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- Updated November 2, 2026
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Moving to Virginia: Your Checklist for License, Title, Registration, Car Tax and Voting
New to Virginia? You have 60 days to get a Virginia driver's license and 30 days to title and register your car. Insurance minimums, inspections, local decals and the car tax, and how to register to vote, with the deadlines from DMV and the Department of Elections.
LegalStatute of Limitations on Debt in Virginia: 5 Years Signed, 3 Years Unsigned
Virginia gives creditors five years to sue on a signed written contract and three years on an unsigned or oral one. Medical debt has its own three-year rule, and judgments last 10 years. What restarts the clock, and why the credit report clock is a separate 7-year federal rule.
MoneyVirginia Car Tax: How Local Rates, State Relief and Due Dates Work
Virginia's car tax is a local personal property tax on vehicles. Your city or county sets the rate and due date, and the state's PPTRA relief cuts the tax on the first $20,000 of a personal-use vehicle's value. Rates and dates from Fairfax County, Virginia Beach and Richmond, and how to appeal.
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