CHAPTER 682

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered
46-105.2, relating to use of dealer’s license plates on newly purchased
motor vehicles.

[H 772]

Approved April 4, 1952

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a section numbered
46-105.2, as follows:

§ 46-105.2. Permissible use of dealer’s license plates on newly
purchased motor vehicles.—Any such dealer who sells and delivers to a
purchaser a motor vehicle at a time when the main offices of the Division
of Motor Vehicles, its branch offices or offices of its local agents, are not
open for business and such purchaser is therefore unable to register such
vehicle, may permit such purchaser to use, for a period not exceeding five
days, on the newly purchased vehicle, registration plates which have been
issued to such dealer, provided that at the time of such purchase, the
dealer executes in triplicate, on forms provided by the Commissioner, a
certificate bearing date of issuance, the name and address of the pur-
chaser, the engine number, serial number or identification number of such
vehicle, the registration number to be used temporarily on such vehicle,
the name of the state in which the vehicle is to be registered and such
other information as may be required by the Commissioner. The original
of such certificate and a bona fide bill of sale shall be delivered to the
purchaser and must be in the possession of the purchaser at all times
when operating such vehicle under dealer plates; one copy shall be retained
by the dealer, filed by him and shall be subject to inspection at any time
by the Division’s agents; and one copy shall be delivered to the Division
of Motor Vehicles on the first regular business day following the issuance
of such certificate if such vehicle is not to be registered in this state. If
such vehicle is to be titled and registered in this state, application for
title and registration shall be made by the purchaser on the first regular
business day following issuance of such certificate and a copy of such
certificate shall accompany such applications.

Registration plates temporarily used by such purchaser shall be
returned to the dealer by such purchaser not later than five days after
the issuance of such certificate.

Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of
not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, and not more than one hundred
($100.00) dollars.