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The fee for a pickup or panel truck shall be twenty-three dollars if its gross weight is 4,000 pounds or less, and twenty-eight dollars if its gross weight is 4,001 pounds through 6,500 pounds. 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For each 1,000 pounds of gross weight, or major fraction thereof, for which any such vehicle is registered, there shall be paid to the Commissioner the fee indicated in the following schedule immediately opposite the weight group and under the classification established by the provisions of subsection B of § 46.2-711 into which such vehicle, or any combination of vehicles of which it is a part, falls when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered and licensed. The fee for a pickup or panel truck shall be twenty-three dollars if its gross weight is 4,000 pounds or less, and twenty-eight dollars if its gross weight is 4,001 pounds through 6,500 pounds. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1956, chapter 477; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapter 86; in 1964, chapter 218; in 1973, chapter 517; in 1974, chapter 150; in 1979, chapter 244; in 1982, chapter 671; in 1984, chapter 144; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1997, chapter 283<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72795,"section_number":"33.2-1524","catch_line":"Commonwealth Transportation Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1524\/"},{"id":55667,"section_number":"46.2-613.1","catch_line":"Civil penalty for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613.1\/"},{"id":82949,"section_number":"46.2-649","catch_line":"Certain vehicles required to show evidence of payment of taxes and of registration or exemption from registration with Department of Motor Vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-649\/"},{"id":65911,"section_number":"46.2-689","catch_line":"Refund of certain registration fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-689\/"},{"id":70326,"section_number":"46.2-690","catch_line":"Refund for certain for-hire vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-690\/"},{"id":76988,"section_number":"46.2-694","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date) Fees for vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; weights used for computing fees; burden of proof","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-694\/"},{"id":78248,"section_number":"46.2-697.2","catch_line":"(Contingent expiration date \u2014 see Editor's note) Additional fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-697.2\/"},{"id":61031,"section_number":"46.2-698","catch_line":"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Acts 2019, cc. 837 and 846) Fees for farm vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-698\/"},{"id":77771,"section_number":"46.2-701","catch_line":"Combinations of tractor trucks and semitrailers; five-year registration of certain trailer fleets","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-701\/"},{"id":68489,"section_number":"46.2-704","catch_line":"Prohibited operations; checking on weights; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-704\/"},{"id":67466,"section_number":"46.2-711","catch_line":"Furnishing number and design of plates; displaying on vehicles required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-711\/"},{"id":63763,"section_number":"46.2-753","catch_line":"Additional license fees in certain localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-753\/"},{"id":70851,"section_number":"46.2-772","catch_line":"(For contingent expiration, see Acts 2020, cc. 1230 and 1275) Highway use fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-772\/"},{"id":78213,"section_number":"58.1-1741","catch_line":"Disposition of revenues","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1741\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77786,"section_number":"46.2-646","catch_line":"Expiration and renewal of registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-646\/"},{"id":73617,"section_number":"46.2-688","catch_line":"Refund of fees paid","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-688\/"},{"id":67466,"section_number":"46.2-711","catch_line":"Furnishing