46.2-690 - Refund for certain for-hire vehicles. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-690. Refund for certain for-hire vehicles.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner of any motor vehiclewhich is required to be licensed under § 46.2-697 as a for-hire vehicle, mayapply for a refund of that portion of the license fee paid in excess of thefee required if it were licensed not for-hire, subject to the conditions andlimitations set forth in this section.

If the motor vehicle, while licensed as a for-hire vehicle, is usedexclusively in seasonal operation for the transportation of agricultural,horticultural, or forest products and seed and fertilizer therefor to andfrom the land of the producer, for compensation, the owner may surrender thefor-hire license plates issued at any times prior to the expiration of anaccumulated total of not more than ninety days. A refund may be obtained forseventy-five percent of that portion of the fee paid in excess of the licensefee required for private carrier license plates. The Commissioner shallrefund this surcharge on application on forms prescribed by him and submittedto the Department within thirty days of the registration expiration date ofthe license plates.

(1958, c. 541, § 46.1-154.1; 1974, c. 170; 1989, c. 727.)