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The Department shall issue the certificate upon reasonable evidence of ownership, such as a buyer’s order or other document satisfactory to the Department.\n\nC\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this title, all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles shall comply with the titling requirements of motor vehicles pursuant to Article 2 (§ 46.2-616 et seq.).\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1363024,"text":"Every owner, except a dealer licensed under § 46.2-1508, of any all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle powered by a gasoline or diesel engine displacing more than 50 cubic centimeters and purchased as new on or after July 1, 2006, shall apply to the Department for a certificate of title in the name of the owner before the all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle is operated anywhere in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1363025,"text":"Any owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle not required to be titled under this section and not titled elsewhere may apply to the Department for a certificate of title. 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 896<\/a> 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. 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 2015, chapter 615<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":364996,"section_number":"46.2-1508","catch_line":"Licenses required; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1508\/"},{"id":365814,"section_number":"46.2-616","catch_line":"Acquiring vehicle from vendor who does not have certificate of title","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-616\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1455119,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365853,"identifier":"46.2-644.1","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2.1\/46.2-644.1","url":"\/46.2-644.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-644.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/2.1\/46.2-644.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Titling of all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-644.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every owner<\/span>, except a dealer licensed under § 46.2-1508<\/a>, of any all-terrain vehicle<\/span> or off-road motorcycle<\/span> powered by a gasoline or diesel engine displacing more than 50 cubic centimeters and purchased as new on or after July 1, 2006, shall apply to the Department<\/span> for a certificate of title in the name of the owner<\/span> before the all-terrain vehicle<\/span> or off-road motorcycle<\/span> is operated anywhere in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any owner<\/span> of an all-terrain vehicle<\/span> or off-road motorcycle<\/span> not required to be titled under this section and not titled elsewhere may apply to the Department<\/span> for a certificate of title. The Department<\/span> shall issue<\/span> the certificate upon reasonable evidence<\/span> of ownership, such as a buyer’s order<\/span> or other document satisfactory to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in this title, all-terrain vehicles<\/span> and off-road motorcycles<\/span> shall comply with the titling requirements of motor vehicles<\/span> pursuant to Article 2 (§ 46.2-616<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTITLING OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES (\u00a7 46.2-644.1)\n\nA. Every owner, except a dealer licensed under § 46.2-1508, of any\nall-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle powered by a gasoline or diesel\nengine displacing more than 50 cubic centimeters and purchased as new on or\nafter July 1, 2006, shall apply to the Department for a certificate of title in\nthe name of the owner before the all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle is\noperated anywhere in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Any owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle not required to be\ntitled under this section and not titled elsewhere may apply to the Department\nfor a certificate of title. The Department shall issue the certificate upon\nreasonable evidence of ownership, such as a buyer’s order or other\ndocument satisfactory to the Department.\n\nC. Except as otherwise provided in this title, all-terrain vehicles and off-road\nmotorcycles shall comply with the titling requirements of motor vehicles\npursuant to Article 2 (§ 46.2-616 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 896; 2015, c. 615.","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"}}