                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FAILURE TO SURRENDER REVOKED CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, REGISTRATION CARD, LICENSE
PLATES OR DECALS; OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO REGISTRATION, LICENSING, AND
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE; PENALTIES (§ 46.2-612)

A. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer, for which license plates, decals, or registration cards have been
revoked pursuant to this article, to fail or refuse to surrender to the
Department, on demand, a certificate of title if it is incorrect in any material
particular. Violation of this subsection shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.

B. No person shall:

   1. Display or cause or permit to be displayed any registration card,
   certificate of title, or license plate or decal that he knows is fictitious or
   that he knows has been canceled, revoked, suspended, or altered; or display or
   cause or permit to be displayed on any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer
   any license plate or decal that he knows is currently issued for another
   vehicle. Violation of this subdivision shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.

   2. Fail or refuse to surrender to the Department or the Department of State
   Police, on demand, any certificate of title, registration card, or license
   plate or decal that has been suspended, canceled, or revoked. Violation of
   this subdivision shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.

   3. Use a false name or address in any application for the registration of any
   motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, for a certificate of title, or for any
   renewal or duplicate certificate or knowingly make a false statement of a
   material fact, knowingly conceal a material fact, or otherwise commit a fraud
   in any registration application. Violation of this subdivision shall
   constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-61; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-62; 1962, c. 302; 1972, c.
609; 1989, c. 727; 2019, cc. 71, 79.