Code of Virginia - Title 46.2 Motor Vehicles - Section 46.2-2139 Surrender of identification marker, license plate, and registration card; removal by law enforcemen...

§ 46.2-2139. Surrender of identification marker, license plate, and registration card; removal by law enforcemen...

A. It shall be unlawful for a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder whose license, permit, or certificate has been revoked, suspended, or renewal thereof denied pursuant to this chapter to fail or refuse to surrender, on demand, to the Department license plates, identification markers, and registration cards issued under this title.

B. If any law enforcement officer finds that a motor carrier vehicle bearing Virginia license plates or temporary transport plates is being operated in violation of subsection A of this section, such law enforcement officer shall remove the license plate or plates, identification marker, and registration card and shall forward such license plate, identification marker, and registration card to the Department.

C. When informed that a motor carrier vehicle is being operated in violation of this section, the driver shall drive the vehicle to a nearby location off the public highways and not remove it or allow it to be moved until the motor carrier is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter.

(2001, c. 596.)

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