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If, however, at the expiration of such six months the passenger car is still in the Commonwealth, its owner shall apply for registration of the vehicle and shall pay a fee for such registration based on the time operation of the vehicle in the Commonwealth commenced.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248441,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in this article, a nonresident owner of a passenger car which has been registered for the current calendar year in the state or country of which the owner is a resident and which at all times when operated in the Commonwealth displays the license plate or plates issued for such vehicle in the place of residence of such owner, may operate or permit the operation of such passenger car within or partly within this Commonwealth for a period of six months without registering the passenger car or paying any fees to the Commonwealth. If, however, at the expiration of such six months the passenger car is still in the Commonwealth, its owner shall apply for registration of the vehicle and shall pay a fee for such registration based on the time operation of the vehicle in the Commonwealth commenced.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16443,"edition_id":1,"name":"Reciprocity for Nonresidents","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:18:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:18:17","permalink":{"id":228221,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16443,"identifier":"5","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/5\/","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":74495,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-655","catch_line":"Reciprocity required","url":"\/46.2-655\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-655","metadata":false},{"id":68640,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-656","catch_line":"Nonresident may operate temporarily without registration","url":"\/46.2-656\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-656","metadata":false},{"id":81562,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-657","catch_line":"When registration by nonresident not required","url":"\/46.2-657\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-657","metadata":false},{"id":81640,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-658","catch_line":"Regular operation other than for pleasure","url":"\/46.2-658\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-658","metadata":false},{"id":80645,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-659","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/46.2-659\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-659","metadata":false},{"id":85048,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-660","catch_line":"Operating vehicles in business in Commonwealth","url":"\/46.2-660\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-660","metadata":false},{"id":84388,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-661","catch_line":"Extension of reciprocal privileges","url":"\/46.2-661\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-661","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":74495,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-655","catch_line":"Reciprocity required","url":"\/46.2-655\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-655","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":81562,"structure_id":16443,"section_number":"46.2-657","catch_line":"When registration by nonresident not required","url":"\/46.2-657\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-657","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-656\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228227,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68640,"identifier":"46.2-656","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-656","url":"\/46.2-656\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-656\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-656","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nonresident may operate temporarily without registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-656","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Except as otherwise provided in this article, a <span class=\"dictionary\">nonresident<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of a <span class=\"dictionary\">passenger car<\/span> which has been registered for the current calendar year in the state or country of which the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> is a resident and which at all times when operated in the Commonwealth displays the <span class=\"dictionary\">license plate<\/span> or plates issued for such <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> in the place of residence of such <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span>, may operate or permit the operation of such <span class=\"dictionary\">passenger car<\/span> within or partly within this Commonwealth for a period of six months without registering the <span class=\"dictionary\">passenger car<\/span> or paying any fees to the Commonwealth. If, however, at the expiration of such six months the <span class=\"dictionary\">passenger car<\/span> is still in the Commonwealth, its <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> shall apply for registration of the <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> and shall pay a fee for such registration based on the time operation of the <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> in the Commonwealth commenced.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNONRESIDENT MAY OPERATE TEMPORARILY WITHOUT REGISTRATION (\u00a7 46.2-656)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this article, a nonresident owner of a passenger\ncar which has been registered for the current calendar year in the state or\ncountry of which the owner is a resident and which at all times when operated in\nthe Commonwealth displays the license plate or plates issued for such vehicle in\nthe place of residence of such owner, may operate or permit the operation of\nsuch passenger car within or partly within this Commonwealth for a period of six\nmonths without registering the passenger car or paying any fees to the\nCommonwealth. If, however, at the expiration of such six months the passenger\ncar is still in the Commonwealth, its owner shall apply for registration of the\nvehicle and shall pay a fee for such registration based on the time operation of\nthe vehicle in the Commonwealth commenced.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-111; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-132; 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}}