CODE OF VIRGINIA

OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT SERIAL OR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; REQUIREMENTS FOR
STAMPING, CUTTING, OR EMBOSSING NUMBERS; REGULATIONS (§ 46.2-1072)

It shall be unlawful to sell or to drive on any highway in the Commonwealth any
motor vehicle which does not have stamped on or cut into its motor its motor
number or which does not bear a permanent serial or other identification number
assigned by the manufacturer or by the Commissioner, or any trailer or
semitrailer which does not bear a permanent serial or other identification
number assigned by its manufacturer or the Commissioner. The number shall be
stamped, cut, embossed, or attached in such a manner that it cannot be changed,
altered, or removed without plainly showing evidence which would be readily
detectable or which would destroy the attached plate. The number shall be die
stamped, cut, or embossed into or attached to a permanent part of the vehicle
which is easily accessible for verification. However, nonresident owners who are
permitted to operate motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers without
registration, under the registration provision relating to nonresidents
contained in §§ 46.2-655 through 46.2-661 shall not be required to comply with
this section before operating a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on the
highways in the Commonwealth.The Commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out
the provisions of this section.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-11; 1952, c. 545; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-84; 1978, c.
294; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 96.