{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-750.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-750.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-750.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-750.html"}],"law_id":80062,"edition_id":1,"section_id":80062,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-750","catch_line":"Vehicles of Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, and regional jail authorities","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7 46-48; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-49; 1970, c. 66; 1974, c. 129; 1982, c. 317; 1989, cc. 110, 727; 1994, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6; 1995, cc. 432, 747; 1996, cc. 590, 598, 1026; 2004, c. 721; 2016, cc. 302, 707.","full_text":"A\n\nMotor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers owned by the Commonwealth, political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, and regional jail authorities created pursuant to Article 3.1 (§ 53.1-95.2 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 53.1 and used solely for governmental purposes shall be registered and shall display license plates as provided in this section. The fee for such license plates shall be equal to the cost incurred by the Department in the purchase or manufacture of such license plates. The fees received by the Commissioner under this section shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles.\n\t\t\tLicense plates issued for vehicles owned by the Commonwealth, except plates issued to be used on vehicles (i) devoted solely to police work, (ii) used by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to the extent approved by the Governor, (iii) used by an institution of higher education solely for purposes of vehicle technology research, or (iv) used by the Governor and the Attorney General, shall have conspicuously and legibly inscribed, stamped, or printed thereon words stating that the vehicle is for official state use only. The Commissioner shall reserve a unique series of numbers for use on such license plates and shall provide for a design and combination of colors which distinguish such license plates from those issued for vehicles owned by the political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tLicense plates issued for vehicles owned by political subdivisions of the Commonwealth and regional jail authorities, except such plates issued to be used (i) on vehicles used by any local or regional economic development authority, agency, instrumentality, or organization, upon the request of the chief administrative officer of the affected locality (or, in the case of regional organizations, the chief administrative officer of any of the affected localities) or (ii) on vehicles devoted solely to police work, shall have conspicuously and legibly inscribed, stamped, or printed thereon words stating that the vehicle is for official local government use only. The Commissioner shall reserve a unique series of numbers for use on such license plates and shall provide for a design and combination of colors which distinguish such license plates from those issued for vehicles owned by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tNo other license plates shall be used on vehicles for which official use plates have been issued, except for vehicles used solely for police work and as provided in subsection B of this section.B\n\nIn addition to any other license plate authorized by this section, the Commissioner may issue permanent or temporary license plates for use on vehicles owned by the Commonwealth or any of its departments, institutions, boards, or agencies and used for security or transportation purposes in conjunction with conferences, meetings, or other events involving the Governor or members of the General Assembly. No state agency shall use government funds to cover the costs of any license plates issued under this subsection. The design of these license plates shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner. These license plates shall be issued under the following conditions:1\n\nFor each set of permanent license plates issued, the Commissioner shall charge a fee of $100. The Commissioner shall limit the validity of any set of license plates issued under this subdivision to no more than 30 consecutive days. The Commissioner’s written authorization for use of any set of license plates issued under this subdivision shall be kept in the vehicle on which the license plates are displayed until expiration of the authorization.2\n\nThe Commissioner shall limit the validity of each set of temporary license plates to no more than 14 consecutive days. For each set of temporary license plates, the Commissioner shall charge a fee of $25 for the first set and $2 for each additional set. The Commissioner’s written authorization for use of any set of license plates issued under this subdivision shall be kept in the vehicle on which the license plates are displayed until expiration of the authorization.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286703,"text":"Motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers owned by the Commonwealth, political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, and regional jail authorities created pursuant to Article 3.1 (§ 53.1-95.2 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 53.1 and used solely for governmental purposes shall be registered and shall display license plates as provided in this section. The fee for such license plates shall be equal to the cost incurred by the Department in the purchase or manufacture of such license plates. The fees received by the Commissioner under this section shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles.