                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION CARD AND CERTIFICATE; VEHICLE COLOR DATA; NOTATION OF
CERTAIN DISABLED OWNERS (§ 46.2-604)

The registration card and the certificate of title shall each contain the date
issued, the registration number assigned to the motor vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer, the name and address of the owner, a description of the registered
motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, and other statement of facts as may be
determined by the Department. Every applicant for registration or renewal of
registration shall indicate on his application the color that best describes the
predominant color of the vehicle. In so doing, the applicant shall select a
color from a list of standard, primary colors, developed by the Commissioner.
Such color information shall be maintained in the Department&#8217;s records and
made available to law-enforcement agencies for their official use and may, in
the discretion of the Commissioner, be indicated on the registration card and
the certificate of title.
		Whenever disabled parking license plates are issued under § 46.2-731 to the
parent or legal guardian of a person with a disability that limits or impairs
his ability to walk or that creates a concern for his safety while walking, the
registration card for such vehicle shall so note.
		Whenever (i) disabled parking license plates are issued under § 46.2-731 or
DV disabled parking license plates are issued under subsection B of § 46.2-739
and (ii) the vehicle for which such license plates are issued is registered in
the name of more than one owner, the registration card for such vehicle shall
include a notation indicating which owner or owners of the vehicle is a
&#8220;person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to
walk&#8221; as defined in § 46.2-1240. However, no vehicle owned and used by an
organization for the transportation of disabled persons shall be subject to the
notation requirement imposed by this paragraph.
		The registration card shall contain forms for providing notice to the
Department of a transfer of the ownership of the motor vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer. Whenever a Virginia-registered motor vehicle is sold or its
ownership otherwise transferred, the seller or transferor shall notify the
Department of the sale or transfer by completing the appropriate portion of the
registration card. Section 46.2-113 shall not apply to failures to provide such
notification.
		The certificate of title shall contain a statement of the owner&#8217;s title
and of all liens or encumbrances on the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer
described in the certificate and whether possession is held by the owner under a
lease, contract, or conditional sale or other like agreement. The certificate of
title shall also contain forms of assignment of title or interest and warranty
of title with space for notation of liens and encumbrances on the motor vehicle,
trailer, or semitrailer at the time of a transfer.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-79; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-79; 1988, c. 363; 1989, c.
727; 1990, c. 79; 1998, cc. 285, 302; 2000, c. 667; 2004, c. 692.