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Virginia General Assembly· SB 440Acts of Assembly Chapter 499

License plates from another vehicle; use, authorized time period., the official text

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CHAPTER 499
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-720 of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of license plates from another vehicle; authorized time period.
[S 440]
Approved April 8, 2026

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-720 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-720. Use of license plates from another vehicle in certain circumstances.
The owner of a motor vehicle to which license plates have been assigned by the Department may remove the license plates from the motor vehicle and use them on another motor vehicle owned by a person operating a garage or owned by a motor vehicle dealer provided such use does not extend for more than [five] 30 days and provided the use is limited to the time during which the first motor vehicle is being repaired or while the second motor vehicle is loaned to him for demonstration, as provided by § 46.2-719.
For the purposes of this section, the term "motor vehicle" does not include a "moped" as defined in § 46.2-100.
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