CODE OF VIRGINIA

MOTORCYCLE PURCHASED BY MANUFACTURER FOR PARTS; DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR SALE
OF PARTS (§ 46.2-626.1)

For the purposes of this section, “certificate of origin,”
“line-make,” “manufacturer,” and “new
motorcycle” have the meanings ascribed to them in § 46.2-1500.A licensed
motorcycle manufacturer shall not be required to obtain a certificate of title
for a new motorcycle of a different line-make purchased by the manufacturer for
the purpose of obtaining parts used in the production of another new motorcycle
or an autocycle, provided such manufacturer obtains a salvage dealer license in
accordance with § 46.2-1601. The manufacturer shall not be required to obtain a
nonrepairable certificate for the purchased motorcycle, as required by §
46.2-1603.1, but shall stamp the words “Va. Code § 46.2-626.1:
DISASSEMBLED FOR PARTS” in a minimum font size of 14 point across the face
of the original manufacturer’s certificate of origin. The certificate of
origin shall be forwarded to the Department, which shall make a record of the
disassembly of the motorcycle. The manufacturer shall retain a photocopy of the
stamped certificate of origin for its records.Any parts remaining from the
purchased motorcycle and sold as parts by the manufacturer shall be accompanied
by documentation of how such parts were obtained. Documentation accompanying the
frame of the purchased motorcycle shall include a photocopy of the stamped
manufacturer’s certificate of origin and certification from the
manufacturer that the original certificate of origin has been forwarded to the
Department.

HISTORY: 2013, cc. 244, 367; 2014, cc. 53, 256; 2015, c. 615.