4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-410-130
The registered owner of a motorboat or personal watercraft, if the boat is new or was sold with a transfer of ownership, shall be issued with the certificate of number for the motorboat or personal watercraft a temporary operator's certificate that shall allow the owner to operate such boat in Virginia for 90 days.
A temporary operator's certificate shall not be renewable.
§§ 29.1-701, 29.1-735, and 29.1-735.2 of the Code of Virginia.
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2008; amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 26, eff. September 1, 2025.