary certificates of registration.\n\t\tIssuance of certificates under this section shall be subject to regulations\npromulgated by the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 739, \u00a7 46.1-90.2; 1989, c. 727.","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}}