2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-692.1 - Sample license plates; fee; use

46.2-692.1. Sample license plates; fee; use.

Upon application therefor, the Commissioner may issue samples of authorizedlicense plates currently issued by the Department. Sample license plates maydisplay, as requested by the applicant and approved by the Commissioner, acombination of up to seven numbers or letters, when feasible. Notwithstandingthe provisions of this section, every such license plate shall display theword "SAMPLE" on its face, in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner.

The fee for sample license plates not displaying numbers or letters requestedby the applicant shall be ten dollars for each license plate. The fee forsample license plates displaying numbers or letters requested by theapplicant shall be twenty dollars for each license plate. Sample licenseplates shall not be valid for registration purposes and shall not be mountedor displayed on any motor vehicle.

(1996, c. 1026; 1997, cc. 774, 816.)