Virginia § 46.2-602.1 - Titling and registration of replica vehicles
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 46.2-602.1 — Titling and registration of replica vehicles, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2-602.1. Titling and registration of replica vehicles
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the model year of vehicles constructed or assembled by multiple manufacturers or assemblers shall be the model year of which the vehicle is a replica. No vehicle titled under this section shall be driven more than 5,000 miles per year as shown by the vehicle's odometer. No vehicle titled under this section shall be automatically eligible for antique motor vehicle license plates provided for in § 46.2-730.
Any vehicle registered under this section shall be subject to vehicle safety inspections as provided for in Article 21 (§ 46.2-1157 et seq.) of Chapter 10 and emissions inspections as provided for in Article 22 (§ 46.2-1176 et seq.) of Chapter 10. Such vehicles shall meet such safety and emission requirements as established for the model year of which the vehicle is a replica.
The Department shall assign each such vehicle a new vehicle identification number, line-make, and model year, if required.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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