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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-616 (2026)

Acquiring vehicle from vendor who does not have certificate of title

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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.

Code 1950, § 46-7; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-5; 1978, c. 605; 1989, c. 727; 2006, c. 896.

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Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Fagg v. Progressive Gulf Ins. Co. (W.D. Va. 2020).
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Fagg v. Progressive Gulf Ins. Co. (W.D. Va. 2020). · cites it 2× “See Va. Code Ann. §§ 46.2-616 and 617 (prohibiting purchase of vehicle without a certificate of title issued to its owner).”
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