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The Department, when satisfied that the applicant is the lawful owner or possessor of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer may assign a new identification number and shall require that such number, together with the name of the Commonwealth or a symbol indicating the Commonwealth and the date of such assignment, be stamped, inscribed or affixed upon such portion of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as shall be designated by the Department. Whenever a new identification number has been assigned to and stamped, inscribed or affixed on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as provided in this section, the Department shall insert the number on the registration card and certificate of title or salvage\/nonrepairable certificate issued the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1358648,"text":"The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on which the engine, serial, or other identification number has become illegible or has been removed or obliterated shall immediately apply to the Department for a new identification number for such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. The Department, when satisfied that the applicant is the lawful owner or possessor of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer may assign a new identification number and shall require that such number, together with the name of the Commonwealth or a symbol indicating the Commonwealth and the date of such assignment, be stamped, inscribed or affixed upon such portion of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as shall be designated by the Department. Whenever a new identification number has been assigned to and stamped, inscribed or affixed on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as provided in this section, the Department shall insert the number on the registration card and certificate of title or salvage\/nonrepairable certificate issued the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":52062,"edition_id":2,"name":"Miscellaneous Equipment","identifier":"10","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":10,"parent_id":52052,"metadata":{"child_laws":28,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:39","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:12","permalink":{"id":1455629,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52062,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/10\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52052,"edition_id":2,"name":"Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":52051,"metadata":{"child_laws":265,"child_structures":23},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:11","permalink":{"id":1455601,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52052,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52051,"edition_id":2,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":3,"parent_id":52048,"metadata":{"child_laws":589,"child_structures":55},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:07","permalink":{"id":1455599,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52051,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52048,"edition_id":2,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":101,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1830,"child_structures":157},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:02","permalink":{"id":1452291,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52048,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":364671,"structure_id":52062,"section_number":"46.2-1072","catch_line":"Operation of vehicle without serial or identification number; 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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1996, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0591\">591<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0917\">917<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1455639,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364672,"identifier":"46.2-1073","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1073","url":"\/46.2-1073\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1073\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1073","dublin_core":{"Title":"Engine or serial number illegible, removed, or obliterated","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1073","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> on which the engine, serial, or other identification number has become illegible or has been removed or obliterated shall immediately apply to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> for a new identification number for such <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, when satisfied that the applicant is the lawful <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or possessor of the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> may assign a new identification number and shall require that such number, together with the name of the Commonwealth or a symbol indicating the Commonwealth and the date of such assignment, be stamped, inscribed or affixed upon such portion of the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> as shall be designated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. Whenever a new identification number has been assigned to and stamped, inscribed or affixed on a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> as provided in this section, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall insert the number on the registration card and certificate of title or salvage\/nonrepairable certificate issued the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENGINE OR SERIAL NUMBER ILLEGIBLE, REMOVED, OR OBLITERATED (\u00a7 46.2-1073)\n\nThe owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on which the engine,\nserial, or other identification number has become illegible or has been removed\nor obliterated shall immediately apply to the Department for a new\nidentification number for such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. The\nDepartment, when satisfied that the applicant is the lawful owner or possessor\nof the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer may assign a new identification\nnumber and shall require that such number, together with the name of the\nCommonwealth or a symbol indicating the Commonwealth and the date of such\nassignment, be stamped, inscribed or affixed upon such portion of the motor\nvehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as shall be designated by the Department.\nWhenever a new identification number has been assigned to and stamped, inscribed\nor affixed on a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as provided in this\nsection, the Department shall insert the number on the registration card and\ncertificate of title or salvage\/nonrepairable certificate issued the motor\nvehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-6; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-4; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc.\n591, 917.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}