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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 457 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 1960 \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 1989, chapter 727; in 2013, chapter 783<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82531,"section_number":"46.2-721","catch_line":"Application of liability insurance policy to vehicle carrying plates from insured vehicle","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-721\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82691,"section_number":"46.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-100\/"},{"id":60371,"section_number":"46.2-719","catch_line":"Permit for emergency use of license plates","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-719\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228555,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84973,"identifier":"46.2-720","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9\/46.2-720","url":"\/46.2-720\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-720\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/9\/46.2-720","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of license plates from another vehicle in certain circumstances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-720","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The owner<\/span> of a motor vehicle<\/span> to which license plates<\/span> have been assigned by the Department<\/span> may remove the license plates<\/span> from the motor vehicle<\/span> and use them on another motor vehicle<\/span> owned by a person operating a garage or owned by a motor vehicle<\/span> dealer provided such use does not extend for more than five days and provided the use is limited to the time during which the first motor vehicle<\/span> is being repaired or while the second motor vehicle<\/span> is loaned to him for demonstration, as provided by \u00a7 46.2-719<\/a>.\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\nUSE OF LICENSE PLATES FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES (\u00a7\n46.2-720)\n\nThe owner of a motor vehicle to which license plates have been assigned by the\nDepartment may remove the license plates from the motor vehicle and use them on\nanother motor vehicle owned by a person operating a garage or owned by a motor\nvehicle dealer provided such use does not extend for more than five days and\nprovided the use is limited to the time during which the first motor vehicle is\nbeing repaired or while the second motor vehicle is loaned to him for\ndemonstration, as provided by \u00a7 46.2-719.\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: 1960, c. 457, \u00a7 46.1-110.1; 1989, c. 727; 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}}