{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-668.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-668.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-668.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-668.html"}],"law_id":56720,"edition_id":1,"section_id":56720,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-668","catch_line":"Vehicles validly registered in other states and used in conjunction with harvesting operations","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 46-45; 1950, p. 693; 1952, c. 498; 1956, cc. 292, 568; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-45; 1962, cc. 214, 535; 1964, c. 611; 1966, c. 654; 1968, c. 46; 1970, c. 192; 1972, c. 609; 1973, c. 495; 1978, c. 307; 1988, cc. 76, 568; 1989, c. 727; 2003, c. 896; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2016, c. 142.","full_text":"A\n\nNo person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is validly registered in another state and bears valid license plates issued by that state when the use of the vehicle has been contracted for by the owner or lessee of a farm as an incidental part of the harvesting of a crop from his farm. This exemption shall only be valid while the vehicle is engaged principally in transporting farm produce from the farm:1\n\nAs an incidental part of harvesting operations;2\n\nAlong a public highway for a distance of not more than 20 miles to a storage house, packing plant, market, or transportation terminal;3\n\nWhen the use is a seasonal operation; and4\n\nWhen the owner of the vehicle has secured from the Commissioner an exemption permit for each vehicle.B\n\nThe Commissioner, upon receipt of an application certifying that a vehicle is entitled to the exemption set forth in this subsection and, if the vehicle is a qualified highway vehicle under &#xA7; 58.1-2700, payment of $150, shall issue an exemption permit on a form prescribed by him. The exemption permit shall be carried at all times by the operator of the vehicle for which it is issued or displayed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle. The exemption permit shall be valid for a period of 90 days from date of issue and shall be renewable by the procedure set forth in the foregoing provisions of this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207537,"text":"No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is validly registered in another state and bears valid license plates issued by that state when the use of the vehicle has been contracted for by the owner or lessee of a farm as an incidental part of the harvesting of a crop from his farm. This exemption shall only be valid while the vehicle is engaged principally in transporting farm produce from the farm:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":207538,"text":"As an incidental part of harvesting operations;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":207539,"text":"Along a public highway for a distance of not more than 20 miles to a storage house, packing plant, market, or transportation terminal;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":207540,"text":"When the use is a seasonal operation; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":207541,"text":"When the owner of the vehicle has secured from the Commissioner an exemption permit for each vehicle.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"B"},"5":{"id":207542,"text":"The Commissioner, upon receipt of an application certifying that a vehicle is entitled to the exemption set forth in this subsection and, if the vehicle is a qualified highway vehicle under &#xA7; 58.1-2700, payment of $150, shall issue an exemption permit on a form prescribed by him. The exemption permit shall be carried at all times by the operator of the vehicle for which it is issued or displayed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle. The exemption permit shall be valid for a period of 90 days from date of issue and shall be renewable by the procedure set forth in the foregoing provisions of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A4"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13542,"edition_id":1,"name":"Exemptions from Registration","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:10","permalink":{"id":228251,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13542,"identifier":"6","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/6\/","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":77821,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-662","catch_line":"Temporary exemption for new resident operating vehicle registered in another state or country","url":"\/46.2-662\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-662","metadata":false},{"id":57917,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-663","catch_line":"Backhoes","url":"\/46.2-663\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-663","metadata":false},{"id":75465,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-664","catch_line":"Vehicles used for spraying fruit trees and other plants","url":"\/46.2-664\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-664","metadata":false},{"id":54507,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-665","catch_line":"Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes","url":"\/46.2-665\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-665","metadata":false},{"id":74797,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-666","catch_line":"Vehicles used for seasonal transportation of farm produce and livestock","url":"\/46.2-666\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-666","metadata":false},{"id":70298,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-667","catch_line":"Farm machinery and tractors","url":"\/46.2-667\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-667","metadata":false},{"id":56720,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-668","catch_line":"Vehicles validly registered in other states and used in conjunction with harvesting operations","url":"\/46.2-668\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-668","metadata":false},{"id":59930,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-669","catch_line":"Tractors and similar vehicles owned by sawmill operators","url":"\/46.2-669\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-669","metadata":false},{"id":65118,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-670","catch_line":"Vehicles owned by farmers and used to transport certain wood products","url":"\/46.2-670\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-670","metadata":false},{"id":69394,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-670.1","catch_line":"Vehicles owned by maritime cargo terminal operators","url":"\/46.2-670.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-670.1","metadata":false},{"id":65524,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-671","catch_line":"Vehicles used at mines","url":"\/46.2-671\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-671","metadata":false},{"id":82778,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-672","catch_line":"Certain vehicles transporting fertilizer, cotton, or peanuts","url":"\/46.2-672\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-672","metadata":false},{"id":81820,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-673","catch_line":"Return trips of exempted farm vehicles","url":"\/46.2-673\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-673","metadata":false},{"id":77171,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-674","catch_line":"Vehicles used by commercial fishermen","url":"\/46.2-674\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-674","metadata":false},{"id":69751,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-675","catch_line":"Certain vehicles engaged in mining or quarrying operations; permit when such vehicle required to cross public highways","url":"\/46.2-675\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-675","metadata":false},{"id":60767,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-676","catch_line":"Registration certificate, license plates, or decals for any golf carts and utility vehicles; fees","url":"\/46.2-676\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-676","metadata":false},{"id":68942,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-677","catch_line":"Self-propelled wheelchairs","url":"\/46.2-677\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-677","metadata":false},{"id":66082,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-678","catch_line":"Forklift trucks","url":"\/46.2-678\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-678","metadata":false},{"id":79495,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-679","catch_line":"Snowmobiles","url":"\/46.2-679\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-679","metadata":false},{"id":73337,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-679.1","catch_line":"All-terrain vehicles","url":"\/46.2-679.