A. No person shall:
1. Operate, park, or permit the operation or parking of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by him on a highway unless (i) it is registered, (ii) a certificate of title therefor has been issued, and (iii) it has displayed on it the license plate or plates and decal or decals, if any, assigned to it by the Department for the current registration period, subject to the exemptions mentioned in Article 5 (§ 46.2-655 et seq.) and Article 6 (§ 46.2-662 et seq.). The provisions of this subdivision shall apply to the registration, licensing, and titling of mopeds on or after July 1, 2014.
2. Possess or use any registration card, license plate, or decal to which he is not entitled or knowingly permit the use of any registration card, license plate, or decal by anyone not entitled to it.
3. Willfully and intentionally violate the limitations imposed under §§ 46.2-665, 46.2-666, and 46.2-670 while operating an unregistered vehicle pursuant to the agricultural and horticultural exemptions allowed under those sections. A first violation of this subdivision shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250, and a second or subsequent violation of this subdivision shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of $250.
B. For any summons issued for a violation of this section, the court may, in its discretion, dismiss the summons, where proof of compliance with this section is provided to the court on or before the court date.
Code 1950, § 46-63; 1950, p. 251; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-64; 1960, c. 79; 1972, c. 609; 1974, c. 400; 1975, c. 124; 1979, c. 620; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c. 283; 1999, c. 212; 2002, c. 93; 2006, cc. 444, 472; 2013, c. 783; 2017, cc. 204, 670; 2018, c. 425; 2019, cc. 71, 79.
Notes of Decisions
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5 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case:
Smith v. Commonwealth, 434 S.E.2d 914 (Va. Ct. App. 1993).
Smith v. Commonwealth, 434 S.E.2d 914 (Va. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 26× “Code § 46.2-613 provides, in pertinent part: No person shall: 2.”
Dalton v. Commonwealth, 499 S.E.2d 22 (Va. Ct. App. 1998).
· cites it 20× “Therefore, we held "that Code § 46.2-613 did not define a lesser included offense in the proscription of Code § 46.”
Commonwealth v. Walsh, 62 Va. Cir. 511 (Culpeper Cir. Ct. 2003).
“2-301 of the Code of Virginia (“Count 4”), unlawfully operating a motor vehicle with improper registration in violation of § 46.2-613 (“Count 5”), failing to secure a child less than sixteen years old in a seatbelt in violation of § 46.”
Robert Randolph Williams v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 2509091 (Va. Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2011).
· cites it 9× “Concluding that the month of registration decal was not properly displayed under Code § 46.2-613, the officer stopped the vehicle, which appellant was driving.”
Gil v. Dotson, No. 1:23-cv-00747 (E.D. Va. Jan. 15, 2025).
· cites it 2× “*? This claim was not raised in state habeas and is therefore 2 The Virginia Judicial System online records indicate that Gil was convicted, in absentia, on March 28, 2018, in the Accomack General District Court for improper registration in violation of Virginia Code § 46.”
Daquan Hinton v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 928 S.E.2d 866 (Va. Ct. App. 2026).
· cites it 2× “Even if the car could have been lawfully driven, the owner—who was in Virginia Beach—was not nearby to come get the vehicle, Hinton’s Virginia driver’s license was suspended, and Hinton’s girlfriend was at the airport where Hinton had just dropped her off.”
Lawrence Wesley Roberts v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1815101 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2011).
· cites it 2× “Further, Code § 46.2-613(2) prohibits any person from [d]isplay[ing], caus[ing] or permit[ting] to be displayed, any registration card, certificate of title, or license plate or decal which he knows is fictitious or which he knows has been cancelled, revoked, suspended, or…”
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-613(1)(iii): 1 case
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-613(2): 3 cases
Dalton v. Commonwealth, 499 S.E.2d 22 (Va. Ct. App. 1998).
“Therefore, we held "that Code § 46.2-613 did not define a lesser included offense in the proscription of Code § 46.”
Smith v. Commonwealth, 434 S.E.2d 914 (Va. Ct. App. 1993).
“Code § 46.2-613 provides, in pertinent part: No person shall: 2.”
Lawrence Wesley Roberts v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1815101 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2011).
“Further, Code § 46.2-613(2) prohibits any person from [d]isplay[ing], caus[ing] or permit[ting] to be displayed, any registration card, certificate of title, or license plate or decal which he knows is fictitious or which he knows has been cancelled, revoked, suspended, or…”
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-613(4): 1 case
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-613(A): 1 case
Daquan Hinton v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 928 S.E.2d 866 (Va. Ct. App. 2026).
“Even if the car could have been lawfully driven, the owner—who was in Virginia Beach—was not nearby to come get the vehicle, Hinton’s Virginia driver’s license was suspended, and Hinton’s girlfriend was at the airport where Hinton had just dropped her off.”
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-613(A)(1)(i): 1 case
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