Licensing and Registration/Vehicle Registration
To register a privately owned vehicle aboard the command, you must have $25,000/$50,000/-$20,000 insurance coverage and a current safety inspection sticker if the vehicle is registered in Virginia before you may obtain a decal at the Vehicle Registration office in Bldg. #2034 Barnett Ave located in Little Hall. All individuals under 26 years of age must complete a military drivers improvement course to obtain permanent base driving privileges. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (703) 784-2800. If the vehicle is registered in a state other than Virginia, it is the individual's responsibility to comply with applicable state regulations where his/her vehicle is registered with regards to mechanical/safety inspection requirements. Emissions inspections are required in some local counties. For more information call the Vehicle Registration Office. There are two Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Offices located in the vicinity of the base. The Woodbridge office is located at 14008 Smoketown Road and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. For more information call (703) 670-8134. The Stafford office is located at 385 Garrisonville Road, Suite 105, and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. For more information call (703) 659-7867.
If the vehicle is registered in your name only, license plates from your home state or state where you were previously stationed are valid until they expire. You must then obtain license plates from Virginia or renew those from your home state. A vehicle registration in your spouse's name, as well, must have Virginia plates within 30 days after arrival if you reside off base. A car brought into Virginia with an overseas license must be licensed immediately in your home state or Virginia. If you live on base, trailers, oversize trucks and campers must be registered at the Vehicle Registration Office. For space, call (703) 784-2359, Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Area Automobile Businesses:
Operators License
You may operate a vehicle with either a valid driver's license issued by the state in which your automobile is registered or by Virginia. Family members may operate a vehicle with a valid driver's license issued by the state they are from, unless they begin working in Virginia; then they have 30 days to obtain a Virginia driver's license. Virginia Motor Vehicle Department examinations are conducted at the same locations as vehicle registration.
Motorcycles
Operators of motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and ATVs must meet requirements for registration of motor vehicles and must have a valid driver's license stipulating that the individual is qualified to operate a motorcycle (if the individual has other than a Virginia driver's license). Regardless of age or rank, all personnel must complete a motorcycle safety course prior to obtaining a permanent base decal. Operators and passengers must wear helmets and adequate protective clothing when riding a motorcycle. Regulations require motorcycles to have headlights on at all times and riders to wear reflective vests aboard base.
Area Motorcycle Businesses:
Seatbelts/Child Safety Seats
Use of seatbelts aboard Quantico is mandatory.
Virginia law requires that children under 6 years of age be restrained in a child safety seat that meets federal standards.
Virginia law requires all children age six through age 15 to be properly secured in an approved child safety seat, booster seat or safety belt no matter where the child is seated in the vehicle.
Bicycles
All personnel who ride bicycles on installation streets and roadways must wear approved helmets.
Pets
All pets must be registered with the Vehicle Registration Section within 10 days of their arrival on base, or after reaching the age of four months. Wild animals or exotic pets are prohibited. Certification of rabies vaccination is required. The registration tag issued must be worn on the animal's collar or affixed to its cage. Call (703) 784-2800.
Area Pet Care:
Weapons
All privately owned weapons of personnel living on base must be registered with the Vehicle Registration Section. Call (703) 784-2800.
Quantico Traffic
The South gate is closed to all traffic 2200-0500 daily. The distance from the front gate to the town of Quantico is 3.5 miles. Civilians who wish to visit the town of Quantico should enter through the front (north) gate located at Exit 150 A off I-95.
The Commissary and Exchange complex is just inside the back (south) gate. The total distance from the front gate to the back gate is 8 miles.
Accidents
All accidents on base must be reported to PMO regardless of damage at (703)784-2800.
License Plates and Tax Liability
Owners of vehicles who are legal residents of Virginia regardless of military status are subject to all Virginia registration, inspections, and taxation. This includes leased vehicles by military members who are not legal residents of Virginia since the owner of the vehicle is not the member.
Service members who are not legal residents of Virginia may under the Solders' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act elect to register vehicles in their state of legal residence or in the host state in which they are serving without having to pay personal property taxes to Virginia. However, the vehicle must be registered ONLY IN THE NAME OF THE EXEMPT MILITARY MEMBER OR MEMBERS. When titled jointly with a non military person, the tax immunity is lost and it is subject to Virginia property taxation.
Safety and Emission Inspections
Motor vehicles parked in Virginia overnight on a routine basis are required to satisfy the current safety inspections imposed by the state of registry. If registered in Virginia, an annual safety inspection is required and based upon their age, most vehicles must also pass an emission control test every two years.
County Decals
Vehicles routinely garaged/parked on base regardless of state of registration require a Prince William County decal. Vehicles routinely garaged/parked overnight in counties surrounding the base require a county decal. Depending on the county, active duty members may obtain the decal either for free or for a nominal administrative fee; Prince William County (792-6730), Stafford County (659-8715).