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VA Code § 46.2-678 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-678. Forklift trucks

A. No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any forklift truck provided it is:1. Operated by a person holding a valid Virginia driver's license;2. Operated along or across highways only in traveling from one plant, factory, or job site to another by the most direct route;3. Not carrying or transporting any object or person, other than the driver;4. Displaying a slow-moving vehicle emblem in conformity with § 46.2-1081;5. In compliance with requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration;6. Not operated on or along any limited access highway; and7. Not operated for a distance of more than ten miles.B. For the purposes of this section, "forklift truck" means a self-propelled machine used for hoisting and transporting heavy objects by means of steel fingers inserted under the load.1973, c. 194, § 46.1-45.2; 1980, c. 37; 1986, c. 220; 1987, cc. 151, 342, 388; 1989, c. 727; 2016, c. 142.
VA Code § 46.2-679 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-679. Snowmobiles

No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any snowmobile.1973, c. 194, § 46.1-45.2; 1980, c. 37; 1986, c. 220; 1987, cc. 151, 342, 388; 1989, c. 727; 2016, c. 142.
VA Code § 46.2-679.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-679.1. All-terrain vehicles

No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plate, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any all-terrain vehicle.2006, c. 896; 2016, c. 142.
VA Code § 46.2-679.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-679.2. Off-road motorcycles

No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plate, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any off-road motorcycle.2006, c. 896; 2016, c. 142.
VA Code § 46.2-680 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-680. Vehicles transporting oyster shells

No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any motor vehicle properly registered in Maryland and used for the purpose of hauling oyster shells for a distance of less than three miles on a public highway of this Commonwealth to navigable waters to be further transported by water to Maryland.1974, c. 359, § 46.1-45.3; 1989, c. 727; 2016, c. 142.
VA Code § 46.2-682 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-682. Tractors, rollers, and other machinery used for highway purposes

Tractors, rollers, and other machinery used for highway purposes need not be registered under this chapter.Code 1950, § 46-46; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-47; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-683 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-683. Traction engines; vehicles operating on rails

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to machines known as traction engines or to any locomotives or electric cars operating on rails.Code 1950, § 46-47; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-48; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-684 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-684. Nocturnal use of highways by exempted vehicles

It shall be unlawful for any vehicle exempted under this article from registration under this chapter to use the highways between sunset and sunrise unless it is equipped with lights as required by law.1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-684.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-684.1. Insurance coverage for exempted motor vehicles

If a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer that is exempt from motor vehicle registration requirements pursuant to this article is insured under a policy other than a policy of motor vehicle insurance as defined in § 38.2-124, such insurance policy shall not be required to comply with the provisions of Chapter 22 (§ 38.2-2200 et seq.) of Title 38.2 of the Code of Virginia that relate to the ownership, maintenance, or use of the exempt motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer.2005, c. 445.
VA Code § 46.2-685 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-685. Payment of fees into special fund

Except as otherwise provided, all fees collected by the Commissioner under §§ 46.2-651 through 46.2-653 shall be paid into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the expenses of the Department.1987, c. 696, § 46.1-44.2; 1989, c. 727; 2012, c. 443.
VA Code § 46.2-686 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-686. Portion of certain fees to be paid into special fund

Except as provided in subdivision A 13 of § 46.2-694 and § 46.2-703, an amount equal to 19.6 percent of the fees collected, after refunds, from the registration of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred from the special fund established by the provisions of § 46.2-206 to a special fund in the state treasury to be used to meet the expenses of the Department.1987, c. 696, § 46.1-157.2; 1989, c. 727; 2020, cc. 1230, 1275.
VA Code § 46.2-687 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-687. Failure to pay certain fees; penalty

Any person who operates or permits the operation over any highway in the Commonwealth of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for the transportation of passengers without first having paid to the Commissioner the fee prescribed by § 46.2-694 shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 46-161; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-152; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 418.
VA Code § 46.2-688 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-688. Refund of fees paid

