Virginia: transferring a plate to another person
Yes
How To Accomplish
Signed relinquishment + VSA 14
Transfer permission is not necessarily permission to accept payment.
Confirm current requirements for your plate type with the issuing agency before proceeding.
Process, conditions, and sources
- Rule: The current owner can relinquish a personalized plate, and an eligible person can then buy it with the owner’s signed statement.
- Form: VSA 14.
- Steps:
- Write and sign a relinquishment statement naming the plate.
- The buyer submits VSA 14 with your statement and the fee.
- Source: Available with Pro or Premium
Before arranging a transfer
- Confirm whether transfer to this recipient and payment are permitted.
- Ask which forms, fees, plate classes, and vehicle-transfer conditions apply.
- Confirm how the agency protects the requested configuration during the process.
- Get the agency’s instructions before releasing your rights or paying the other person.