Attend your local Virginia DMV location with the following items:

• Application for Registration (Form VSA 14)
• Bill of Sale: Optional, but helpful as supporting proof of the transaction.
• Emissions Inspection: Required if the vehicle is garaged in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, or Stafford counties, or in the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, or Manassas Park.
• Insurance: You must meet Virginia’s minimum insurance coverage requirements.
• Virginia Title: The vehicle must be titled in Virginia before it can be registered.

Out-of-State Purchase

• Additional information may be required if you are a new Virginia resident.
• Additional information may be required if the vehicle is leased.

Notes

• For a used vehicle, complete the Certification of Buyer and Application of Registration sections on the Virginia title.
• Your vehicle must pass an annual safety inspection and display a valid safety inspection sticker before it can be operated in Virginia.g.

Source: Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (Register Your Vehicle)

Virginia requires boat owners to apply for a certificate of title at the same time they apply for watercraft registration through the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

• Application for Watercraft Certificate of Title and Certificate of Number
• Bill of Sale, dated and signed by the registered owner(s), if the boat was previously registered but not titled.
• Manufacturer’s or Importer’s Certificate of Origin, if the boat is new.
• Original Certificate of Documentation, Abstract of Title, or Letter of Deletion, if the vessel was documented with the U.S. Coast Guard.
• Original Certificate of Title, properly assigned, if the boat was previously titled.
• Payment for registration/title fees and watercraft sales tax.
• Sales invoice, if purchased from a dealer.

Out-of-State Purchase

• Original out-of-state title, properly assigned, if the boat was titled in another state.
• U.S. Coast Guard documentation, Abstract of Title or Letter of Deletion, and Bill of Sale, if the vessel was federally documented.

If a used watercraft has a valid current registration, the buyer may operate it for 30 days from the purchase date while carrying a dated bill of sale and the former owner’s valid registration card.

Source: Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Registering & Titling Your Watercraft)

There is no registration required for a new owner of a firearm.