46.2-608 - When application for registration or certificate of title rejected.

§ 46.2-608. When application for registration or certificate of titlerejected.

The Department may reject an application for the registration of a motorvehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or certificate of title when:

1. The applicant for registration is not entitled to it under the provisionsof this title or Title 43;

2. The applicant has neglected or refused to furnish the Department with theinformation required on the appropriate official form or other informationrequired by the Department;

3. The required fees have not been paid;

4. The vehicle is not equipped with equipment required by this title or thevehicle is equipped with equipment prohibited by this title;

5. The applicant, if not a resident of the Commonwealth, has not filed withthe Commissioner a power of attorney appointing him the applicant'sauthorized agent or attorney-in-fact upon whom process or notice may beserved as required in § 46.2-601; or

6. There is reason to believe that the application or accompanying documentshave been altered or contain any false statement.

(Code 1950, § 46-54; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-56; 1968, c. 605; 1986, c. 490;1989, c. 727.)