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Used in the transportation of agricultural products of the farm he is working to market, or to other points for sale or processing, or when used to transport materials, tools, equipment, or supplies which are to be used or consumed on the farm he is working, or when used for any other transportation incidental to the regular operation of such farm;\n\t\t\t\tb. Used in transporting forest products, including forest materials originating on a farm or incident to the regular operation of a farm, to the farm he is working or transporting for any purpose forest products which originate on the farm he is working; or\n\t\t\t\tc. Used in the transportation of farm produce, supplies, equipment, or materials to a farm not worked by him, pursuant to a mutual cooperative agreement.2\n\nWhen the nonfarm use of such motor vehicle is limited to the personal use of the owner and his immediate family in attending church or school, securing medical treatment or supplies, securing other household or family necessities, or traveling between the operator’s residence and the farm.C\n\nAs used in this section, the term “farm” means one or more areas of land used for the production, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of agricultural products, but does not include a tree farm that is not also a nursery or Christmas tree farm, unless it is part of what otherwise is a farm. As used in this section, the term “agricultural products” means any nursery plants; Christmas trees; horticultural, viticultural, and other cultivated plants and crops; aquaculture; dairy; livestock; poultry; bee; or other farm products.D\n\nThe first application for registration of a vehicle under this section shall be made on forms provided by the Department and shall include:1\n\nThe location and acreage of each farm on which the vehicle to be registered is to be used;2\n\nThe type of agricultural commodities, poultry, dairy products or livestock produced on such farms and the approximate amounts produced annually;3\n\nA statement, signed by the vehicle’s owner, that the vehicle to be registered will only be used for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection B; and4\n\nOther information required by the Department.\n\t\t\t\tThe above information is not required for the renewal of a vehicle’s registration under this section.E\n\nThe Department shall issue appropriately designated license plates for those motor vehicles registered under this section. The manner in which such license plates are designated shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner.F\n\nThe owner of a farm vehicle shall inform the Commissioner within 30 days or at the time of his next registration renewal, whichever comes first, when such vehicle is no longer used exclusively for farm use as defined in this section, and shall pay the appropriate registration fee for the vehicle based on its type of operation. It shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor to: (i) operate or to permit the operation of any farm motor vehicle for which the fee for registration and license plates is herein prescribed on any highway in the Commonwealth without first having paid the prescribed registration fee; or (ii) operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle, registered under this section, for purposes other than as provided under subsection B; or (iii) operate as a for-hire vehicle.G\n\nNothing in this section shall affect the exemptions of agricultural and horticultural vehicles under §§ 46.2-664 through 46.2-670.H\n\nNotwithstanding other provisions of this section, vehicles licensed under this section may be used by volunteer emergency medical services personnel and volunteer firefighters in responding to emergency calls, in reporting for regular duty, and in attending emergency medical services agency or fire company meetings and drills.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223148,"text":"The fees for registration of farm motor vehicles having gross weights of 7,500 pounds or more, when such vehicles are used exclusively for farm use as defined in this section, shall be one-half of the fee per 1,000 pounds of gross weight for private carriers as calculated under the provisions of § 46.2-697 and one-half of the fee for overload permits under § 46.2-1128, but the annual registration fee to be paid for each farm vehicle shall not be less than $15.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":223149,"text":"A farm motor vehicle is used exclusively for farm use:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":223150,"text":"When owned by a person who is engaged either as an owner, renter, or operator of a farm of a size reasonably requiring the use of such vehicle or vehicles and when such vehicle is:\n\t\t\t\ta. Used in the transportation of agricultural products of the farm he is working to market, or to other points for sale or processing, or when used to transport materials, tools, equipment, or supplies which are to be used or consumed on the farm he is working, or when used for any other transportation incidental to the regular operation of such farm;\n\t\t\t\tb. Used in transporting forest products, including forest materials originating on a farm or incident to the regular operation of a farm, to the farm he is working or transporting for any purpose forest products which originate on the farm he is working; or\n\t\t\t\tc. Used in the transportation of farm produce, supplies, equipment, or materials to a farm not worked by him, pursuant to a mutual cooperative agreement.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":223151,"text":"When the nonfarm use of such motor vehicle is limited to the personal use of the owner and his immediate family in attending church or school, securing medical treatment or supplies, securing other household or family necessities, or traveling between the operator’s residence and the farm.