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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 865 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1458501,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365076,"identifier":"46.2-1562","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/6\/46.2-1562","url":"\/46.2-1562\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1562\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/6\/46.2-1562","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dealer to insert his name, date of issuance and expiration, make and identification number of vehicle","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1562","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every <span class=\"dictionary\">dealer<\/span> who <span class=\"dictionary\">issues<\/span> temporary <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> shall insert clearly and indelibly on the face of each temporary <span class=\"dictionary\">license plate<\/span> the name of the issuing <span class=\"dictionary\">dealer<\/span>, the date of issuance and expiration, and the make and identification number of the <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> for which issued.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEALER TO INSERT HIS NAME, DATE OF ISSUANCE AND EXPIRATION, MAKE AND\nIDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF VEHICLE (\u00a7 46.2-1562)\n\nEvery dealer who issues temporary license plates shall insert clearly and\nindelibly on the face of each temporary license plate the name of the issuing\ndealer, the date of issuance and expiration, and the make and identification\nnumber of the vehicle for which issued.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 865, \u00a7 46.1-550.5:20; 1989, c. 727.","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"}}