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Code of Virginia
Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles
3/17/2025

Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles (2024 Updates)

  • Subtitle I. General Provisions; Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Chapter 1. General Provisions
    § 46.2-105.2
    Obtaining documents from the Department when not entitled thereto; penalty
    § 46.2-118
    Prohibited acts by tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators
  • Chapter 2. Department of Motor Vehicles
    • Article 1. Powers and Duties of Department, Generally
    § 46.2-204
    Medical Advisory Board
    § 46.2-208
    Records of Department; when open for inspection; release of privileged information
    § 46.2-214.3
    Discount for multiyear registration
  • Subtitle II. Titling, Registration and Licensure
  • Chapter 3. Licensure of Drivers
    • Article 1. Unlicensed Driving Prohibited
    § 46.2-301
    Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked
    • Article 3. Persons Not to Be Licensed
    § 46.2-315
    Persons unable to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle
    § 46.2-322
    Examination of licensee believed unable to drive safely; suspension or restriction of license; license application to include questions as to abilities of applicant; false answers; examination of applicant; physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's statement
    • Article 4. Obtaining Licenses, Generally
    § 46.2-326.1
    Designation of commercial driver's license skills testing examiners
    • Article 6.1. Commercial Driver's Licenses
    § 46.2-341.4
    Definitions
    § 46.2-341.12
    Application for commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit
    § 46.2-341.20:7
    Possession of marijuana in commercial motor vehicle unlawful; civil penalty
    • Article 7. Form of Licenses; Identity Documents Issued by Department
    § 46.2-345.2
    Issuance of special identification cards without photographs; fee; confidentiality; penalties
    • Article 11. Accident Reports
    § 46.2-373
    Report by law-enforcement officer investigating accident
    § 46.2-379
    Use of crash reports made by investigating officers
    • Article 12. Suspension and Revocation of Licenses, Generally; Additional Penalties
    § 46.2-391
    Revocation of license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated; exception; petition for restoration of privilege
    • Article 13. Suspension of Licenses for Unsatisfied Judgments and After Certain Accidents
    § 46.2-427
    When suspensions to remain effective; relief from furnishing proof of financial responsibility; prohibition against registration in name of another person
    • Article 19. Driver Improvement Program
    § 46.2-490
    Establishment of driver improvement clinic program; application fees
  • Chapter 6. Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles
    • Article 2. Titling Vehicles
    § 46.2-631.1
    (Effective pursuant to Acts 2024, c. 418, cl. 2) Electronic sales by dealers; titling
    • Article 3. Registration of Vehicles
    § 46.2-646
    Expiration and renewal of registration
    § 46.2-646.1
    Deactivation and reactivation of registration; fees
    • Article 4. Temporary Registration
    § 46.2-653.1
    Conversion of manufactured home to real property
    • Article 6. Exemptions from Registration
    § 46.2-665
    Vehicles used for agricultural or horticultural purposes
    § 46.2-666
    Vehicles used for seasonal transportation of farm produce and livestock
    § 46.2-670
    Vehicles owned by farmers and used to transport certain wood products
    § 46.2-672
    Certain vehicles transporting fertilizer, cotton, or peanuts
    § 46.2-673
    Return trips of exempted farm vehicles
    • Article 8. Verification of Motor Vehicle Insurance
    § 46.2-706
    Proof of insurance required of applicants for registration of motor vehicles; verification of insurance; suspension of driver's license, registration certificates, and license plates for certain violations
    § 46.2-707
    Operation of uninsured vehicle; false evidence of insurance; penalty
    § 46.2-707.1
    Noncompliance fee payment plan
    § 46.2-708
    Suspension of driver's license and registration when uninsured motor vehicle is involved in reportable accident; hearing prior to suspension
    • Article 10. Special License Plates
    § 46.2-743
    Special license plates for active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States and certain veterans; fees
