{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1554","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-1554","heading":"Movement by manufacturer to place of shipment or delivery","body":"Any manufacturer of motor vehicles may operate or move or cause to be moved or operated on the highways for a distance of no more than twenty-five miles motor vehicles from the factory where manufactured or assembled to a railway depot, vessel, or place of shipment or delivery, without registering them and without license plates attached thereto, under a written permit first obtained from the local law-enforcement authorities having jurisdiction over the highways and on displaying in plain sight on each motor vehicle a placard bearing the name and address of the manufacturer authorizing or directing the movement.1988, c. 865, § 46.1-550.5:12; 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/46.2-1554/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"5a14c31903f4c82237cd2368a05568438b26ff589482e186de184d71e038a7d9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1553","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-1555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}