Virginia § 46.2-616 Acquiring vehicle from vendor who does not have certificate of title

Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-616 — Acquiring vehicle from vendor who does not have certificate of title

Virginia § 46.2-616

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 46.2MOTOR VEHICLES

Subtitle IITITLING, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE

Ch. 6TITLING AND REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 2TITLING VEHICLES

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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-616 (2026).

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Except as otherwise provided in this title, no person shall purchase, trade, exchange, or barter for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the Commonwealth, knowing or having reason to believe that its seller has not secured a certificate of title, or knowing or having reason to believe that its seller does not legally have in his possession a certificate of title to the vehicle issued to its owner. Except as otherwise provided in this title, for the purposes of this article, off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles shall be deemed motor vehicles.

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Except as otherwise provided in this title, no person shall purchase, trade, exchange, or barter for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the Commonwealth, knowing or having reason to believe that its seller has not secured a certificate of title, or knowing or having reason to believe that its seller does not legally have in his possession a certificate of title to the vehicle issued to its owner. Except as otherwise provided in this title, for the purposes of this article, off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles shall be deemed motor vehicles.