Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org36581546.2-617Sale of vehicle without certificate of title202646.2-1202.246.2-120346.2-1542Motor VehiclesTitling, Registration and LicensureTitling and Registration of Motor VehiclesTitling Vehicles

Except as provided in §§ 46.2-644.03 and 58.1-3942, any person who sells, trades, exchanges, or barters a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the Commonwealth without first having secured a certificate of title for it or without legally having in his possession a certificate of title for the vehicle issued to its owner, except as otherwise provided in this title, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 46-7; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-88; 1968, c. 605; 1978, c. 605; 1988, c. 363; 1989, c. 727; 2009, c. 664; 2012, c. 623.Altegra Credit Co. v. Banks (In Re Banks)17-70926259 B.R. 8482001-03-14https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1540708/altegra-credit-co-v-banks-in-re-banks/ . . . 259 B.R. 848 (2001) . . . United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia . . . Barrett v. Vehicle Acceptance Corp. (In re Chamberlayne Auto . . . Case No. 17–30335–KLP; Adv. Pro. No. 17–04534–KLP585 B.R. 1162018-02-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8528839/barrett-v-vehicle-acceptance-corp-in-re-chamberlayne-auto-sales/ . . . Keith L. Phillips, United States Bankruptcy Judge . . . United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. VirginiaNigh v. Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc.CIV. A. 00-1634-A143 F. Supp. 2d 5352001-05-02https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2428747/nigh-v-koons-buick-pontiac-gmc-inc/ . . . 143 F.Supp.2d 535 (2001) . . . District Court, E.D. Virginia