Any person holding a registration card and license plate or license plates with decal who disposes of, elects not to use the vehicle for which it was issued on the highways in the Commonwealth, or transfers another valid license plate to the vehicle, may surrender, prior to the beginning of the registration period, the license plates or license plates with decals and registration card or provide other evidence of registration of the vehicle to the Commissioner with a statement that the vehicle for which the license plate or license plate with decal was issued has been disposed of, election has been made not to use the vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth, or another valid license plate has been transferred to the vehicle and request a refund of the fee paid. The Commissioner shall retain five dollars of the fee to cover the costs incurred in issuing the plates and processing the refund.The Commissioner shall refund to the applicant a proration, in six-month increments, of the total cost of the registration and license plates or license plates with decals if application for the refund is made when there are six or more months remaining in the registration period. The Commissioner shall not provide a refund when otherwise eligible if the applicant chooses not to return the license plates to the Department. No charge or deduction shall be assessed for any refund made under this subsection.Code 1950, § 46-94; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-97; 1972, c. 609; 1976, c. 339; 1977, c. 236; 1988, c. 704; 1989, c. 727; 2019, cc. 149, 193.
VA Code § 46.2-689 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-689. Refund of certain registration fees

Upon application on a form prescribed by the Commissioner, any person registering any vehicle whose fees are set under § 46.2-697 shall be refunded that portion of the registration fee for a gross weight in excess of that set forth § 46.2-1126.1984, c. 342, § 46.1-154.01; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-690 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-690. Refund for certain for-hire vehicles

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner of any motor vehicle which is required to be licensed under § 46.2-697 as a for-hire vehicle, may apply for a refund of that portion of the license fee paid in excess of the fee required if it were licensed not for-hire, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this section.If the motor vehicle, while licensed as a for-hire vehicle, is used exclusively in seasonal operation for the transportation of agricultural, horticultural, or forest products and seed and fertilizer therefor to and from the land of the producer, for compensation, the owner may surrender the for-hire license plates issued at any times prior to the expiration of an accumulated total of not more than ninety days. A refund may be obtained for seventy-five percent of that portion of the fee paid in excess of the license fee required for private carrier license plates. The Commissioner shall refund this surcharge on application on forms prescribed by him and submitted to the Department within thirty days of the registration expiration date of the license plates.1958, c. 541, § 46.1-154.1; 1974, c. 170; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-691 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-691. Credit to truck owner inducted into armed forces

The owner of any truck who secured and paid for a license therefor but was prevented from operating the truck for the full license year by induction into the armed forces of the United States and who, after his discharge from the service, resumes his trucking operations, shall be entitled to a pro rata credit on any new license purchased by him, in the proportion that the part of the year for which he had paid the license and during which part the truck was not in operation bears to the full license year.The application for a credit shall be made during the license year for which credit is sought and each application shall be accompanied by the registration card and license plate issued the owner for the year for which credit is sought and an affidavit that the owner has been or will be inducted into the armed forces.All such affidavits shall set forth that the vehicle cannot be operated due to the owner's service in the armed forces.The Commissioner, when the owner is entitled to a refund, shall issue to him a credit to be applied on the purchase of a new license, in the proportion that the part of the year for which the license fee was paid and during which the truck will not be operated bears to the full license year.Code 1950, § 46-178; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-166; 1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-692 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-692. Fee for replacement of lost, mutilated, or illegible indicia of titling and registration

The fee for the replacement of license plates, decals, registration cards, or certificates of title which are lost, mutilated or illegible shall be as follows:1. For any type of replacement or duplication of vehicle registration cards, International Registration Plan cab cards, registration cards for overload permits, or dealer registration cards, $2, except that no fee shall be charged for the replacement or duplication of a vehicle registration card or registration card for overload permit that is conducted using the Internet;2. For a certificate of title, $5;3. For license plates or license plates with decals, $10;4. For a license plate with decals issued for trailers, $5; and5. For one or two decals, $1.Code 1950, § 46-53; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-55; 1968, c. 334; 1972, c. 609; 1982, c. 671; 1986, c. 165; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 631; 1997, c. 486; 2000, c. 579; 2012, cc. 215, 222.
VA Code § 46.2-692.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-692.1. Sample license plates; fee; use

