Personal property taxes

By: | Inside NoVA
Published: July 31, 2008

PROPERTY TAX

Cities, counties and towns assess a tax based on the value of personal property of motor vehicles and boats.

Vehicles must be registered in each jurisdiction within 30 days of moving to Virginia or purchasing a vehicle. To register, you must purchase a tax decal from your county, city or town to be displayed on the vehicle’s windshield. The towns require residents to purchase a town decal. The towns of Quantico and Haymarket issue town license plates that are attached to the bottom of state plates.

Failure to display a tax decal can result in a fine. Tax decal fees and locations to purchase them are:

• Prince William: $24 for cars and trucks, $12 for motorcycles, McCoart Administration Center

• Manassas: $25 for all vehicles, City Hall

• Manassas Park: $25 for cars and trucks, $10 for motorcycles, City Hall

• Dumfries: $24, Town Hall

• Haymarket: $15 for cars, Town Hall

• Occoquan: $22 for cars and trucks, $10 for motorcycles, Town Hall

• Quantico: $20, Town Hall, 415 Broadway St., in the rear of the Bank of America building.