Chesterfield County Disabled Veteran Vehicle Tax Exemption

Section 9-63.1 of the County Code adopts the statewide one-vehicle exemption and adds two county rules. The vehicle has to be registered with DMV at a Chesterfield address with Chesterfield as the garage jurisdiction. And an exempt vehicle "must be sold, traded in, or declared a total loss" before the exemption can move to a different vehicle, with the new vehicle designated on an application filed by January 31 of the tax year. The state statute leaves procedure to the locality; other localities let a veteran switch the exemption among vehicles he already owns. The vehicle has to be owned by the veteran, the spouse, or both, and be used primarily by or for the veteran for personal purposes. The exemption ends at the veteran's death and does not pass to a surviving spouse. Apply on the same county form as the real estate exemption, or book a veterans vehicle exemption appointment through the Commissioner of the Revenue. The county's personal property page lists no reduced rate for the vehicle of a veteran with limb loss, blindness, or a permanent and total disability under Code of Virginia section 58.1-3506(A)(19).