Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org36486946.2-1202.1Vehicle Removal Certificates2026Motor VehiclesOperationAbandoned, Immobilized, Unattended and Trespassing Vehicles; ParkingAbandoned Vehicles

The person in possession of an abandoned vehicle shall obtain from the Department in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner, a Vehicle Removal Certificate at no fee. If the Department finds no record for the vehicle, the vehicle may then be sold or transferred to a licensee or a scrap metal processor, as defined in § 46.2-1600. Upon such sale or transfer, the completed Vehicle Removal Certificate and receipt produced pursuant to § 46.2-1202 shall be given to the licensee or scrap metal processor.

2009, c. 664; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 374.Ronald Dean Northcraft v. Commonwealth of Virginia10672122023-09-26https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9428229/ronald-dean-northcraft-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/ . . . COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA . . . COA