                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSE PLATES FOR MILITARY SURPLUS MOTOR VEHICLES; FEE; PENALTY (§ 46.2-730.1)

A. On receipt of an application and evidence that the applicant owns or has
regular use of another passenger car, autocycle, or motorcycle, the Commissioner
shall issue a registration card and appropriately designed license plates to
owners of military surplus motor vehicles. These license plates shall be valid
so long as title to the vehicle is vested in the applicant. The fee for the
registration card and license plates for any of these vehicles shall be a
one-time fee of $100.

B. Military surplus motor vehicles registered with license plates issued under
this section shall not be used for general transportation purposes, including,
but not limited to, daily travel to and from the owner&#8217;s place of
employment, but shall only be used:

   1. For participation in off-road events, on-road club activities, exhibits,
   tours, parades, and similar events; and

   2. On the highways of the Commonwealth for the purpose of selling the vehicle,
   obtaining repairs or maintenance, transportation to and from events as
   described in subdivision 1, and occasional pleasure driving not exceeding 125
   miles from the address at which the vehicle is stored for use.
   				The registration card issued to the owner of a military surplus motor
   vehicle registered pursuant to this section shall indicate that such vehicle
   is for limited use.

C. Any owner of a military surplus motor vehicle applying for registration
pursuant to this section shall submit to the Department, in the manner
prescribed by the Department, certification that such vehicle is capable of
being safely operated on the highways of the Commonwealth.
			Pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-1000, the Department shall suspend the registration
of any vehicle registered with license plates issued under this section that the
Department or the Department of State Police determines is not properly equipped
or is otherwise unsafe to operate. Any law-enforcement officer shall take
possession of the license plates, registration card, and decals, if any, of any
vehicle registered with license plates issued under this section when he
observes any defect in such vehicle as set forth in &#xA7; 46.2-1000.

D. Any law-enforcement officer may require any person operating a military
surplus motor vehicle registered pursuant to this section to provide, upon
request, the address at which the vehicle is stored for use and the destination
of such operation. Any owner of a military surplus motor vehicle registered with
license plates pursuant to this section who is convicted of a violation of this
section is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. Upon receiving a record of
conviction of a violation of this section, the Department shall revoke and not
reinstate the owner&#8217;s privilege to register the vehicle operated in
violation of this section with license plates issued pursuant to this section
for a period of five years from the date of conviction.

E. Military surplus motor vehicles registered with the Department under any
other provision of this Code prior to January 1, 2019, may continue to be
registered under such provision. Such vehicles shall be considered to be
registered under this section for the purpose of &#xA7; 46.2-1158.01. In the
event that any such vehicle is transferred to a new owner, the vehicle must be
registered pursuant to this section.

F. No military surplus motor vehicle shall be registered as an antique vehicle
pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-730.

HISTORY: 2018, c. 555.