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This section, however, shall not permit the operation of any truck, trailer, or semitrailer the weight, length, width, or height of which vehicle or combination of vehicles is in violation of the provisions of this title or at a speed in violation of this title; nor shall the privileges provided in this section apply to common carriers or passenger cars.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":292126,"text":"Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, any nonresident from a state that does not require the registration of a vehicle like that owned by such nonresident when such vehicle is owned and operated by a resident of Virginia in the state in which the foreign vehicle owned or operated by such nonresident is registered, shall not be required to register such vehicle in the Commonwealth. 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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":[{"id":81640,"section_number":"46.2-658","catch_line":"Regular operation other than for pleasure","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-658\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228231,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81562,"identifier":"46.2-657","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-657","url":"\/46.2-657\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-657\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/5\/46.2-657","dublin_core":{"Title":"When registration by nonresident not required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-657","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, any nonresident<\/span> from a state that does not require the registration of a vehicle like that owned by such nonresident<\/span> when such vehicle is owned and operated by a resident of Virginia in the state in which the foreign vehicle<\/span> owned or operated by such nonresident<\/span> is registered, shall not be required to register such vehicle in the Commonwealth. This section, however, shall not permit the operation of any truck<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> the weight, length, width, or height of which vehicle or combination of vehicles<\/span> is in violation of the provisions of this title or at a speed in violation of this title; nor shall the privileges<\/span> provided in this section apply to common carriers or passenger cars<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN REGISTRATION BY NONRESIDENT NOT REQUIRED (\u00a7 46.2-657)\n\nNotwithstanding other provisions of this article, any nonresident from a state\nthat does not require the registration of a vehicle like that owned by such\nnonresident when such vehicle is owned and operated by a resident of Virginia in\nthe state in which the foreign vehicle owned or operated by such nonresident is\nregistered, shall not be required to register such vehicle in the Commonwealth.\nThis section, however, shall not permit the operation of any truck, trailer, or\nsemitrailer the weight, length, width, or height of which vehicle or combination\nof vehicles is in violation of the provisions of this title or at a speed in\nviolation of this title; nor shall the privileges provided in this section apply\nto common carriers or passenger cars.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-116; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-133; 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}}