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2001 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-651 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-651. Trip permits; regulations; fees.
A. The Department may, on application on forms provided by the Department,
issue a one-trip trip permit to any owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer which would otherwise be subject to registration plates but is not currently registered.
If the vehicle operating under the permit is a vehicle designed as a
property-carrying vehicle, it shall be unladen at the time of operation under
the permit. The permit shall be valid for three days and shall show the
registration or permit number, the date of issue, the date of expiration, the
make of vehicle, the vehicle identification number, the beginning point and the
point of destination. Any vehicle so operated shall only operate between the
beginning and destination points. The fee for the permit shall be five dollars.
B. For vehicles to be purchased in another state by a Virginia resident and
registered in Virginia, the Department shall issue to the prospective
purchaser, upon his application therefor, one-trip trip permits as
provided in subsection A of this section, except that permits issued under this
subsection shall not be valid unless and until the prospective purchaser
receives an original bill of sale pertaining to the vehicle purchased. Permits
issued under this subsection shall be valid for three days, beginning on the
date of the original bill of sale, and shall be kept with the original bill of
sale in the purchased vehicle at all times during the trip until the vehicle is
properly registered with the Department. Any vehicle so operated shall only
operate between the beginning and destination points. The Commissioner may
charge a reasonable fee, adequate to recover the Department's costs, for the issuance
of permits under this subsection, and may promulgate such regulations as he deems
necessary or convenient in carrying out the provisions of this subsection.