{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1553","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-1553","heading":"Operation without license plate prohibited","body":"No manufacturer or distributor of or dealer in motor vehicles shall cause or permit any motor vehicle owned by him to be operated or moved on a public highway without there being displayed on the motor vehicle a license plate or plates issued to him, either under § 46.2-711 or under § 46.2-1548, except as otherwise authorized in §§ 46.2-733, 46.2-1554 and 46.2-1555.1988, c. 865, § 46.1-550.5:11; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 767, 816.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle IV. DEALERS AND DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS","Chapter 15. MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS","Article 5. DEALER'S LICENSE PLATES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-1553/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"d86ebe42229ce45d84bcb842d440d9c4de3ad6a319a132ff59b9f2ea98994c33","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1552.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1554"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}