\n\t\t\tLicense plates issued for vehicles owned by the Commonwealth, except plates issued to be used on vehicles (i) devoted solely to police work, (ii) used by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to the extent approved by the Governor, (iii) used by an institution of higher education solely for purposes of vehicle technology research, or (iv) used by the Governor and the Attorney General, shall have conspicuously and legibly inscribed, stamped, or printed thereon words stating that the vehicle is for official state use only. The Commissioner shall reserve a unique series of numbers for use on such license plates and shall provide for a design and combination of colors which distinguish such license plates from those issued for vehicles owned by the political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tLicense plates issued for vehicles owned by political subdivisions of the Commonwealth and regional jail authorities, except such plates issued to be used (i) on vehicles used by any local or regional economic development authority, agency, instrumentality, or organization, upon the request of the chief administrative officer of the affected locality (or, in the case of regional organizations, the chief administrative officer of any of the affected localities) or (ii) on vehicles devoted solely to police work, shall have conspicuously and legibly inscribed, stamped, or printed thereon words stating that the vehicle is for official local government use only. The Commissioner shall reserve a unique series of numbers for use on such license plates and shall provide for a design and combination of colors which distinguish such license plates from those issued for vehicles owned by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tNo other license plates shall be used on vehicles for which official use plates have been issued, except for vehicles used solely for police work and as provided in subsection B of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":286704,"text":"In addition to any other license plate authorized by this section, the Commissioner may issue permanent or temporary license plates for use on vehicles owned by the Commonwealth or any of its departments, institutions, boards, or agencies and used for security or transportation purposes in conjunction with conferences, meetings, or other events involving the Governor or members of the General Assembly. No state agency shall use government funds to cover the costs of any license plates issued under this subsection. The design of these license plates shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner. These license plates shall be issued under the following conditions:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":286705,"text":"For each set of permanent license plates issued, the Commissioner shall charge a fee of $100. The Commissioner shall limit the validity of any set of license plates issued under this subdivision to no more than 30 consecutive days. The Commissioner’s written authorization for use of any set of license plates issued under this subdivision shall be kept in the vehicle on which the license plates are displayed until expiration of the authorization.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":286706,"text":"The Commissioner shall limit the validity of each set of temporary license plates to no more than 14 consecutive days. For each set of temporary license plates, the Commissioner shall charge a fee of $25 for the first set and $2 for each additional set. The Commissioner’s written authorization for use of any set of license plates issued under this subdivision shall be kept in the vehicle on which the license plates are displayed until expiration of the authorization.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13691,"edition_id":1,"name":"State and Local Motor Vehicle Registration","identifier":"11","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:34","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:34","permalink":{"id":227901,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13691,"identifier":"11","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/11\/","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":80062,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-750","catch_line":"Vehicles of Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, and regional jail authorities","url":"\/46.2-750\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-750","metadata":false},{"id":59139,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-750.1","catch_line":"Vehicles used for police work","url":"\/46.2-750.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-750.1","metadata":false},{"id":61454,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-751","catch_line":"State-owned passenger vehicles","url":"\/46.2-751\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-751","metadata":false},{"id":78143,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-752","catch_line":"Taxes and license fees imposed by counties, cities, and towns; limitations on amounts; disposition of revenues; requiring evidence of payment of personal property taxes and certain fines; prohibiting display of licenses after expiration; failure to display valid local license required by other localities; penalty","url":"\/46.2-752\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-752","metadata":false},{"id":54671,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-752.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/46.2-752.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-752.1","metadata":false},{"id":63763,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-753","catch_line":"Additional license fees in certain localities","url":"\/46.2-753\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-753","metadata":false},{"id":60568,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-754","catch_line":"Local motor vehicle licenses in Arlington County","url":"\/46.2-754\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-754","metadata":false},{"id":80042,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-755","catch_line":"Limitations on imposition of motor vehicle license taxes and fees","url":"\/46.2-755\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-755","metadata":false},{"id":56607,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-755.