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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-631 (2026)

When transferred certificate of title need not be forwarded

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When the transferee of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is a dealer who holds it for resale and operates it only for sales purposes under a dealer's license plate, the transferee shall not be required to register it nor forward the certificate of title to the Department, as provided in § 46.2-630, but the transferee, on transferring his title or interest to another person, shall notify the Department of the transfer and shall endorse and acknowledge an assignment and warranty of title on the certificate and deliver it to the person to whom the transfer is made.

Code 1950, § 46-86; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-90; 1988, c. 363; 1989, c. 727.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1997–2008 · leading case: Allstate Ins. Co. v. Atlanta Cas. Co., 530 S.E.2d 161 (Va. 2000).
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Allstate Ins. Co. v. Atlanta Cas. Co., 530 S.E.2d 161 (Va. 2000). · cites it 2× “4 Code § 46.2-631 provides an express exception to the requirement of Code § 46.”
Tripp v. Charlie Falk's Auto Wholesale Inc., 290 F. App'x 622 (4th Cir. 2008). “See Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-631 (West 2008). 22 Finding that there were no violations of FOA, we need not reach the issue of CFAW’s alleged “intent to defraud.”
Rolander v. Luxury Auto Sales, 77 Va. Cir. 114 (King William Cir. Ct. 2008). · cites it 4× “*116 Analysis Virginia Code § 46.2-631 states that, when a dealer sells a motor vehicle, the dealer is not: required to register it nor forward the certificate of title to the Department, as provided in § 46.”
Cent. Fid. Nat'l Bank v. Woodyard Auto Sales, Inc., 57 Va. Cir. 426 (1997). · cites it 3× “Section 46.2-631, Va. Code (1950, as amended), states in pertinent part: When the transferee of a motor vehicle.”
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