                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TEMPORARY REGISTRATION OF FLEET VEHICLES; PENALTY (§ 46.2-654.2)

A. For purposes of this section, &#8220;fleet logistics provider&#8221; means an
entity that transports, services, titles, and registers non-owned fleet vehicles
in the normal course of business.

B. The Department may issue a temporary registration to a fleet logistics
provider if:

   1. Application for temporary registration is made by the fleet logistics
   provider acting as duly authorized attorney-in-fact for the title owner;

   2. The fleet logistics provider is registered to conduct business in Virginia;

   3. The fleet logistics provider has or will have custody and control of the
   vehicle at the time the temporary registration becomes effective;

   4. The fleet logistics provider or title owner has submitted to the
   appropriate authority the information necessary to title or register the
   vehicle in the Commonwealth or another state prior to the expiration of the
   temporary registration and the vehicle was not temporarily registered during
   the period immediately preceding the application for temporary registration;

   5. The title owner prior to the temporary registration will remain the title
   owner when the vehicle is titled and registered in the Commonwealth or another
   state;

   6. The vehicle is an insured motor vehicle as defined in &#xA7; 46.2-705;

   7. The fleet logistics provider has entered into an agreement with the
   Department to use the print-on-demand program described in this section; and

   8. The fleet logistics provider has paid applicable fees for the temporary
   registration authorized by this section.

C. The Department shall develop and implement procedures and requirements
necessary for delivery of temporary license plates to a fleet logistics provider
using print-on-demand technology.

D. The following provisions apply to the use of print-on-demand technology by a
fleet logistics provider:

   1. A fleet logistics provider obtaining temporary registration pursuant to
   this section shall be required to purchase only print-on-demand temporary
   license plates.

   2. Every fleet logistics provider that has applied for temporary license
   plates shall maintain a permanent record of all temporary license plates
   applied for and any other information pertaining to the receipt of temporary
   license plates that may be required by the Department.

   3. No fleet logistics provider shall request a temporary license plate except
   on written application through the print-on-demand program.

   4. No fleet logistics provider shall permit temporary license plates to be
   used on any vehicle other than that identified in the application for
   temporary registration.

   5. It shall be unlawful for any fleet logistics provider to make a deliberate
   misrepresentation on a request for temporary license plates or to knowingly
   submit a request with false information.

   6. Each temporary license plate issued pursuant to this section shall display
   on its face the name of the party using the print-on-demand system, the date
   of issuance and expiration, and the make and identification number of the
   vehicle for which it is issued.

   7. The Commissioner may suspend the right of a fleet logistics provider to
   request temporary license plates if the Commissioner determines that the
   provisions of this chapter or the directions of the Department are not being
   complied with by such fleet logistics provider.

   8. Every fleet logistics provider to whom temporary license plates have been
   issued shall destroy such plates on the thirtieth day after request or
   immediately on receipt of the permanent license plates from the Department or
   another jurisdiction, whichever occurs first.

   9. Temporary license plates shall expire on receipt of the permanent license
   plates from the Department or another jurisdiction, or 30 days after issuance,
   whichever occurs first. No refund or credit of fees paid by a fleet logistics
   provider to the Department for temporary license plates shall be issued.

E. The Department is authorized to charge a reasonable fee for the temporary
registration applied for under this section, and any fees collected by the
Department pursuant to this section shall be transferred to a special fund in
the state treasury used to meet the expenses of the Department.

F. Any person violating any of the provisions of subsection D of this section is
guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any summons issued for any violation of this
section relating to use or misuse of temporary license plates shall be served
(i) upon the fleet logistics provider to whom the plates were issued or to the
person expressly permitting the unlawful use or (ii) upon the operator of the
motor vehicle if the plates are used contrary to the use authorized pursuant to
this section.

HISTORY: 2018, c. 355.