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/46.2-755.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-755.1","metadata":false},{"id":67726,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-756","catch_line":"Collection by Department of certain license fees","url":"\/46.2-756\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-756","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":59139,"structure_id":13691,"section_number":"46.2-750.1","catch_line":"Vehicles used for police work","url":"\/46.2-750.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-750.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-750\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1970, chapter 66; in 1974, chapter 129; in 1982, chapter 317; in 1989, chapters 110 and 727; in 1995, chapters 432<\/a> and 747<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 590<\/a>, 598<\/a>, and 1026<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 721<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 302<\/a> and 707<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66109,"section_number":"46.2-749.3","catch_line":"Special license plates for clean special fuel vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-749.3\/"},{"id":61454,"section_number":"46.2-751","catch_line":"State-owned passenger vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-751\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72359,"section_number":"53.1-95.2","catch_line":"Jail authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-95.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":227903,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80062,"identifier":"46.2-750","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-750","url":"\/46.2-750\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-750\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/11\/46.2-750","dublin_core":{"Title":"Vehicles of Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, and regional jail authorities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-750","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span>, trailers<\/span>, and semitrailers<\/span> owned by the Commonwealth, political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, and regional jail authorities created pursuant to Article 3.1 (§ 53.1-95.2<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 53.1 and used solely for governmental purposes shall be registered and shall display license plates<\/span> as provided in this section. The fee for such license plates<\/span> shall be equal to the cost incurred by the Department<\/span> in the purchase or manufacture of such license plates<\/span>. The fees received by the Commissioner<\/span> under this section shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span>.\n\t\t\tLicense plates<\/span> issued for vehicles owned by the Commonwealth, except plates issued to be used on vehicles (i) devoted solely to police work, (ii) used by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to the extent approved by the Governor, (iii) used by an institution of higher education solely for purposes of vehicle<\/span> technology research, or (iv) used by the Governor and the Attorney General<\/span>, shall have conspicuously and legibly inscribed, stamped, or printed thereon words stating that the vehicle<\/span> is for official state use only. The Commissioner<\/span> shall reserve a unique series of numbers for use on such license plates<\/span> and shall provide for a design and combination of colors which distinguish such license plates<\/span> from those issued for vehicles owned by the political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tLicense plates<\/span> issued for vehicles owned by political subdivisions of the Commonwealth and regional jail authorities, except such plates issued to be used (i) on vehicles used by any local or regional economic development authority, agency, instrumentality, or organization, upon the request of the chief administrative officer of the affected locality (or, in the case of regional organizations, the chief administrative officer of any of the affected localities) or (ii) on vehicles devoted solely to police work, shall have conspicuously and legibly inscribed, stamped, or printed thereon words stating that the vehicle<\/span> is for official local government use only. The Commissioner<\/span> shall reserve a unique series of numbers for use on such license plates<\/span> and shall provide for a design and combination of colors which distinguish such license plates<\/span> from those issued for vehicles owned by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tNo other license plates<\/span> shall be used on vehicles for which official use plates have been issued, except for vehicles used solely for police work and as provided in subsection B of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to any other license plate<\/span> authorized by this section, the Commissioner<\/span> may issue<\/span> permanent or temporary license plates<\/span> for use on vehicles owned by the Commonwealth or any of its departments<\/span>, institutions, boards, or agencies and used for security or transportation purposes in conjunction with conferences, meetings, or other events involving the Governor or members of the General Assembly. No state agency shall use government funds to cover the costs of any license plates<\/span> issued under this subsection. The design of these license plates<\/span> shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner<\/span>. These license plates<\/span> shall be issued under the following conditions: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For each set of permanent license plates<\/span> issued, the Commissioner<\/span> shall charge a fee of $100. The Commissioner<\/span> shall limit the validity of any set of license plates<\/span> issued under this subdivision to no more than 30 consecutive days. The Commissioner<\/span>’s written authorization for use of any set of license plates<\/span> issued under this subdivision shall be kept in the vehicle<\/span> on which the license plates<\/span> are displayed until expiration of the authorization. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall limit the validity of each set of temporary license plates<\/span> to no more than 14 consecutive days. For each set of temporary license plates<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall charge a fee of $25 for the first set and $2 for each additional set. The Commissioner<\/span>’s written authorization for use of any set of license plates<\/span> issued under this subdivision shall be kept in the vehicle<\/span> on which the license plates<\/span> are displayed until expiration of the authorization. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVEHICLES OF COMMONWEALTH, ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND REGIONAL JAIL\nAUTHORITIES (\u00a7 46.2-750)\n\nA. Motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers owned by the Commonwealth,\npolitical subdivisions of the Commonwealth, and regional jail authorities\ncreated pursuant to Article 3.1 (§ 53.1-95.2 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title\n53.1 and used solely for governmental purposes shall be registered and shall\ndisplay license plates as provided in this section. The fee for such license\nplates shall be equal to the cost incurred by the Department in the purchase or\nmanufacture of such license plates. The fees received by the Commissioner under\nthis section shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be set aside as a\nspecial fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department of Motor\nVehicles.\n\t\t\tLicense plates issued for vehicles owned by the Commonwealth, except plates\nissued to be used on vehicles (i) devoted solely to police work, (ii) used by\nthe Virginia Economic Development Partnership to the extent approved by the\nGovernor, (iii) used by an institution of higher education solely for purposes\nof vehicle technology research, or (iv) used by the Governor and the Attorney\nGeneral, shall have conspicuously and legibly inscribed, stamped, or printed\nthereon words stating that the vehicle is for official state use only. The\nCommissioner shall reserve a unique series of numbers for use on such license\nplates and shall provide for a design and combination of colors which\ndistinguish such license plates from those issued for vehicles owned by the\npolitical subdivisions of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tLicense plates issued for vehicles owned by political subdivisions of the\nCommonwealth and regional jail authorities, except such plates issued to be used\n(i) on vehicles used by any local or regional economic development authority,\nagency, instrumentality, or organization, upon the request of the chief\nadministrative officer of the affected locality (or, in the case of regional\norganizations, the chief administrative officer of any of the affected\nlocalities) or (ii) on vehicles devoted solely to police work, shall have\nconspicuously and legibly inscribed, stamped, or printed thereon words stating\nthat the vehicle is for official local government use only. The Commissioner\nshall reserve a unique series of numbers for use on such license plates and\nshall provide for a design and combination of colors which distinguish such\nlicense plates from those issued for vehicles owned by the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tNo other license plates shall be used on vehicles for which official use\nplates have been issued, except for vehicles used solely for police work and as\nprovided in subsection B of this section.\n\nB. In addition to any other license plate authorized by this section, the\nCommissioner may issue permanent or temporary license plates for use on vehicles\nowned by the Commonwealth or any of its departments, institutions, boards, or\nagencies and used for security or transportation purposes in conjunction with\nconferences, meetings, or other events involving the Governor or members of the\nGeneral Assembly. No state agency shall use government funds to cover the costs\nof any license plates issued under this subsection. The design of these license\nplates shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner. These license plates\nshall be issued under the following conditions:\n\n 1. For each set of permanent license plates issued, the Commissioner shall\n charge a fee of $100. The Commissioner shall limit the validity of any set of\n license plates issued under this subdivision to no more than 30 consecutive\n days. The Commissioner’s written authorization for use of any set of\n license plates issued under this subdivision shall be kept in the vehicle on\n which the license plates are displayed until expiration of the authorization.\n\n 2. The Commissioner shall limit the validity of each set of temporary license\n plates to no more than 14 consecutive days. For each set of temporary license\n plates, the Commissioner shall charge a fee of $25 for the first set and $2\n for each additional set. The Commissioner’s written authorization for\n use of any set of license plates issued under this subdivision shall be kept\n in the vehicle on which the license plates are displayed until expiration of\n the authorization.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-48; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-49; 1970, c. 66; 1974, c.\n129; 1982, c. 317; 1989, cc. 110, 727; 1994, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 6; 1995, cc. 432,\n747; 1996, cc. 590, 598, 1026; 2004, c. 721; 2016, cc. 302, 707.","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}}