number and design of plates; displaying on vehicles required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-711\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228427,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71868,"identifier":"46.2-697","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-697","url":"\/46.2-697\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-697\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-697","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Editor’s note) Fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-697","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fee for registration of all motor vehicles<\/span> not designed and used for the transportation of passengers shall be thirteen dollars plus an amount determined by the gross weight<\/span> of the vehicle or combination of vehicles of which it is a part, when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered and licensed, according to the schedule of fees set forth in this section. For each 1,000 pounds of gross weight<\/span>, or major fraction thereof, for which any such vehicle is registered, there shall be paid to the Commissioner<\/span> the fee indicated in the following schedule immediately opposite the weight group and under the classification established by the provisions of subsection B of § 46.2-711<\/a> into which such vehicle, or any combination of vehicles of which it is a part, falls when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered and licensed. The fee for a pickup or panel truck<\/span> shall be twenty-three dollars if its gross weight<\/span> is 4,000 pounds or less, and twenty-eight dollars if its gross weight<\/span> is 4,001 pounds through 6,500 pounds. The fee shall be twenty-nine dollars for any motor vehicle<\/span> with a gross weight<\/span> of 6,501 pounds through 10,000 pounds.\n\t\t\t10,001 — 11,000\n\t\t\t$2.60\n\t\t\t$4.75\n\t\t\t11,001 — 12,000\n\t\t\t2.80\n\t\t\t4.90\n\t\t\t12,001 — 13,000\n\t\t\t3.00\n\t\t\t5.15\n\t\t\t13,001 — 14,000\n\t\t\t3.20\n\t\t\t5.40\n\t\t\t14,001 — 15,000\n\t\t\t3.40\n\t\t\t5.65\n\t\t\t15,001 — 16,000\n\t\t\t3.60\n\t\t\t5.90\n\t\t\t16,001 — 17,000\n\t\t\t4.00\n\t\t\t6.15\n\t\t\t17,001 — 18,000\n\t\t\t4.40\n\t\t\t6.40\n\t\t\t18,001 — 19,000\n\t\t\t4.80\n\t\t\t7.50\n\t\t\t19,001 — 20,000\n\t\t\t5.20\n\t\t\t7.70\n\t\t\t20,001 — 21,000\n\t\t\t5.60\n\t\t\t7.90\n\t\t\t21,001 — 22,000\n\t\t\t6.00\n\t\t\t8.10\n\t\t\t22,001 — 23,000\n\t\t\t6.40\n\t\t\t8.30\n\t\t\t23,001 — 24,000\n\t\t\t6.80\n\t\t\t8.50\n\t\t\t24,001 — 25,000\n\t\t\t6.90\n\t\t\t8.70\n\t\t\t25,001 — 26,000\n\t\t\t6.95\n\t\t\t8.90\n\t\t\t26,001 — 27,000\n\t\t\t8.25\n\t\t\t10.35\n\t\t\t27,001 — 28,000\n\t\t\t8.30\n\t\t\t10.55\n\t\t\t28,001 — 29,000\n\t\t\t8.35\n\t\t\t10.75\n\t\t\t29,001 — 40,000\n\t\t\t8.45\n\t\t\t10.95\n\t\t\t40,001 — 45,000\n\t\t\t8.55\n\t\t\t11.15\n\t\t\t45,001 — 50,000\n\t\t\t8.75\n\t\t\t11.25\n\t\t\t50,001 — 55,000\n\t\t\t9.25\n\t\t\t13.25\n\t\t\t55,001 — 76,000\n\t\t\t11.25\n\t\t\t15.25\n\t\t\t76,001 — 80,000\n\t\t\t13.25\n\t\t\t16.25\n\t\t\tFor all such motor vehicles<\/span> exceeding a gross weight<\/span> of 6,500 pounds, an additional fee of five dollars shall be imposed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In lieu of registering any motor vehicle<\/span> referred to in this section for an entire licensing year, the owner<\/span> may elect to register the vehicle only for one or more quarters of a licensing year, and in such case, the fee shall be twenty-five percent of the annual fee plus five dollars for each quarter that the vehicle is registered. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> When an owner<\/span> elects to register and license a motor vehicle<\/span> under subsection B of this section, the provisions of §§ 46.2-646<\/a> and 46.2-688<\/a> shall not apply. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, no vehicle designed, equipped, and used to tow disabled or inoperable motor vehicles<\/span> shall be required to register in accordance with any gross weight<\/span> other than the gross weight<\/span> of the towing vehicle itself, exclusive of any vehicle being towed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> All registrations and licenses issued for less than a full year shall expire on the date shown on the license and registration. