Virginia Dealer Manual - Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Virginia Dealer’s Manual
October 1, 2009
7.3.3 When to Issue a Temporary Registration Receipt
You may issue a temporary registration receipt to a customer when they purchase a
vehicle from you and transfer previously issued metal plates from a traded or junked
vehicle to his newly purchased vehicle.
7.3.4 Provisions & Restrictions Concerning Temporary Registration Receipts
a. VSA-27 “Receipt for Money Paid for Transfer of License Plates” (Commonly
called a temporary registration receipt) serves at the same time as:
1. an application; for transfer of plates (instead of the usually required VSA-14)
2. a receipt for the transfer of plate’s fee
3. a temporary registration card for the vehicle
b. You, the Dealer, are not required to maintain and issue temporary registration
receipts, although you may choose to do so as a convenience for your customers. If
you do issue temporary registration receipts, it is your responsibility to:
1. Be sure the vehicle purchaser meets all DMV requirements to be eligible to
transfer license plates from a previously owned vehicle to his newly
purchased vehicle.
2. Submit all DMV-related paperwork made necessary by the sale transaction
including title application and transfer of license application (VSA-27).
3. Collect and submit to DMV all required fees including the title and transfer of
license fees, sales and use tax, and uninsured motor vehicle fee (if applicable).
4. Temporary registration receipts are made available by DMV to your
customers who are eligible for them. You cannot charge the customer a fee
for the receipt.
5. You may issue a temporary registration receipt only on the date of the sale of
the vehicle.
6. The receipts are valid for 30 calendar days form date of issue.
7. You cannot issue a temporary registration receipt for a vehicle sold to an
individual by another dealer, or for a vehicle sold directly by one individual to
another.
8. You the dealer, must have in your possession a valid title or a valid
manufacturer’s certificate of origin for the vehicle, which you have reassigned
to the purchaser.
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