Personal Property Taxes

Purchase

1. Title and register your vehicle, within 30 days of purchase, with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV.) At that time confirm your address AND garaged jurisdiction information is correct on your vehicle registration card.
2. Contact the Chesterfield County Commissioner of the Revenue to register your vehicle for personal property tax purposes.

Note: If you purchased a vehicle (car, truck, or motorcycle) before Jan 1 of the tax year you will receive a prorated bill within a month, or so, for the time period you owned the vehicle during that tax year. For subsequent tax years you will receive a bill for the full tax year in April, with payment due by June 5 of the corresponding tax year. For additional billing information please contact the Treasurer’s Office.

Disposal

1.  Contact DMV within 30 days of disposal, and provide them with the disposal date of your vehicle.
2. Contact Commissioner of the Revenue so we can note the disposal in our system. Depending on when you disposed of the vehicle we may require additional proof, such as a bill of sale, to support your disposal date. One of our associates will walk you through that process.

Note: If the tax bill was paid for the year during which your vehicle was sold you may be entitled to a prorated refund.

1. Notify DMV of change of address and move date of your vehicle.
2. Contact Commissioner of the Revenue so we can note the move date in our system. Depending on when you moved the vehicle we may require additional proof.
   
   If additional proof is necessary one of our associates will provide examples of acceptable documents.

Note: If the tax bill was paid for the year you moved the vehicle, and you moved to a Virginia prorating locality from another Virginia prorating locality, you may be entitled to a prorated refund.

1. Obtain your driver’s license; and title and register your vehicle with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). At that time, confirm your address AND garaged jurisdiction information is correct on the vehicle registration card DMV gives you.
2. Contact the Chesterfield County Commissioner of the Revenue to register your vehicle for personal property tax purposes. Vehicles are required by law to be reported to the Commissioner of the Revenue within 30 days of moving into Chesterfield, or transfer of title. In most cases, this is an automatic process between the DMV and the Commissioner; however, it is the taxpayer’s responsibility to ensure that their vehicle is registered with our office.

Note: If you purchased a vehicle (car, truck, or motorcycle) before Jan 1st of the tax year you will receive a prorated bill within a month, or so, for the time period you owned the vehicle during that tax year.

For subsequent tax years you will receive a bill for the full tax year in April, due by June 5 of the corresponding tax year. For additional billing information please contact the Treasurer’s Office.