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":223152,"text":"As used in this section, the term “farm” means one or more areas of land used for the production, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of agricultural products, but does not include a tree farm that is not also a nursery or Christmas tree farm, unless it is part of what otherwise is a farm. As used in this section, the term “agricultural products” means any nursery plants; Christmas trees; horticultural, viticultural, and other cultivated plants and crops; aquaculture; dairy; livestock; poultry; bee; or other farm products.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"D"},"5":{"id":223153,"text":"The first application for registration of a vehicle under this section shall be made on forms provided by the Department and shall include:","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"D1"},"6":{"id":223154,"text":"The location and acreage of each farm on which the vehicle to be registered is to be used;","type":"section","prefixes":["D","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"D1","prefix_anchor":"D1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"D2"},"7":{"id":223155,"text":"The type of agricultural commodities, poultry, dairy products or livestock produced on such farms and the approximate amounts produced annually;","type":"section","prefixes":["D","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"D2","prefix_anchor":"D2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D1","next_prefix":"D3"},"8":{"id":223156,"text":"A statement, signed by the vehicle’s owner, that the vehicle to be registered will only be used for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection B; and","type":"section","prefixes":["D","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"D3","prefix_anchor":"D3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D2","next_prefix":"D4"},"9":{"id":223157,"text":"Other information required by the Department.\n\t\t\t\tThe above information is not required for the renewal of a vehicle’s registration under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["D","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"D4","prefix_anchor":"D4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"D3","next_prefix":"E"},"10":{"id":223158,"text":"The Department shall issue appropriately designated license plates for those motor vehicles registered under this section. The manner in which such license plates are designated shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D4","next_prefix":"F"},"11":{"id":223159,"text":"The owner of a farm vehicle shall inform the Commissioner within 30 days or at the time of his next registration renewal, whichever comes first, when such vehicle is no longer used exclusively for farm use as defined in this section, and shall pay the appropriate registration fee for the vehicle based on its type of operation. It shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor to: (i) operate or to permit the operation of any farm motor vehicle for which the fee for registration and license plates is herein prescribed on any highway in the Commonwealth without first having paid the prescribed registration fee; or (ii) operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle, registered under this section, for purposes other than as provided under subsection B; or (iii) operate as a for-hire vehicle.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"12":{"id":223160,"text":"Nothing in this section shall affect the exemptions of agricultural and horticultural vehicles under §§ 46.2-664 through 46.2-670.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F","next_prefix":"H"},"13":{"id":223161,"text":"Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, vehicles licensed under this section may be used by volunteer emergency medical services personnel and volunteer firefighters in responding to emergency calls, in reporting for regular duty, and in attending emergency medical services agency or fire company meetings and drills.","type":"section","prefixes":["H"],"prefix":"H","entire_prefix":"H","prefix_anchor":"H","level":1,"prior_prefix":"G"}},"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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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 323 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 8 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 1978, chapter 29; in 1985, chapter 424; in 1989, chapters 402 and 727; in 1996, chapters 943<\/a> and 994<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 774<\/a> and 816<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 663<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 781<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82626,"section_number":"46.2-1099","catch_line":"Further exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1099\/"},{"id":71884,"section_number":"46.2-1128","catch_line":"Extensions of weight limits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1128\/"},{"id":64956,"section_number":"46.2-1129","catch_line":"Further extensions of weight limits for certain vehicles hauling Virginia-grown farm or forest products","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1129\/"},{"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":66116,"section_number":"46.2-341.4","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.4\/"},{"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":57162,"section_number":"46.2-649.3","catch_line":"Registration of covered farm vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-649.3\/"},{"id":73900,"section_number":"58.1-2702","catch_line":"Exemptions and exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2702\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71884,"section_number":"46.2-1128","catch_line":"Extensions of weight limits; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1128\/"},{"id":75465,"section_number":"46.2-664","catch_line":"Vehicles used for spraying fruit trees and other plants","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-664\/"},{"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":228439,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61031,"identifier":"46.2-698","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-698","url":"\/46.2-698\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-698\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/7\/46.2-698","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Contingent effective date \u2014 see Acts 2019, cc. 837 and 846) Fees for farm vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-698","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The fees for registration of farm<\/span> motor vehicles<\/span> having gross weights<\/span> of 7,500 pounds or more, when such vehicles are used exclusively for farm<\/span> use as defined in this section, shall be one-half of the fee per 1,000 pounds of gross weight<\/span> for private carriers as calculated under the provisions of § 46.2-697<\/a> and one-half of the fee for overload permits under § 46.2-1128<\/a>, but the annual registration fee to be paid for each farm<\/span> vehicle<\/span> shall not be less than $15. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A farm<\/span> motor vehicle<\/span> is used exclusively for farm<\/span> use: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> When owned by a person who is engaged either as an owner<\/span>, renter, or operator<\/span> of a farm<\/span> of a size reasonably requiring the use of such vehicle or vehicles and when such vehicle is:\n\t\t\t\ta. Used in the transportation of agricultural products<\/span> of the farm<\/span> he is working to market, or to other points for sale or processing, or when used to transport materials<\/span>, tools, equipment, or supplies which are to be used or consumed on the farm<\/span> he is working, or when used for any other transportation incidental to the regular operation of such farm<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tb. Used in transporting forest products, including forest materials<\/span> originating on a farm<\/span> or incident to the regular operation of a farm<\/span>, to the farm<\/span> he is working or transporting for any purpose forest products which originate on the farm<\/span> he is working; or\n\t\t\t\tc. Used in the transportation of farm<\/span> produce, supplies, equipment, or materials<\/span> to a farm<\/span> not worked by him, pursuant to a mutual cooperative agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> When the nonfarm use of such motor vehicle<\/span> is limited to the personal use of the owner<\/span> and his immediate family in attending church or school, securing medical treatment or supplies, securing other household or family necessities, or traveling between the operator<\/span>’s residence and the farm<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> As used in this section, the term “farm<\/span>” means one or more areas of land used for the production, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of agricultural products<\/span>, but does not include a tree farm<\/span> that is not also a nursery or Christmas tree farm<\/span>, unless it is part of what otherwise is a farm<\/span>. As used in this section, the term “agricultural products<\/span>” means any nursery plants; Christmas trees; horticultural, viticultural, and other cultivated plants and crops; aquaculture; dairy; livestock; poultry; bee; or other farm<\/span> products. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The first application for registration of a vehicle under this section shall be made on forms provided by the Department<\/span> and shall include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The location and acreage of each farm<\/span> on which the vehicle to be registered is to be used; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The type of agricultural commodities, poultry, dairy products or livestock produced on such farms<\/span> and the approximate amounts produced annually; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A statement, signed by the vehicle’s owner<\/span>, that the vehicle to be registered will only be used for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection B; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Other information required by the Department<\/span>.\n\t\t\t\tThe above information is not required for the renewal of a vehicle’s registration under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall issue<\/span> appropriately designated license plates<\/span> for those motor vehicles<\/span> registered under this section. The manner in which such license plates<\/span> are designated shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The owner<\/span> of a farm<\/span> vehicle shall inform the Commissioner<\/span> within 30 days or at the time of his next registration renewal, whichever comes first, when such vehicle is no longer used exclusively for farm<\/span> use as defined in this section, and shall pay the appropriate registration fee for the vehicle based on its type of operation. It shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor<\/span> to: (i) operate or to permit the operation of any farm<\/span> motor vehicle<\/span> for which the fee for registration and license plates<\/span> is herein prescribed on any highway<\/span> in the Commonwealth without first having paid the prescribed registration fee; or (ii) operate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle<\/span>, registered under this section, for purposes other than as provided under subsection B; or (iii) operate as a for-hire vehicle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall affect the exemptions of agricultural and horticultural vehicles under §§ 46.2-664<\/a> through 46.2-670<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, vehicles licensed under this section may be used by volunteer emergency medical services personnel and volunteer firefighters in responding to emergency calls, in reporting for regular duty, and in attending emergency medical services agency or fire company meetings and drills. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE \u2014 SEE ACTS 2019, CC. 837 AND 846) FEES FOR FARM\nVEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-698)\n\nA. The fees for registration of farm motor vehicles having gross weights of\n7,500 pounds or more, when such vehicles are used exclusively for farm use as\ndefined in this section, shall be one-half of the fee per 1,000 pounds of gross\nweight for private carriers as calculated under the provisions of §\n46.2-697 and one-half of the fee for overload permits under § 46.2-1128,\nbut the annual registration fee to be paid for each farm vehicle shall not be\nless than $15.\n\nB. A farm motor vehicle is used exclusively for farm use:\n\n 1. When owned by a person who is engaged either as an owner, renter, or\n operator of a farm of a size reasonably requiring the use of such vehicle or\n vehicles and when such vehicle is:\n \t\t\t\ta. Used in the transportation of agricultural products of the farm he is\n working to market, or to other points for sale or processing, or when used to\n transport materials, tools, equipment, or supplies which are to be used or\n consumed on the farm he is working, or when used for any other transportation\n incidental to the regular operation of such farm;\n \t\t\t\tb. Used in transporting forest products, including forest materials\n originating on a farm or incident to the regular operation of a farm, to the\n farm he is working or transporting for any purpose forest products which\n originate on the farm he is working; or\n \t\t\t\tc. Used in the transportation of farm produce, supplies, equipment, or\n materials to a farm not worked by him, pursuant to a mutual cooperative\n agreement.\n\n 2. When the nonfarm use of such motor vehicle is limited to the personal use\n of the owner and his immediate family in attending church or school, securing\n medical treatment or supplies, securing other household or family necessities,\n or traveling between the operator’s residence and the farm.\n\nC. As used in this section, the term “farm” means one or more areas\nof land used for the production, cultivation, growing, or harvesting of\nagricultural products, but does not include a tree farm that is not also a\nnursery or Christmas tree farm, unless it is part of what otherwise is a farm.\nAs used in this section, the term “agricultural products” means any\nnursery plants; Christmas trees; horticultural, viticultural, and other\ncultivated plants and crops; aquaculture; dairy; livestock; poultry; bee; or\nother farm products.\n\nD. The first application for registration of a vehicle under this section shall\nbe made on forms provided by the Department and shall include:\n\n 1. The location and acreage of each farm on which the vehicle to be registered\n is to be used;\n\n 2. The type of agricultural commodities, poultry, dairy products or livestock\n produced on such farms and the approximate amounts produced annually;\n\n 3. A statement, signed by the vehicle’s owner, that the vehicle to be\n registered will only be used for one or more of the purposes specified in\n subsection B; and\n\n 4. Other information required by the Department.\n \t\t\t\tThe above information is not required for the renewal of a vehicle’s\n registration under this section.\n\nE. The Department shall issue appropriately designated license plates for those\nmotor vehicles registered under this section. The manner in which such license\nplates are designated shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner.\n\nF. The owner of a farm vehicle shall inform the Commissioner within 30 days or\nat the time of his next registration renewal, whichever comes first, when such\nvehicle is no longer used exclusively for farm use as defined in this section,\nand shall pay the appropriate registration fee for the vehicle based on its type\nof operation. It shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor to: (i) operate or to\npermit the operation of any farm motor vehicle for which the fee for\nregistration and license plates is herein prescribed on any highway in the\nCommonwealth without first having paid the prescribed registration fee; or (ii)\noperate or permit the operation of any motor vehicle, registered under this\nsection, for purposes other than as provided under subsection B; or (iii)\noperate as a for-hire vehicle.\n\nG. Nothing in this section shall affect the exemptions of agricultural and\nhorticultural vehicles under §§ 46.2-664 through 46.2-670.\n\nH. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, vehicles licensed under\nthis section may be used by volunteer emergency medical services personnel and\nvolunteer firefighters in responding to emergency calls, in reporting for\nregular duty, and in attending emergency medical services agency or fire company\nmeetings and drills.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 323, \u00a7 46.1-154.3; 1978, c. 29; 1985, c. 424; 1989, cc. 402,\n727; 1996, cc. 943, 994; 1997, cc. 774, 816; 2004, c. 663; 2015, cc. 502, 503;\n2020, c. 781.","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}}