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE \u2014 SEE EDITOR’S NOTE) FEES FOR VEHICLES NOT\nDESIGNED OR USED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS (\u00a7 46.2-697)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the fee for registration of all\nmotor vehicles not designed and used for the transportation of passengers shall\nbe thirteen dollars plus an amount determined by the gross weight of the vehicle\nor combination of vehicles of which it is a part, when loaded to the maximum\ncapacity for which it is registered and licensed, according to the schedule of\nfees set forth in this section. For each 1,000 pounds of gross weight, or major\nfraction thereof, for which any such vehicle is registered, there shall be paid\nto the Commissioner the fee indicated in the following schedule immediately\nopposite the weight group and under the classification established by the\nprovisions of subsection B of § 46.2-711 into which such vehicle, or any\ncombination of vehicles of which it is a part, falls when loaded to the maximum\ncapacity for which it is registered and licensed. The fee for a pickup or panel\ntruck shall be twenty-three dollars if its gross weight is 4,000 pounds or less,\nand twenty-eight dollars if its gross weight is 4,001 pounds through 6,500\npounds. The fee shall be twenty-nine dollars for any motor vehicle with a gross\nweight of 6,501 pounds through 10,000 pounds.\n\t\t\t10,001 — 11,000\n\t\t\t$2.60\n\t\t\t$4.75\n\t\t\t11,001 — 12,000\n\t\t\t2.80\n\t\t\t4.90\n\t\t\t12,001 — 13,000\n\t\t\t3.00\n\t\t\t5.15\n\t\t\t13,001 — 14,000\n\t\t\t3.20\n\t\t\t5.40\n\t\t\t14,001 — 15,000\n\t\t\t3.40\n\t\t\t5.65\n\t\t\t15,001 — 16,000\n\t\t\t3.60\n\t\t\t5.90\n\t\t\t16,001 — 17,000\n\t\t\t4.00\n\t\t\t6.15\n\t\t\t17,001 — 18,000\n\t\t\t4.40\n\t\t\t6.40\n\t\t\t18,001 — 19,000\n\t\t\t4.80\n\t\t\t7.50\n\t\t\t19,001 — 20,000\n\t\t\t5.20\n\t\t\t7.70\n\t\t\t20,001 — 21,000\n\t\t\t5.60\n\t\t\t7.90\n\t\t\t21,001 — 22,000\n\t\t\t6.00\n\t\t\t8.10\n\t\t\t22,001 — 23,000\n\t\t\t6.40\n\t\t\t8.30\n\t\t\t23,001 — 24,000\n\t\t\t6.80\n\t\t\t8.50\n\t\t\t24,001 — 25,000\n\t\t\t6.90\n\t\t\t8.70\n\t\t\t25,001 — 26,000\n\t\t\t6.95\n\t\t\t8.90\n\t\t\t26,001 — 27,000\n\t\t\t8.25\n\t\t\t10.35\n\t\t\t27,001 — 28,000\n\t\t\t8.30\n\t\t\t10.55\n\t\t\t28,001 — 29,000\n\t\t\t8.35\n\t\t\t10.75\n\t\t\t29,001 — 40,000\n\t\t\t8.45\n\t\t\t10.95\n\t\t\t40,001 — 45,000\n\t\t\t8.55\n\t\t\t11.15\n\t\t\t45,001 — 50,000\n\t\t\t8.75\n\t\t\t11.25\n\t\t\t50,001 — 55,000\n\t\t\t9.25\n\t\t\t13.25\n\t\t\t55,001 — 76,000\n\t\t\t11.25\n\t\t\t15.25\n\t\t\t76,001 — 80,000\n\t\t\t13.25\n\t\t\t16.25\n\t\t\tFor all such motor vehicles exceeding a gross weight of 6,500 pounds, an\nadditional fee of five dollars shall be imposed.\n\nB. In lieu of registering any motor vehicle referred to in this section for an\nentire licensing year, the owner may elect to register the vehicle only for one\nor more quarters of a licensing year, and in such case, the fee shall be\ntwenty-five percent of the annual fee plus five dollars for each quarter that\nthe vehicle is registered.\n\nC. When an owner elects to register and license a motor vehicle under subsection\nB of this section, the provisions of §§ 46.2-646 and 46.2-688 shall\nnot apply.\n\nD. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no vehicle designed, equipped,\nand used to tow disabled or inoperable motor vehicles shall be required to\nregister in accordance with any gross weight other than the gross weight of the\ntowing vehicle itself, exclusive of any vehicle being towed.\n\nE. All registrations and licenses issued for less than a full year shall expire\non the date shown on the license and registration.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-162; 1956, c. 477; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-154; 1962, c.\n86; 1964, c. 218; 1964, Ex. Sess., c. 22; 1973, c. 517; 1974, c. 150; 1979, c.\n244; 1982, c. 671; 1984, c. 144; 1986 Sp. Sess., c. 11; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c.\n283.","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}}