                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INFRACTIONS RELATING TO REGISTRATION, LICENSING, AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE;
PENALTIES (§ 46.2-613)

A. No person shall:

   1. Operate, park, or permit the operation or parking of a motor vehicle,
   trailer, or semitrailer owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by him on a
   highway unless (i) it is registered, (ii) a certificate of title therefor has
   been issued, and (iii) it has displayed on it the license plate or plates and
   decal or decals, if any, assigned to it by the Department for the current
   registration period, subject to the exemptions mentioned in Article 5 (&#xA7;
   46.2-655 et seq.) and Article 6 (&#xA7; 46.2-662 et seq.). The provisions of
   this subdivision shall apply to the registration, licensing, and titling of
   mopeds on or after July 1, 2014.

   2. Possess or use any registration card, license plate, or decal to which he
   is not entitled or knowingly permit the use of any registration card, license
   plate, or decal by anyone not entitled to it.

   3. Willfully and intentionally violate the limitations imposed under
   &#xA7;&#xA7; 46.2-665, 46.2-666, and 46.2-670 while operating an unregistered
   vehicle pursuant to the agricultural and horticultural exemptions allowed
   under those sections. A first violation of this subdivision shall constitute a
   traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a second or
   subsequent violation of this subdivision shall constitute a traffic infraction
   punishable by a fine of $250.

B. For any summons issued for a violation of this section, the court may, in its
discretion, dismiss the summons, where proof of compliance with this section is
provided to the court on or before the court date.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-63; 1950, p. 251; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-64; 1960, c.
79; 1972, c. 609; 1974, c. 400; 1975, c. 124; 1979, c. 620; 1989, c. 727; 1997,
c. 283; 1999, c. 212; 2002, c. 93; 2006, cc. 444, 472; 2013, c. 783; 2017, cc.
204, 670; 2018, c. 425; 2019, cc. 71, 79.