                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGISTRATION EFFECTIVE AFTER DEATH OF OWNER (§ 46.2-615)

Upon the death of an owner of a registered motor vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer, its registration shall continue in force as a valid registration
until (i) the end of the registration period for which the license plates or
decals are issued or (ii) the ownership of the motor vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer is transferred before the end of the registration period by the
executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased owner or by a legatee or
distributee of the estate, as provided in § 46.2-632 or 46.2-633, (iii) its
ownership is transferred to a new owner before the end of the registration
period by the survivor of its two joint owners, or (iv) its ownership is
transferred pursuant to § 46.2-633.2.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-92; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-96; 1968, c. 187; 1972, c.
609; 1989, c. 727; 2013, c. 318.