Miscellaneous

Dinwiddie County Disabled Veteran Vehicle Tax Exemption

Dinwiddie grants the one-vehicle exemption on the same affidavit as the home, naming the vehicle by year, make, model and VIN, in a county that prorates vehicles on acquisition and disposal.

Also called: car tax, personal property, vehicle tax, Dinwiddie car tax, 100% disabled, TDIU.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Dinwiddie applies the statewide one-vehicle exemption through the Commissioner of the Revenue on the veteran affidavit: the vehicle section asks for the year, make, model and VIN and whether the vehicle is used by or for the veteran. One motor vehicle owned and used primarily by or for a veteran rated 100% service-connected, permanent and total is exempt; the vehicle must be a passenger car, pickup or panel truck registered for personal use. The 2026 personal property rate is $4.60 per $100 for the general class, with a $0.25 rate for the vehicles of fire and rescue volunteers and $3.30 for machinery and tools; the TY 2025 state table records the same 4.600. The county prorates: section 19-2.1 of the code prorates the tax on motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers and boats by the date of acquisition, disposal or move, and the Treasurer issues supplemental bills, so a veteran buying or replacing the exempt vehicle mid-year files with the Commissioner rather than waiting for the next tax year. The state's car-tax relief applies to the first $20,000 of a qualifying vehicle's value.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Dinwiddie County Disabled Veteran Vehicle Tax Exemption
GateRule
100% permanent and totalOne owned motor vehicle used mainly by or for the veteran, named on the affidavit. Dinwiddie accepts a disability compensated at the 100% rate, and prorates the tax by acquisition date. One path is a VA rating of 100% that is service-connected, permanent, and total.
Permanent and total on the 100% pathThe 100% rating has to be permanent and total. A 100% rating VA has not made permanent does not meet this path.
Individual unemployabilityThe other path is a total disability rating based on individual unemployability that VA has also rated permanent and total.
Permanent and total on the unemployability pathIndividual unemployability qualifies on this path only when VA has rated the disability permanent and total.

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