                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED BY MANUFACTURER FOR PARTS; DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR SALE
OF PARTS (§ 46.2-626.1)

For the purposes of this section, &#8220;certificate of origin,&#8221;
&#8220;line-make,&#8221; &#8220;manufacturer,&#8221; and &#8220;new
motorcycle&#8221; have the meanings ascribed to them in § 46.2-1500.
		A licensed motorcycle manufacturer shall not be required to obtain a
certificate of title for a new motorcycle of a different line-make purchased by
the manufacturer for the purpose of obtaining parts used in the production of
another new motorcycle or an autocycle, provided such manufacturer obtains a
salvage dealer license in accordance with § 46.2-1601. The manufacturer shall
not be required to obtain a nonrepairable certificate for the purchased
motorcycle, as required by § 46.2-1603.1, but shall stamp the words &#8220;Va.
Code § 46.2-626.1: DISASSEMBLED FOR PARTS&#8221; in a minimum font size of 14
point across the face of the original manufacturer&#8217;s certificate of
origin. The certificate of origin shall be forwarded to the Department, which
shall make a record of the disassembly of the motorcycle. The manufacturer shall
retain a photocopy of the stamped certificate of origin for its records.
		Any parts remaining from the purchased motorcycle and sold as parts by the
manufacturer shall be accompanied by documentation of how such parts were
obtained. Documentation accompanying the frame of the purchased motorcycle shall
include a photocopy of the stamped manufacturer&#8217;s certificate of origin
and certification from the manufacturer that the original certificate of origin
has been forwarded to the Department.

HISTORY: 2013, cc. 244, 367; 2014, cc. 53, 256; 2015, c. 615.