HB1475: Motorcycle titling; purchase of new motorcycles for parts.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1475
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That 46.2-600 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-626.1 as follows:
46.2-600. Owner to secure registration and certificate of title or certificate of ownership.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter every person who owns a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, or his authorized attorney-in-fact, shall, before it is operated on any highway in the Commonwealth, register with the Department and obtain from the Department the registration card and certificate of title for the vehicle. Individuals applying for registration shall provide the Department with the residence address of the owner of the vehicle being registered. A business applying for registration shall provide the Department with the street address of the owner or lessee of the vehicle being registered.
At the option of the applicant for registration, the address shown on the title and registration card may be either a post office box or the business or residence address of the applicant.
Unless he has previously applied for registration and a certificate of title or he is exempted under 46.2-619, 46.2-626.1, 46.2-631, and 46.2-1206, every person residing in the Commonwealth who owns a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, or his duly authorized attorney-in-fact, shall, within 30 days of the purchase or transfer, apply to the Department for a certificate of ownership.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require titling or registration in the Commonwealth of any farm tractor or special construction and forestry equipment, as defined in 46.2-100.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, provided such vehicle is registered and titled elsewhere in the United States, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require titling or registration in the Commonwealth of any vehicle located in the Commonwealth if that vehicle is registered to a non-Virginia resident active duty military service member, activated reserve or national guard member, or mobilized reserve or national guard member living in Virginia.
46.2-626.1. Motorcycle purchased by manufacturer for parts; documentation required for sale of parts.
For the purposes of this section, the terms "certificate of origin," "line-make," and "manufacturer" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in 46.2-1993.
A licensed motorcycle manufacturer shall not be required to obtain a certificate of title for a new motorcycle of a different line-make purchased by the manufacturer for the purpose of obtaining parts used in the production of another motorcycle, provided such manufacturer obtains a salvage dealer license in accordance with 46.2-1601. The manufacturer shall not be required to obtain a nonrepairable certificate for the purchased motorcycle, as required by 46.2-1603.1, but shall stamp the words "Va. Code 46.2-626.1: DISASSEMBLED FOR PARTS" in a minimum font size of 14 point across the face of the original manufacturer's certificate of origin. The certificate of origin shall be forwarded to the Department, which shall make a record of the disassembly of the motorcycle. The manufacturer shall retain a photocopy of the stamped certificate of origin for its records.
Any parts remaining from the purchased motorcycle and sold as parts by the manufacturer shall be accompanied by documentation of how such parts were obtained. Documentation accompanying the frame of the purchased motorcycle shall include a photocopy of the stamped manufacturer's certificate of origin and certification from the manufacturer that the original certificate of origin has been forwarded to the Department.