{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-678","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-678","heading":"Forklift trucks","body":"A. No person shall be required to obtain the registration certificate, license plates, or decals for or pay a registration fee for any forklift truck provided it is:1. Operated by a person holding a valid Virginia driver's license;2. Operated along or across highways only in traveling from one plant, factory, or job site to another by the most direct route;3. Not carrying or transporting any object or person, other than the driver;4. Displaying a slow-moving vehicle emblem in conformity with § 46.2-1081;5. In compliance with requirements of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration;6. Not operated on or along any limited access highway; and7. Not operated for a distance of more than ten miles.B. For the purposes of this section, \"forklift truck\" means a self-propelled machine used for hoisting and transporting heavy objects by means of steel fingers inserted under the load.1973, c. 194, § 46.1-45.2; 1980, c. 37; 1986, c. 220; 1987, cc. 151, 342, 388; 1989, c. 727; 2016, c. 142.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle II. TITLING, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE","Chapter 6. TITLING AND REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES","Article 6. EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-678/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"b506f8ac439ac6ff7e44d1c89f644bce5be3b291cf8684d914f135766bdb4454","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-677","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-679"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}