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2003 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-600 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-600. Owner to secure registration and certificate of title or certificate of ownership.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter every person who owns a motor
vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, or his authorized attorney-in-fact, shall,
before it is operated on any highway in the Commonwealth, register with the
Department and obtain from the Department the registration card and certificate
of title for the vehicle. Persons applying for registration shall provide the
Department with either the home or business street address of the owner of the motor
vehicle being registered Individuals applying for registration shall provide
the Department with the residence address of the owner of the vehicle being registered. A
business applying for registration shall provide the Department with the street
address of the owner or lessee of the vehicle being registered.
At the option of the applicant for registration, the address shown on the title and registration card may be either a post office box or the business or residence address of the applicant.
Unless he has previously applied for registration and a certificate of title or
he is exempted under §§ 46.2-619, 46.2-631, and 46.2-1206, every person
residing in the Commonwealth who owns a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer,
or his duly authorized attorney-in-fact, shall, within thirty 30 days of the
purchase or transfer, apply to the Department for a certificate of ownership.