Upon application therefor, the Commissioner may issue samples of authorized license plates currently issued by the Department. Sample license plates may display, as requested by the applicant and approved by the Commissioner, a combination of up to seven numbers or letters, when feasible. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every such license plate shall display the word "SAMPLE" on its face, in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner.The fee for sample license plates not displaying numbers or letters requested by the applicant shall be ten dollars for each license plate. The fee for sample license plates displaying numbers or letters requested by the applicant shall be twenty dollars for each license plate. Sample license plates shall not be valid for registration purposes and shall not be mounted or displayed on any motor vehicle.1996, c. 1026; 1997, cc. 774, 816.
VA Code § 46.2-692.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-692.2. Fee for exchange of license plates

The fee for the exchange of license plates shall be the greater of the total of any statutory fees required for the requested license plates, as calculated under the provisions of subsection B of § 46.2-694, or $10.As used in this section, an "exchange of license plates" means a transaction that occurs within the registration period of a vehicle in which the vehicle owner voluntarily returns the license plates assigned to the vehicle and requests for the same vehicle new license plates with a different design or alphanumeric combination or both.A request for new license plates made as part of the vehicle registration renewal process shall not be considered an exchange of license plates for purposes of this section.The provisions of this section shall apply to a replacement request made under the provisions of § 46.2-607 for license plates that are not duplicates or otherwise equivalent to the lost, mutilated, or illegible plates required to be replaced under that section. Such a request shall be considered both a replacement for purposes of §§ 46.2-607 and 46.2-692 and an exchange for purposes of this section.2011, cc. 57, 70.
VA Code § 46.2-693 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-693. Use of old plates and registration number on another vehicle

Upon receipt of a proper application, an owner who sells or transfers a registered vehicle may have the license plates and registration number assigned to another vehicle titled in the name of the owner. If the vehicle requires identical registration fees, the transfer fee shall be two dollars. If the license fee required for the second vehicle requires a greater registration fee, the fee shall be two dollars plus the difference in registration fees between the two vehicles. All fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be paid by the Commissioner into the state treasury and shall be set aside as a special fund to meet the expenses of the Department.1989, c. 727.
VA Code § 46.2-694.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-694.1. (Contingent expiration date -- see note*) Fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for transportation of passengers

Unless otherwise specified in this title, the registration fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for the transportation of passengers on the highways in the Commonwealth shall be as follows:Registered Gross Weight1-Year Fee2-Year FeePermanent Fee0-1,500 lbs$18.00$36.00$70.001,501-4,000 lbs$28.50$57.00$75.004,001 lbs & above$40.00$80.00$100.00From the foregoing registration fees, the following amounts, regardless of weight category, shall be paid by the Department into the state treasury and set aside for the payment of the administrative costs of the safety inspection program provided for in Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title: (i) from each one-year registration fee, one dollar and fifty cents; (ii) from each two-year registration fee, three dollars; and (iii) from each permanent registration fee, four dollars.1997, c. 283; 2007, c. 896.
VA Code § 46.2-694.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-694.1. (Contingent effective date -- see note*) Fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for transportation of passengers

Unless otherwise specified in this title, the registration fees for trailers and semitrailers not designed and used for the transportation of passengers on the highways in the Commonwealth shall be as follows:Registered Gross Weight1-Year Fee2-Year FeePermanent Fee0-1,500 lbs$18.00$36.00$70.001,501-4,000 lbs$28.50$57.00$75.004,001 lbs & above$40.00$80.00$100.00From the foregoing registration fees, the following amounts, regardless of weight category, shall be paid by the Department into the state treasury and set aside for the payment of the administrative costs of the safety inspection program provided for in Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title: (i) from each one-year registration fee, one dollar and fifty cents; (ii) from each two-year registration fee, three dollars; and (iii) from each permanent registration fee, four dollars.1997, c. 283; 2007, c. 896.
VA Code § 46.2-695 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-695. Small rented ridesharing vehicles

The fees required by subdivisions A 8 and A 9 of § 46.2-694 to be paid for registration of motor vehicles used for rent or hire shall not be required for the operation of any motor vehicle with a normal seating capacity of not more than fifteen adults including the driver while used (i) not for profit in transporting persons in a ridesharing arrangement, as defined in § 46.2-1400, or (ii) by a lessee renting or hiring such vehicle for such purpose for a period of twelve months or longer under a written lease or agreement. For the purposes of § 46.2-694, the fee for the annual registration card and license plates for such vehicle shall be the same as for a private passenger car of the same weight.Code 1950, § 46-158; 1952, c. 415; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-150; 1964, c. 218; 1966, c. 608; 1976, c. 60; 1989, c. 727; 2002, c. 337.
VA Code § 46.2-697.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-697.2. (Contingent expiration date — see Editor's note) Additional fees for vehicles not designed or used for transportation of passengers

