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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80767</law_id><section_number>46.2-654</section_number><catch_line>Issuance of temporary registration certificates by motor vehicle auctions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Titling, Registration and Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Temporary Registration</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In addition to the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Temporary registration" href="/46.2-1542/">46.2-1542</a>, businesses licensed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> to conduct sales of <span class="dictionary">motor vehicles</span> by auction may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> to persons who purchase <span class="dictionary">motor vehicles</span> through auctions conducted by these businesses temporary certificates of registration.
		Issuance of certificates under this section shall be subject to regulations promulgated by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 739, &#xA7; 46.1-90.2; 1989, c. 727.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
