§ 46.2-1545.1 Watercraft trailer dealers and watercraft trailers.
§ 46.2-1545.2 Exclusion of transit buses, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road motorcycles.
§ 46.2-1546 Registration of dealers; fees.
§ 46.2-1547 License under this chapter prerequisite to receiving dealer’s license plates; insurance required; Commissioner may revoke plates.
§ 46.2-1548 Transferable license plates.
§ 46.2-1549 Dealer’s, manufacturer’s, and distributor’s license plates to distinguish between various types of dealers.
§ 46.2-1549.1 Dealer’s promotional license plates.
§ 46.2-1549.2 Special license plate combination.
§ 46.2-1550 Use of dealer’s and manufacturer’s license plates, generally.
§ 46.2-1550.1 Use of dealer’s license plates and temporary transport plates on certain vehicles.
§ 46.2-1550.2 Issuance and use of temporary transport plates, generally.
§ 46.2-1550.3 Alternative print-on-demand program for issuance of temporary transport license plates to dealers and vehicle owners.
§ 46.2-1551 Use of dealer’s license plates or temporary transport plates on certain vehicles traveling from one establishment to another for purpose of having special equipment installed.
§ 46.2-1552 Use of dealer’s license plates on newly purchased vehicles.
§ 46.2-1552.1 Use of dealer’s license plates or temporary transport plates for demonstrating trucks or tractor trucks.
§ 46.2-1553 Operation without license plate prohibited.
§ 46.2-1554 Movement by manufacturer to place of shipment or delivery.
§ 46.2-1555 Movement by dealers to salesrooms.
§ 46.2-1556 Operation under foreign dealer’s license.
§ 46.2-1557 Use of certain foreign-registered motor vehicles in driver education programs.
§ 46.2-1557.1 Removal of plates by Department of Motor Vehicles investigators; cancellation; reissuance.
§ 46.2-1557.2 Penalties for violations of article; service of summons.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 46.2 > Subtitle IV > Chapter 15 > Article 5 - Dealer's License Plates.

  • Board: means the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board. See Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • Demonstrator: means a new motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 16,000 pounds that (i) has more than 750 miles accumulated on its odometer that has been driven by dealer personnel or by prospective purchasers during the course of selling, displaying, demonstrating, showing, or exhibiting it and (ii) may be sold as a new motor vehicle, provided the dealer complies with the provisions of subsection D of § Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • Distributor: means a person who is licensed by the Department under this chapter and who sells or distributes new motor vehicles or new trailers pursuant to a written agreement with the manufacturer to franchised motor vehicle dealers in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • Fund: means the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board Fund. See Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Manufacturer: means a person who is licensed by the Department under this chapter and engaged in the business of constructing or assembling new motor vehicles or new trailers and, in the case of trucks, recreational vehicles, and motor homes, also means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing engines, transmissions, power trains, or rear axles, when such engines, transmissions, power trains, or rear axles are not warranted by the final manufacturer or assembler of the truck, recreational vehicle, or motor home. See Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • motor vehicle: includes trailers, as defined in this section, and does not include (i) manufactured homes, sales of which are regulated under Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • salesperson: means (i) any person who is hired as an employee by a motor vehicle dealer to sell or exchange motor vehicles and who receives or expects to receive a commission, fee, or any other consideration from the dealer; (ii) any person who supervises salespersons employed by a motor vehicle dealer, whether compensated by salary or by commission; (iii) any person, compensated by salary or commission by a motor vehicle dealer, who negotiates with or induces a customer to enter into a security agreement on behalf of a dealer; or (iv) any person who is licensed as a motor vehicle dealer and who sells or exchanges motor vehicles. See Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Tractor truck: means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the load and weight of the vehicle attached thereto. See Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • Trailer: means every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by another motor vehicle, including semitrailers but not manufactured homes, watercraft trailers, camping trailers, or travel trailers. See Virginia Code 46.2-1500
  • Truck: means every motor vehicle designed to transport property on its own structure independent of any other vehicle and having a registered gross weight in excess of 7,500 pounds. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
  • Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100