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2004 SESSION
043903444Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-629 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-629. Odometer reading to be reported on certificate of title, application, or power of attorney.
A. Every owner or transferor of any motor vehicle, including a dealer, shall, at the time of transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle by him, record on the certificate of title, if one is currently issued on the vehicle in the Commonwealth, and on any application for certificate of title the reading on the odometer or similar device plus any known additional distance traveled not shown by the odometer or similar device of the motor vehicle at the time of transfer. If, however, a transferor gives his power of attorney to a dealer or other person for the purpose of assigning the transferor's interest in a motor vehicle, the transferor shall conspicuously record on the power of attorney the reading on the odometer or similar device at the time of the assignment.
B. The Department shall not issue to any transferee any new certificate of title to a motor vehicle unless subsection A of this section has been complied with.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to record an incorrect odometer or similar device reading plus any known additional distance not shown by the odometer or similar device on any certificate of title or application for a title, or on any power of attorney as described in subsection A of this section.
D. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, an owner or transferor,
including a dealer, of [ any of the following types of motor vehicles need not
disclose the vehicle's odometer reading:
1. Vehicles having gross vehicle weight ratings of more than 16,000 pounds;
2. Vehicles that are not self-propelled; and
3. Vehicles that were manufactured for a model year at least 10 years earlier
than the calendar year in which the sale or transfer occurs. a motor vehicle
having a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 16,000 pounds, need not disclose
the vehicle’s odometer reading. ]
E. Violation of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.
E. F. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to
transfers under § 46.2-633.