                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSE UNDER THIS CHAPTER PREREQUISITE TO RECEIVING DEALER&#8217;S LICENSE
PLATES; INSURANCE REQUIRED; COMMISSIONER MAY REVOKE PLATES (§ 46.2-1547)

No motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or dealer, unless licensed under
this chapter, shall be entitled to receive or maintain any dealer&#8217;s
license plates. It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any
dealer&#8217;s license plates for which there is no automobile liability
insurance coverage or a certificate of self-insurance as defined in § 46.2-368
on any motor vehicle. No dealer&#8217;s license plates shall be issued unless
the dealer certifies to the Department that there is automobile liability
insurance coverage or a certificate of self-insurance with respect to each
dealer&#8217;s license plate to be issued. Such automobile liability insurance
or a certificate of self-insurance shall be maintained as to each dealer&#8217;s
license plate for so long as the registration for the dealer&#8217;s license
plate remains valid without regard to whether the plate is actually being used
on a vehicle. If insurance or a certificate of self-insurance is not so
maintained, the dealer&#8217;s license plate shall be surrendered to the
Department. The Commissioner shall revoke any dealer&#8217;s license plate as to
which there is no insurance or a certificate of self-insurance. The Commissioner
may also revoke any dealer&#8217;s license plate that has been used in any way
not authorized by the provisions of this title.
		The requirements relating to insurance in this article shall not apply to
trailers or watercraft trailers.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 865, § 46.1-550.5:5; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 954; 1995, cc.
767, 816; 2015, c. 615.