Virginia Dealer Manual - Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Virginia Dealer’s Manual
October 1, 2009
with DMV and may provide all the necessary paperwork concerning his motor vehicle.
(The only exceptions to their practice are when you issue temporary license plates on an
uninsured motor vehicle.)
However many dealers, as a convenience for their customers, act as an agent for their
customer. As a dealer, you may advise and assist your customer in filling out the forms
required by DMV. You may even fill out the form for the customer, providing he or she
signs the form wherever his signature is required.
You may collect DMV fees and submit paperwork and fees to DMV on the customers’
behalf.
2.5.2 Power of Attorney (PoA)
If your customers wish you to handle all DMV transactions necessary to complete the
transfer of ownership or registration and licensing of a motor vehicle, including any
required owner signatures, you may do so, provided your customer first completes and
signs a VSA-70, “Power of Attorney to Sign for Owner When Registering and/or
Transferring Ownership of a Motor Vehicle”. This form grants the indicated dealer or
salesman the PoA to act for the customer in all transactions and in completing any
paperwork which may be required by DMV concerning the motor vehicle listed on the
PoA form.
a. The PoA does not need to be notarized.
b. The PoA must be assigned to a person, not to a company or corporation.
c. The PoA granted by this form is limited to the specific vehicle indicated on the
form.
d. This PoA form, VSA-70, shall not authorize the disclosure of odometer readings.
The customer must disclose the odometer reading on the numbered, three-part,
secure power of attorney form, “Power of Attorney to Sign For Owner When
Registering and/or Transferring Ownership of a Motor Vehicle”, (VAD-70A).
The VAD-70A shall only be used when the title is lost or in the possession of a
lienholder.
2.5.3 Receiving Processed Titles & Licenses from DMV
You may submit applications for your customer:
• in person to any DMV Select Office or CSC
• by mail to any DMV CSC,
• by mail to the DMV Titles and Registration Office in Richmond (Room #320,
P.O. Box 27412, Richmond VA 23269).
Work received by mail or from a license agent will be returned to your customer by mail.
You may bring the work in person to any CSC. Work processed by any full service CSC
will be handled in the most efficient manner possible.
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