{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-616","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-616","heading":"Acquiring vehicle from vendor who does not have certificate of title","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this title, no person shall purchase, trade, exchange, or barter for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the Commonwealth, knowing or having reason to believe that its seller has not secured a certificate of title, or knowing or having reason to believe that its seller does not legally have in his possession a certificate of title to the vehicle issued to its owner. Except as otherwise provided in this title, for the purposes of this article, off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles shall be deemed motor vehicles.Code 1950, § 46-7; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-5; 1978, c. 605; 1989, c. 727; 2006, c. 896.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle II. TITLING, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE","Chapter 6. TITLING AND REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES","Article 2. TITLING VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-616/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"bd5e41b3fffe038164d1a5ec79933490de695e0ee4f4075ca4f79e3da205ee8a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-615","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-617"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}