    § 46.2-749.102
    Special license plates; supporters of Virginia agriculture; fees
  • Subtitle III. Operation
  • Chapter 8. Regulation of Traffic
    • Article 1. General and Miscellaneous
    § 46.2-808.3
    Violations committed within highway work zone; penalty
    • Article 1.1. Toll Violations and Enforcement
    § 46.2-819.3:1
    Installation and use of video-monitoring system and automatic vehicle identification system in conjunction with all-electronic toll facilities; penalty
    • Article 4. Passing
    § 46.2-844
    Passing stopped school buses; prima facie evidence; penalty
    • Article 8. Speed
    § 46.2-878
    Authority to change speed limits
    § 46.2-882.1
    Use of photo speed monitoring devices in highway work zones, school crossing zones, and high-risk intersection segments; civil penalty
    • Article 11. Accidents
    § 46.2-902.1
    Officer may require certain motorists to furnish proof of insurance; penalty
    • Article 13. Motorcycles and Mopeds and All-Terrain Vehicles
    § 46.2-915.1
    All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; penalty
  • Chapter 10. Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety
    • Article 3. Lights and Turn Signals
    § 46.2-1024
    Flashing or steady-burning red or red and white warning light units
    § 46.2-1025
    Flashing amber, purple, or green warning lights
    § 46.2-1025.1
    Flashing amber warning lights on certain fox hunting vehicles
    • Article 15. Maximum Vehicle Widths and Heights
    § 46.2-1105
    Width of vehicles generally; exceptions
    • Article 18. Permits for Excessive Size and Weight
    § 46.2-1145.1
    Overweight permits for certain trucks operated by electric utilities
    • Article 19. Towing and Towed Vehicles
    § 46.2-1150
    Towing certain unlicensed or uninspected vehicles
    • Article 22. Emissions Inspections
    § 46.2-1177.1
    Inspection program coordinator; agreement for services
    § 46.2-1182
    Emissions inspection fees; exemption
  • Chapter 12. Abandoned, Immobilized, Unattended and Trespassing Vehicles; Parking
    • Article 1. Abandoned Vehicles
    § 46.2-1202
    Search for owner and secured party; notice
    • Article 2. Immobilized and Unattended Vehicles
    § 46.2-1209
    Unattended or immobile vehicles, generally
    • Article 3. Trespassing Vehicles, Parking, and Towing
    § 46.2-1231
    Ticketing, removal, or immobilization of trespassing vehicles by owner or operator of parking or other lot or building; charges
    § 46.2-1232
    Localities may regulate removal or immobilization of trespassing vehicles
    § 46.2-1233.1
    Limitation on charges for towing and storage of certain vehicles
    § 46.2-1233.3
    Improper towing; penalty
  • Chapter 12.1. Parking for Persons with Disabilities
    § 46.2-1241
    Issuance of disabled parking placards
  • Chapter 13. Powers of Local Governments
    § 46.2-1300
    Powers of local authorities generally; erection of signs and markers; maximum penalties
  • Subtitle IV. Dealers and Driver Training Schools
  • Chapter 15. Motor Vehicle Dealers
    • Article 4. Conduct of Business
    § 46.2-1528
    Examination or audit of licensee; costs
    § 46.2-1530
    Buyer's order
    • Article 7. Franchises
    § 46.2-1569
    Other coercion of dealers; transfer, grant, succession to and cancellation of dealer franchises; delivery of vehicles, parts, and accessories
    • Article 8. Denial, Suspension, and Revocation of Dealer Licenses
    § 46.2-1575
    Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses or certificates of dealer registration or qualification
    • Article 10. Independent Dealer-Operator Recertification
    § 46.2-1583
    Definitions
    § 46.2-1586
    Recertification requirements
    § 46.2-1589
    Fees
  • Chapter 16. Salvage, Nonrepairable, and Rebuilt Vehicles
    § 46.2-1608.2
    (Effective until July 1, 2025) Licensees to update records of the Department for motor vehicles that are to be demolished or dismantled
    § 46.2-1608.2
    (Effective July 1, 2025) Licensees to update records of the Department for motor vehicles that are to be demolished or dismantled
  • Chapter 17. Driver Training Schools
    • Article 1. Driver Training Schools, Generally
    § 46.2-1700
    Definitions
    § 46.2-1701
    Licenses required for school and instructor; fees
    • Article 2. Entry-Level Driver Training Providers
    § 46.2-1708
    Licenses required for school and instructors