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The locality may impose the penalty upon the resident owner annually for as long as the motor vehicle remains unregistered in Virginia. 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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 17 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 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1980, chapter 53; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2013, chapters 347<\/a> and 783<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 53<\/a> and 256<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 131<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75971,"section_number":"15.2-973","catch_line":"Ordinances imposing license taxes on owners of certain motor vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-973\/"},{"id":80603,"section_number":"46.2-1038","catch_line":"When turn signals required; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1038\/"},{"id":62543,"section_number":"46.2-1156","catch_line":"Construction, maintenance and loading must prevent escape of contents; load covers; exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1156\/"},{"id":62299,"section_number":"46.2-1158.01","catch_line":"Exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1158.01\/"},{"id":63815,"section_number":"46.2-613","catch_line":"Infractions relating to registration, licensing, and certificates of title; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60072,"section_number":"46.2-652","catch_line":"Temporary registration or permit for oversize vehicles; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-652\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228253,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77821,"identifier":"46.2-662","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-662","url":"\/46.2-662\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-662\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-662","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary exemption for new resident operating vehicle registered in another state or country","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-662","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A resident owner<\/span> of any passenger car<\/span>, pickup or panel truck<\/span>, moped<\/span>, autocycle<\/span>, or motorcycle<\/span>, other than those provided for in § 46.2-652<\/a>, that has been duly registered for the current calendar year in another state or country and that at all times when operated in the Commonwealth displays the license plate<\/span> or plates issued for the vehicle<\/span> in the other state or country, may operate or permit the operation of the passenger car<\/span>, pickup or panel truck<\/span>, moped<\/span>, autocycle<\/span>, or motorcycle<\/span> within or partly within the Commonwealth for the first 30 days of his residency in the Commonwealth without registering the passenger car<\/span>, pickup or panel truck<\/span>, moped<\/span>, autocycle<\/span>, or motorcycle<\/span> or paying any fees to the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to any penalty<\/span> authorized under this title, any locality may adopt an ordinance<\/span> imposing a penalty<\/span> of up to $250 upon the resident owner<\/span> of any motor vehicle<\/span> that, following the end of the 30-day period provided in subsection A, is required to be registered in Virginia but has not been so registered. The locality may impose the penalty<\/span> upon the resident owner<\/span> annually for as long as the motor vehicle<\/span> remains unregistered in Virginia. The ordinance<\/span> shall set forth a reasonable method for assessing and collecting the penalty<\/span>, whether by civil, criminal, or administrative process, and shall identify the employees or agents<\/span> of the locality who are to execute such assessment and collection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR NEW RESIDENT OPERATING VEHICLE REGISTERED IN ANOTHER\nSTATE OR COUNTRY (\u00a7 46.2-662)\n\nA. A resident owner of any passenger car, pickup or panel truck, moped,\nautocycle, or motorcycle, other than those provided for in § 46.2-652, that\nhas been duly registered for the current calendar year in another state or\ncountry and that at all times when operated in the Commonwealth displays the\nlicense plate or plates issued for the vehicle in the other state or country,\nmay operate or permit the operation of the passenger car, pickup or panel truck,\nmoped, autocycle, or motorcycle within or partly within the Commonwealth for the\nfirst 30 days of his residency in the Commonwealth without registering the\npassenger car, pickup or panel truck, moped, autocycle, or motorcycle or paying\nany fees to the Commonwealth.\n\nB. In addition to any penalty authorized under this title, any locality may\nadopt an ordinance imposing a penalty of up to $250 upon the resident owner of\nany motor vehicle that, following the end of the 30-day period provided in\nsubsection A, is required to be registered in Virginia but has not been so\nregistered. The locality may impose the penalty upon the resident owner annually\nfor as long as the motor vehicle remains unregistered in Virginia. The ordinance\nshall set forth a reasonable method for assessing and collecting the penalty,\nwhether by civil, criminal, or administrative process, and shall identify the\nemployees or agents of the locality who are to execute such assessment and\ncollection.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 17, \u00a7 46.1-41.1; 1980, c. 53; 1989, c. 727; 2013, cc. 347,\n783; 2014, cc. 53, 256; 2016, c. 131.","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}}