A. In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to § 46.2-697, there is hereby imposed an additional fee for the registration of all motor vehicles not designed and used for the transportation of passengers. The additional fee shall be determined per thousand pounds by the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles in the same manner as the fees imposed pursuant to § 46.2-697, as follows:1. For vehicles with a gross weight of 10,001 through 15,000 pounds, $6.00 per 1,000 pounds;2. For vehicles with a gross weight of 15,001 through 25,000 pounds, $7.00 per 1,000 pounds;3. For vehicles with a gross weight of 25,001 through 29,000 pounds, $9.00 per 1,000 pounds;4. For vehicles with a gross weight of 29,001 through 40,000 pounds, $10.00 per 1,000 pounds; and5. For vehicles with a gross weight of 40,001 pounds or more, an amount equal to the per 1,000 pound rate for for-rent or for-hire vehicles for such vehicle pursuant to § 46.2-697, provided that the total rate, including any base fees charged pursuant to § 46.2-697, shall not exceed $23.25 per 1,000 pounds.B. The fee imposed by this section shall not be applicable to farm motor vehicles used exclusively for farm use, as defined in § 46.2-698.C. Beginning July 1, 2019, the fee per thousand pounds of gross weight charged pursuant to § 46.2-697 for both private carriers and for-rent or for-hire carriers shall be based on the rate schedule for for-rent or for-hire carriers.2019, cc. 837, 846.
VA Code § 46.2-700 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-700. Fees for vehicles for transporting well-drilling machinery and specialized mobile equipment

A. The fee for registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on which well-drilling machinery is attached and which is permanently used solely for transporting the machinery shall be $15.B. The fee for the registration of specialized mobile equipment shall be $15. "Specialized mobile equipment" shall mean any self-propelled motor vehicle manufactured for a specific purpose, other than for the transportation of passengers or property, which is used on a job site and whose movement on any highway is incidental to the purpose for which it was designed and manufactured. The vehicle must be constructed to fall within all size and weight requirements as contained in §§ 46.2-1105, 46.2-1110, 46.2-1113 and Article 17 (§ 46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10 and must be capable of maintaining sustained highway speeds of 40 miles per hour or more. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the transportation on specialized mobile equipment of safety equipment, including but not limited to highway traffic safety cones, to be used on a job site.C. Specialized mobile equipment which cannot maintain a sustained highway speed in excess of 40 miles per hour, and trailers or semitrailers which are designed and manufactured for a specific purpose and whose movement on the highway is incidental to the purpose for which it was manufactured and which are not designed or used to transport persons or property, shall not be required to be registered under this chapter.Code 1950, § 46-164; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-156; 1964, c. 218; 1979, c. 244; 1989, c. 727; 2004, c. 478; 2011, c. 283.
VA Code § 46.2-701 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles|§ 46.2-701. Combinations of tractor trucks and semitrailers; five-year registration of certain trailer fleets

A. Each vehicle of a combination of a truck or tractor truck and a trailer or semitrailer shall be registered as a separate vehicle, and separate vehicle license plates shall be issued for each vehicle, but, for the purpose of determining the gross weight group into which any vehicle falls pursuant to § 46.2-697, the combination of vehicles of which such vehicle constitutes a part shall be considered a unit, and the aggregate gross weight of the entire combination shall determine the gross weight group. The fee for the registration card and license plates for a trailer or semitrailer constituting a part of the combination shall be as provided in § 46.2-694.1.B. In determining the fee to be paid for the registration of a truck or tractor truck constituting a part of such combination the fee shall be assessed on the total gross weight and the fee per 1,000 pounds applicable to the gross weight of the combination when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered and licensed.C. Existing five-year registrations for fleets of fifty or more trailers previously issued under this section shall remain valid through the five-year period, but shall not be renewable.Code 1950, § 46-165; 1950, p. 249; 1956, c. 477; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-157; 1964, c. 218; 1979, cc. 61, 244; 1982, c. 157; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 283.