If you have moved out of Virginia, sold, traded or no longer operate your vehicle, Virginia Code section 46.2-707 requires you to immediately surrender your license plates and/or vehicle registration.

You may use this online feature to permanently surrender a license plate and registration, however, before you complete this transaction, please consider:

• Be sure to wait to cancel your liability insurance on the vehicle until AFTER you have surrendered your plates.
• If you surrender a plate, you will not be able to transfer the plates to another vehicle. Once you surrender a plate, you cannot use it again.
• You cannot complete this transaction for a leased vehicle. The individual leasing the vehicle is not authorized to conduct this transaction.
• You will NOT be eligible for any partial refund of the cost of the registration fees for this vehicle.

To begin, enter the Plate Number and last 4 digits of the VIN (vehicle identification number).