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-679.1","metadata":false},{"id":68484,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-679.2","catch_line":"Off-road motorcycles","url":"\/46.2-679.2\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-679.2","metadata":false},{"id":84692,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-680","catch_line":"Vehicles transporting oyster shells","url":"\/46.2-680\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-680","metadata":false},{"id":74555,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-681","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/46.2-681\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-681","metadata":false},{"id":76690,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-682","catch_line":"Tractors, rollers, and other machinery used for highway purposes","url":"\/46.2-682\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-682","metadata":false},{"id":58858,"structure_id":13542,"section_number":"46.2-683","catch_line":"Traction engines; 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It has been modified 16 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 1952, chapter 498; in 1956, chapters 292 and 568; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapters 214 and 535; in 1964, chapter 611; in 1966, chapter 654; in 1968, chapter 46; in 1970, chapter 192; in 1972, chapter 609; in 1973, chapter 495; in 1978, chapter 307; in 1988, chapters 76 and 568; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0896\">896<\/a>; in 2011, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0881\">881<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0889\">889<\/a>; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0142\">142<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54507,"section_number":"46.2-665","catch_line":"Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-665\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60957,"section_number":"58.1-2700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228277,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56720,"identifier":"46.2-668","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-668","url":"\/46.2-668\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-668\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/6\/46.2-668","dublin_core":{"Title":"Vehicles validly registered in other states and used in conjunction with harvesting operations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-668","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">decals<\/span> for or pay a registration fee for any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> which is validly registered in another state and bears valid <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> issued by that state when the use of the vehicle has been contracted for by the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or lessee of a farm as an incidental part of the harvesting of a crop from his farm. This exemption shall only be valid while the vehicle is engaged principally in transporting farm produce from the farm: <a id=\"paragraph-207537\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-668\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> As an incidental part of harvesting operations; <a id=\"paragraph-207538\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-668\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Along a public <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> for a distance of not more than 20 miles to a storage house, packing plant, market, or transportation terminal; <a id=\"paragraph-207539\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-668\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> When the use is a seasonal operation; and <a id=\"paragraph-207540\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-668\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> When the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of the vehicle has secured from the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> an exemption permit for each vehicle. <a id=\"paragraph-207541\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-668\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, upon receipt of an application certifying that a vehicle is entitled to the exemption set forth in this subsection and, if the vehicle is a qualified <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> vehicle under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/58.1-2700\/\">58.1-2700<\/a>, payment of $150, shall <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> an exemption permit on a form prescribed by him. The exemption permit shall be carried at all times by the <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> of the vehicle for which it is issued or displayed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle. The exemption permit shall be valid for a period of 90 days from date of <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> and shall be renewable by the procedure set forth in the foregoing provisions of this section. <a id=\"paragraph-207542\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-668\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVEHICLES VALIDLY REGISTERED IN OTHER STATES AND USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH\nHARVESTING OPERATIONS (\u00a7 46.2-668)\n\nA. No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license\nplates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle, trailer,\nor semitrailer which is validly registered in another state and bears valid\nlicense plates issued by that state when the use of the vehicle has been\ncontracted for by the owner or lessee of a farm as an incidental part of the\nharvesting of a crop from his farm. This exemption shall only be valid while the\nvehicle is engaged principally in transporting farm produce from the farm:\n\n   1. As an incidental part of harvesting operations;\n\n   2. Along a public highway for a distance of not more than 20 miles to a\n   storage house, packing plant, market, or transportation terminal;\n\n   3. When the use is a seasonal operation; and\n\n   4. When the owner of the vehicle has secured from the Commissioner an\n   exemption permit for each vehicle.\n\nB. The Commissioner, upon receipt of an application certifying that a vehicle is\nentitled to the exemption set forth in this subsection and, if the vehicle is a\nqualified highway vehicle under &#xA7; 58.1-2700, payment of $150, shall issue\nan exemption permit on a form prescribed by him. The exemption permit shall be\ncarried at all times by the operator of the vehicle for which it is issued or\ndisplayed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle. The exemption permit shall be\nvalid for a period of 90 days from date of issue and shall be renewable by the\nprocedure set forth in the foregoing provisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-45; 1950, p. 693; 1952, c. 498; 1956, cc. 292, 568;\n1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-45; 1962, cc. 214, 535; 1964, c. 611; 1966, c. 654; 1968,\nc. 46; 1970, c. 192; 1972, c. 609; 1973, c. 495; 1978, c. 307; 1988, cc. 76,\n568; 1989, c. 727; 2003, c. 896; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2016, c. 142.","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}}