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The design of the license plates and decals, when required, shall be determined by the Commissioner.\n\t\tEvery permanent license plate and decal, when required, shall be returned to the Department whenever the owner of a vehicle disposes of it by sale or otherwise and when not actually in use on a motor vehicle, except dealer’s plates temporarily not in use. The person in whose name the license plate is registered may apply, during the registration period for which it is issued, for the return thereof if the license plate is intended to be used on a subsequently acquired motor vehicle.\n\t\tEvery permanent license plate and decal, when issued, shall be returned to the Department whenever the owner of a vehicle elects to garage the vehicle and discontinue the use of it on the highway. The person in whose name the license plate is registered may apply, during the registration period for which it is issued, for the return thereof if the vehicle is to be returned to use on the highway.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, the term “motor vehicle” does not include a “moped” as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277674,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-711 and 46.2-712 the Department may, in its discretion, issue a type of license plate suitable for permanent use on motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, and motorcycles, together with decals, unless decals are not required under \u00a7 46.2-712, to be attached to the license plates to indicate the registration period for which such vehicles have been properly licensed. The design of the license plates and decals, when required, shall be determined by the Commissioner.\n\t\tEvery permanent license plate and decal, when required, shall be returned to the Department whenever the owner of a vehicle disposes of it by sale or otherwise and when not actually in use on a motor vehicle, except dealer’s plates temporarily not in use. The person in whose name the license plate is registered may apply, during the registration period for which it is issued, for the return thereof if the license plate is intended to be used on a subsequently acquired motor vehicle.\n\t\tEvery permanent license plate and decal, when issued, shall be returned to the Department whenever the owner of a vehicle elects to garage the vehicle and discontinue the use of it on the highway. The person in whose name the license plate is registered may apply, during the registration period for which it is issued, for the return thereof if the vehicle is to be returned to use on the highway.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, the term “motor vehicle” does not include a “moped” as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13378,"edition_id":1,"name":"License Plates, Generally","identifier":"9","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:45","permalink":{"id":228517,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13378,"identifier":"9","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/9\/","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":67466,"structure_id":13378,"section_number":"46.2-711","catch_line":"Furnishing number and design of plates; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1958, chapter 541; in 1972, chapter 609; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1997, chapter 283<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 783<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82691,"section_number":"46.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-100\/"},{"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":74066,"section_number":"46.2-712","catch_line":"Requirements of license plates and decals","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-712\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228531,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77404,"identifier":"46.2-714","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9\/46.2-714","url":"\/46.2-714\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-714\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9\/46.2-714","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permanent license plates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-714","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-711<\/a> and 46.2-712<\/a> the Department<\/span> may, in its discretion, issue<\/span> a type of license plate<\/span> suitable for permanent use on motor vehicles<\/span>, trailers<\/span>, semitrailers<\/span>, and motorcycles<\/span>, together with decals<\/span>, unless decals<\/span> are not required under \u00a7 46.2-712<\/a>, to be attached to the license plates<\/span> to indicate the registration period for which such vehicles have been properly licensed. The design of the license plates<\/span> and decals<\/span>, when required, shall be determined by the Commissioner<\/span>.\n\t\tEvery permanent license plate<\/span> and decal<\/span>, when required, shall be returned to the Department<\/span> whenever the owner<\/span> of a vehicle disposes of it by sale or otherwise and when not actually in use on a motor vehicle<\/span>, except dealer’s plates temporarily not in use. The person in whose name the license plate<\/span> is registered may apply, during the registration period for which it is issued, for the return thereof if the license plate<\/span> is intended to be used on a subsequently acquired motor vehicle<\/span>.\n\t\tEvery permanent license plate<\/span> and decal<\/span>, when issued, shall be returned to the Department<\/span> whenever the owner<\/span> of a vehicle elects to garage the vehicle and discontinue the use of it on the highway<\/span>. The person in whose name the license plate<\/span> is registered may apply, during the registration period for which it is issued, for the return thereof if the vehicle is to be returned to use on the highway<\/span>.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, the term “motor vehicle<\/span>” does not include a “moped<\/span>” as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMANENT LICENSE PLATES (\u00a7 46.2-714)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-711 and 46.2-712 the Department may,\nin its discretion, issue a type of license plate suitable for permanent use on\nmotor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, and motorcycles, together with decals,\nunless decals are not required under \u00a7 46.2-712, to be attached to the license\nplates to indicate the registration period for which such vehicles have been\nproperly licensed. The design of the license plates and decals, when required,\nshall be determined by the Commissioner.\n\t\tEvery permanent license plate and decal, when required, shall be returned to\nthe Department whenever the owner of a vehicle disposes of it by sale or\notherwise and when not actually in use on a motor vehicle, except dealer’s\nplates temporarily not in use. The person in whose name the license plate is\nregistered may apply, during the registration period for which it is issued, for\nthe return thereof if the license plate is intended to be used on a subsequently\nacquired motor vehicle.\n\t\tEvery permanent license plate and decal, when issued, shall be returned to the\nDepartment whenever the owner of a vehicle elects to garage the vehicle and\ndiscontinue the use of it on the highway. The person in whose name the license\nplate is registered may apply, during the registration period for which it is\nissued, for the return thereof if the vehicle is to be returned to use on the\nhighway.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, the term “motor vehicle” does\nnot include a “moped” as defined in \u00a7 46.2-100.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-99; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-103; 1972, c. 609; 1989, c.\n727; 1997, c. 283; 2013, c. 783.","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}}