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A refund may be obtained for seventy-five percent of that portion of the fee paid in excess of the license fee required for private carrier license plates. The Commissioner shall refund this surcharge on application on forms prescribed by him and submitted to the Department within thirty days of the registration expiration date of the license plates.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253883,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner of any motor vehicle which is required to be licensed under \u00a7 46.2-697 as a for-hire vehicle, may apply for a refund of that portion of the license fee paid in excess of the fee required if it were licensed not for-hire, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this section.\n\t\tIf the motor vehicle, while licensed as a for-hire vehicle, is used exclusively in seasonal operation for the transportation of agricultural, horticultural, or forest products and seed and fertilizer therefor to and from the land of the producer, for compensation, the owner may surrender the for-hire license plates issued at any times prior to the expiration of an accumulated total of not more than ninety days. A refund may be obtained for seventy-five percent of that portion of the fee paid in excess of the license fee required for private carrier license plates. The Commissioner shall refund this surcharge on application on forms prescribed by him and submitted to the Department within thirty days of the registration expiration date of the license plates.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13226,"edition_id":1,"name":"Fees for Registration","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:29","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:29","permalink":{"id":228365,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13226,"identifier":"7","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/7\/","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":70197,"structure_id":13226,"section_number":"46.2-685","catch_line":"Payment of fees into special fund","url":"\/46.2-685\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-685","metadata":false},{"id":80219,"structure_id":13226,"section_number":"46.2-686","catch_line":"Portion of certain fees to be paid into special fund","url":"\/46.2-686\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-686","metadata":false},{"id":84636,"structure_id":13226,"section_number":"46.2-687","catch_line":"Failure to pay certain fees; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 541 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 1958 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1974, chapter 170; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71868,"section_number":"46.2-697","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Editor's note) Fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-697\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228387,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70326,"identifier":"46.2-690","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-690","url":"\/46.2-690\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-690\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-690","dublin_core":{"Title":"Refund for certain for-hire vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-690","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Notwithstanding any other provision of <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> which is required to be licensed under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Editor&#039;s note) Fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers\" href=\"\/46.2-697\/\">46.2-697<\/a> as a for-hire vehicle, may apply for a refund of that portion of the license fee paid in excess of the fee required if it were licensed not for-hire, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this section.\n\t\tIf the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, while licensed as a for-hire vehicle, is used exclusively in seasonal operation for the transportation of agricultural, horticultural, or forest products and seed and fertilizer therefor to and from the land of the producer, for compensation, the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> may surrender the for-hire <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> issued at any times prior to the expiration of an accumulated total of not more than ninety days. A refund may be obtained for seventy-five percent of that portion of the fee paid in excess of the license fee required for private carrier <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall refund this surcharge on application on forms prescribed by him and submitted to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> within thirty days of the registration expiration date of the <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFUND FOR CERTAIN FOR-HIRE VEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-690)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner of any motor vehicle which\nis required to be licensed under \u00a7 46.2-697 as a for-hire vehicle, may apply\nfor a refund of that portion of the license fee paid in excess of the fee\nrequired if it were licensed not for-hire, subject to the conditions and\nlimitations set forth in this section.\n\t\tIf the motor vehicle, while licensed as a for-hire vehicle, is used\nexclusively in seasonal operation for the transportation of agricultural,\nhorticultural, or forest products and seed and fertilizer therefor to and from\nthe land of the producer, for compensation, the owner may surrender the for-hire\nlicense plates issued at any times prior to the expiration of an accumulated\ntotal of not more than ninety days. A refund may be obtained for seventy-five\npercent of that portion of the fee paid in excess of the license fee required\nfor private carrier license plates. The Commissioner shall refund this surcharge\non application on forms prescribed by him and submitted to the Department within\nthirty days of the registration expiration date of the license plates.\n\nHISTORY: 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-154.1; 1974, c. 170; 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}}