# Virginia — Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state

For Virginia, deadline to apply for title is within 30 days of the purchase or transfer; statute is § 46.2-600, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to apply for title:** within 30 days of the purchase or transfer _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** § 46.2-600 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> every person residing in the Commonwealth who owns a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, or his duly authorized attorney-in-fact, shall, within 30 days of the purchase or transfer, apply to the Department for a certificate of ownership.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title46.2/section46.2-600/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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