Dealer's License Plates

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Dealer's License Plates.” It is part of Chapter 15 “Motor Vehicle Dealers”, which is part of Subtitle IV “Dealers and Driver Training Schools”, which is part of Title 46.2 “Motor Vehicles”.

It’s comprised of the following 22 sections.

§ 46.2-1545.1	Watercraft trailer dealers and watercraft trailers
§ 46.2-1545.2	Exclusion of transit buses, all-terrain vehicles, and off-road motorcycles
§ 46.2-1546	Registration of dealers; fees
§ 46.2-1547	License under this chapter prerequisite to receiving dealer's license plates; insurance required; Commissioner may revoke plates
§ 46.2-1548	Transferable license plates
§ 46.2-1549	Dealer's, manufacturer's, and distributor's license plates to distinguish between various types of dealers
§ 46.2-1549.1	Dealer's promotional license plates
§ 46.2-1549.2	Special license plate combination
§ 46.2-1550	Use of dealer's and manufacturer's license plates, generally
§ 46.2-1550.1	Use of dealer's license plates and temporary transport plates on certain vehicles
§ 46.2-1550.2	Issuance and use of temporary transport plates, generally
§ 46.2-1550.3	Alternative print-on-demand program for issuance of temporary transport license plates to dealers and vehicle owners
§ 46.2-1551	Use of dealer's license plates or temporary transport plates on certain vehicles traveling from one establishment to another for purpose of having special equipment installed
§ 46.2-1552	Use of dealer's license plates on newly purchased vehicles
§ 46.2-1552.1	Use of dealer's license plates or temporary transport plates for demonstrating trucks or tractor trucks
§ 46.2-1553	Operation without license plate prohibited
§ 46.2-1554	Movement by manufacturer to place of shipment or delivery
§ 46.2-1555	Movement by dealers to salesrooms
§ 46.2-1556	Operation under foreign dealer's license
§ 46.2-1557	Use of certain foreign-registered motor vehicles in driver education programs
§ 46.2-1557.1	Removal of plates by Department of Motor Vehicles investigators; cancellation; reissuance
§ 46.2-1557.2	Penalties for violations of article; service of summons