{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-635","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-635","heading":"Surrender of certificates for vehicles to be demolished; securing new title certificates","body":"Every person disposing of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which is to be demolished shall make an assignment of title to the transferee as provided in § 46.2-628. The assigned certificate of title, when available, however, shall be delivered to the Department, accompanied by a form provided by the Commissioner, stating that the vehicle is to be demolished. On receipt of this form and the assigned title, the Commissioner shall forward to the transferee a receipt for them.If the person, in lieu of demolishing the vehicle, sells, transfers, or operates the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, he shall first secure a certificate of title from the Department. Before issuing the new certificate of title, the Department shall inspect, or have inspected, the reconstructed vehicle.If a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer obtained for use or resale, is subsequently demolished, the owner shall immediately surrender its certificate of title to the Department.1968, c. 156, § 46.1-98.1; 1978, c. 605; 1989, c. 727.","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/46.2-635/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"8f4a32e173792f513e587fded9e38d5b04d3917ee39b24aa77117d22c3875b16","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-634","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-636"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}