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2023 SESSION
23104119DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 15.2-973 and 46.2-662 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-973. Ordinances imposing license taxes on owners of certain motor vehicles.
Any locality may adopt an ordinance imposing a license tax, in
an amount not exceeding $100 $150 annually, upon the owners
of motor vehicles that do not display current license plates and that are not
exempted from the requirements of displaying such license plates under the provisions
of Article 6 (§ 46.2-662 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2, §§ 46.2-1554 and
46.2-1555, are not in a public dump, in an "automobile graveyard" as
defined in § 33.2-804, or in the possession of a licensed junk dealer or
licensed motor vehicle dealer. Nothing in this section shall be applicable to
any vehicle being held or stored by or at the direction of any governmental
authority, to any vehicle owned by a member of the armed forces on active duty
or to any vehicle regularly stored within a structure. Nothing in this section
shall be applicable to motor vehicles that are stored on private property for
the purpose of restoration or repair or for removing parts for the repair of
another vehicle.
§ 46.2-662. Temporary exemption for new resident operating vehicle registered in another state or country.
A. A resident owner of any passenger car, pickup or panel truck, moped, autocycle, or motorcycle, other than those provided for in § 46.2-652, that has been duly registered for the current calendar year in another state or country and that at all times when operated in the Commonwealth displays the license plate or plates issued for the vehicle in the other state or country, may operate or permit the operation of the passenger car, pickup or panel truck, moped, autocycle, or motorcycle within or partly within the Commonwealth for the first 30 days of his residency in the Commonwealth without registering the passenger car, pickup or panel truck, moped, autocycle, or motorcycle or paying any fees to the Commonwealth.
B. In addition to any penalty authorized under this title, any
locality may adopt an ordinance imposing a penalty of up to
$250 $350
upon the resident owner of any motor vehicle that, following the end of the
30-day period provided in subsection A, is required to be registered in
Virginia but has not been so registered. The locality may impose the penalty
upon the resident owner annually for as long as the motor vehicle remains
unregistered in Virginia. The ordinance shall set forth a reasonable method for
assessing and collecting the penalty, whether by civil, criminal, or
administrative process, and shall identify the employees or agents of the
locality who are to execute such assessment and collection.