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The certificate shall be valid for a period of five days from its issuance. On its expiration, application may be made for a renewal permit in the manner provided for the original permit, but only one renewal permit shall be issued to cover any one emergency.D\n\nThe Commissioner may, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this section, authorize a motor vehicle dealer licensed in the Commonwealth to issue such permit on behalf of the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of subsections A, B, and C of this section provided such permits are issued only with regard to the transfer in an emergency situation of license plates from a vehicle undergoing repairs in that dealer’s repair shop. Any dealer to whom the authority is delegated by the Commissioner shall use the forms provided by the Commissioner and shall maintain in permanent form a record of all permits issued by him and any other relevant information that may be required by the Commissioner. Each record shall be kept by the dealer for not less than three years from the date of entry. The dealer shall allow full access to these records, during regular business hours, to duly authorized representatives of the Department and to law-enforcement officers. One copy of any permit of this kind issued by a dealer and the application form submitted for the permit shall be filed promptly by the dealer with the Department. The Commissioner, on determining that the provisions of this section or the directions of the Department are not being complied with by a dealer, may suspend the right of such dealer to issue license plate transfer permits.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220798,"text":"The Commissioner may, in his discretion, grant a special permit for the use of license plates on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the license plates were issued, when the vehicle for which the license plates were issued is undergoing repairs in a licensed motor vehicle dealer’s repair shop and when the license plates are being used on a vehicle owned by the dealer in whose repair shop the vehicle is being repaired.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":220799,"text":"Application for the permit shall be made jointly by the dealer and the person whose vehicle is being repaired, on forms provided by the Department and shall show, in addition to whatever other information may be required by the Commissioner, that an emergency exists which would warrant the issuance of the permit.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":220800,"text":"The permit shall be evidenced by a certificate, issued by the Commissioner, which shall show the date of issuance, the person to whom issued, the motor number, serial number or identification number of the vehicle on which the license plates are to be used, and shall be in the immediate possession of the person operating the vehicle at all times while operating it. 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Any dealer to whom the authority is delegated by the Commissioner shall use the forms provided by the Commissioner and shall maintain in permanent form a record of all permits issued by him and any other relevant information that may be required by the Commissioner. Each record shall be kept by the dealer for not less than three years from the date of entry. The dealer shall allow full access to these records, during regular business hours, to duly authorized representatives of the Department and to law-enforcement officers. One copy of any permit of this kind issued by a dealer and the application form submitted for the permit shall be filed promptly by the dealer with the Department. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 537; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1978, chapter 289; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84973,"section_number":"46.2-720","catch_line":"Use of license plates from another vehicle in certain circumstances","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-720\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228551,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60371,"identifier":"46.2-719","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9\/46.2-719","url":"\/46.2-719\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-719\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9\/46.2-719","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permit for emergency use of license plates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-719","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may, in his discretion, grant a special permit for the use of license plates<\/span> on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the license plates<\/span> were issued, when the vehicle for which the license plates<\/span> were issued is undergoing repairs in a licensed motor vehicle<\/span> dealer’s repair shop and when the license plates<\/span> are being used on a vehicle owned by the dealer in whose repair shop the vehicle is being repaired. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Application for the permit shall be made jointly by the dealer and the person whose vehicle is being repaired, on forms provided by the Department<\/span> and shall show, in addition to whatever other information may be required by the Commissioner<\/span>, that an emergency exists which would warrant the issuance of the permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The permit shall be evidenced by a certificate, issued by the Commissioner<\/span>, which shall show the date of issuance, the person to whom issued, the motor number, serial number or identification number of the vehicle on which the license plates<\/span> are to be used, and shall be in the immediate possession<\/span> of the person operating the vehicle at all times while operating it. The certificate shall be valid for a period of five days from its issuance. On its expiration, application may be made for a renewal permit in the manner provided for the original permit, but only one renewal permit shall be issued to cover any one emergency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this section, authorize a motor vehicle<\/span> dealer licensed in the Commonwealth to issue<\/span> such permit on behalf of the Commissioner<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of subsections A, B, and C of this section provided such permits are issued only with regard to the transfer in an emergency situation of license plates<\/span> from a vehicle undergoing repairs in that dealer’s repair shop. Any dealer to whom the authority is delegated by the Commissioner<\/span> shall use the forms provided by the Commissioner<\/span> and shall maintain in permanent form a record of all permits issued by him and any other relevant information that may be required by the Commissioner<\/span>. Each record shall be kept by the dealer for not less than three years from the date of entry. The dealer shall allow full access to these records, during regular business hours, to duly authorized representatives of the Department<\/span> and to law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span>. One copy of any permit of this kind issued by a dealer and the application form submitted for the permit shall be filed promptly by the dealer with the Department<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span>, on determining that the provisions of this section or the directions of the Department<\/span> are not being complied with by a dealer, may suspend<\/span> the right of such dealer to issue<\/span> license plate<\/span> transfer permits. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMIT FOR EMERGENCY USE OF LICENSE PLATES (\u00a7 46.2-719)\n\nA. The Commissioner may, in his discretion, grant a special permit for the use\nof license plates on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the license\nplates were issued, when the vehicle for which the license plates were issued is\nundergoing repairs in a licensed motor vehicle dealer’s repair shop and\nwhen the license plates are being used on a vehicle owned by the dealer in whose\nrepair shop the vehicle is being repaired.\n\nB. Application for the permit shall be made jointly by the dealer and the person\nwhose vehicle is being repaired, on forms provided by the Department and shall\nshow, in addition to whatever other information may be required by the\nCommissioner, that an emergency exists which would warrant the issuance of the\npermit.\n\nC. The permit shall be evidenced by a certificate, issued by the Commissioner,\nwhich shall show the date of issuance, the person to whom issued, the motor\nnumber, serial number or identification number of the vehicle on which the\nlicense plates are to be used, and shall be in the immediate possession of the\nperson operating the vehicle at all times while operating it. The certificate\nshall be valid for a period of five days from its issuance. On its expiration,\napplication may be made for a renewal permit in the manner provided for the\noriginal permit, but only one renewal permit shall be issued to cover any one\nemergency.\n\nD. The Commissioner may, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in\nthis section, authorize a motor vehicle dealer licensed in the Commonwealth to\nissue such permit on behalf of the Commissioner in accordance with the\nprovisions of subsections A, B, and C of this section provided such permits are\nissued only with regard to the transfer in an emergency situation of license\nplates from a vehicle undergoing repairs in that dealer’s repair shop. Any\ndealer to whom the authority is delegated by the Commissioner shall use the\nforms provided by the Commissioner and shall maintain in permanent form a record\nof all permits issued by him and any other relevant information that may be\nrequired by the Commissioner. Each record shall be kept by the dealer for not\nless than three years from the date of entry. The dealer shall allow full access\nto these records, during regular business hours, to duly authorized\nrepresentatives of the Department and to law-enforcement officers. One copy of\nany permit of this kind issued by a dealer and the application form submitted\nfor the permit shall be filed promptly by the dealer with the Department. The\nCommissioner, on determining that the provisions of this section or the\ndirections of the Department are not being complied with by a dealer, may\nsuspend the right of such dealer to issue license plate transfer permits.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-104.1; 1952, c. 537; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-110; 1978,\nc. 289; 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}}