Code of Virginia - Title 46.2 Motor Vehicles - Chapter 2 Department Of Motor Vehicles

46.2-200 Department of Motor Vehicles
There shall be a Department of Motor Vehicles in the executive department, responsible to the Secretary of Transportation. The Department shall be under the supervision ...
46.2-201 Appointment of Commissioner; term; vacancies
The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, if in session when such appointment is made and if ...
46.2-202 Oath and bond; salary
The Commissioner, before entering on the discharge of his duties, shall take an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties of ...
46.2-203 Regulations; violation; forms for applications, certificates, licenses, etc
Subject to the provisions of Chapter 40 (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) of Title 2.2, the Commissioner may adopt reasonable administrative regulations necessary to carry out ...
46.2-203.1 Provision of updated addresses by persons completing forms; acknowledgment of future receipt of off...
Whenever any person completes a form for an application, certificate of title, registration card, license plate, driver's license, and any other form requisite for the ...
46.2-204 Medical Advisory Board
For the purpose of enabling the Department of Motor Vehicles to comply with its responsibilities under this title, there is hereby created a Medical Advisory ...
46.2-205 Department offices and agencies; agreements with dealers
A. The Commissioner shall maintain his office in the Commonwealth at a location which he determines to be appropriate. He may appoint agents and maintain ...
46.2-205.1 Description unavailable
Expired. ...
46.2-206 Disposition of fees
Except as otherwise provided in this title, all fees and moneys collected pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, ...
46.2-206.1 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2008, cc. 656 and 657, cl. 1, effective March 27, 2008. ...
46.2-207 Uncollected checks and electronic payments tendered for license fees or taxes; penalty
The penalty set forth in subsection C of § 2.2-614.1, or ten percent of the amount of the check or electronic payment, whichever is greater, ...
46.2-208 Records of Department; when open for inspection; release of privileged information
A. All records in the office of the Department containing the specific classes of information outlined below shall be considered privileged records: 1. Personal information, ...
46.2-208.1 Electronic transfer of information in Department records for voter registration purposes
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-208, the Commissioner shall provide for the electronic transfer of information from the Department's records to the State Board of ...
46.2-209 Release of information in Department records for motor vehicle research purposes
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-208, the Commissioner may furnish information for motor vehicle research purposes when the information is furnished in such a manner ...
46.2-209.1 Release of vehicle information by Department to prospective vehicle purchasers
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-208, the Commissioner may furnish vehicle information to a prospective purchaser of that vehicle, if the prospective purchaser completes an ...
46.2-210 List of registrations and titles
The Commissioner shall have prepared a list of registrations and titles and furnish it to the commissioner of the revenue of each county and city ...
46.2-211 Commissioner to advise local commissioners of revenue of situs of certain vehicles
Before issuing any registration or certificate of title for any tractor truck, or any three-axle truck, trailer, or semitrailer with a registered gross weight in ...
46.2-212 Notice given for records supplied
Whenever any records held by the Department are supplied to third persons, the third persons shall notify the subject of the records that the records ...
46.2-212.1 Payments by payment devices
The Commissioner may authorize the acceptance of payment devices in lieu of money for payment of any fees, fines, penalties, and taxes collected by the ...
46.2-213 Certificate of license plate number; prima facie evidence of ownership
The Commissioner, on request of any person, shall furnish a certificate, under seal of the Department, setting forth a distinguishing number or license plate of ...
46.2-214 Charges for information supplied by Department
The Commissioner may make a reasonable charge for furnishing information under this title, but no fee shall be charged to any official of the Commonwealth, ...
46.2-214.1 Additional charge for information supplied by Department.
Beginning July 1, 2002, in addition to the fee charged pursuant to § 46.2-214, the Commissioner shall charge $2 for furnishing information under this title, ...
46.2-214.2 Waiver of certain fees by Department
The Department may waive the fee for a duplicate driver's license that would have otherwise been imposed by the Department under this title if the ...
46.2-214.3 Service charge to be imposed and collected by the Department; discount for multiyear registratio...
A. In addition to any other fee imposed and collected by the Department, the Department shall impose and collect a service charge upon each person ...
46.2-215 Certification of certain records and admissibility in evidence
Whenever any record, including records maintained by electronic media, by photographic processes, or paper, in the office of the Department is admissible in evidence, a ...
46.2-216 Destruction of records
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7 (§ 42.1-76 et seq.) of Title 42.1, the Commissioner may establish standards for the disposal of any ...
46.2-216.1 Acceptance of electronic filing in lieu of written documents
Whenever this title provides that a written certificate or other document is to be filed with the Department, the Commissioner may establish procedures for and ...
46.2-216.2 Agreements to provide electronic documents in lieu of written documents
Whenever this title provides that a written certificate or other document is to be delivered to an owner, registrant, licensee, lien holder or other party ...
46.2-216.3 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 1042, cl. 12, effective May 1, 2003. ...
46.2-216.4 Department to provide self-service options to customers
The Department may provide, at its offices, self-service options that will provide customers with access to the Department's Internet transactions for persons who would prefer ...
46.2-216.5 Partnership of Department and The Library of Virginia to promote use of public library Internet acc...
The Department shall enter into a partnership with The Library of Virginia to promote the use of public library Internet access terminals to complete on-line ...
46.2-217 Enforcement of laws by Commissioner; authority of officers
The Commissioner, his several assistants, including those who are full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and police officers ...
46.2-218 Fees not allowed law-enforcement officers
No court in the Commonwealth shall, in any case in which a fine is assessed for the violation of any law of the Commonwealth or ...
46.2-219 Bonds of Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, assistants, administrators, and law-enforcement office...
The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioners, the assistant commissioners, the administrators, and law-enforcement officers appointed by the Commissioner and engaged in the enforcement of criminal laws ...
46.2-220 Special counsel for defense of law-enforcement officers
If any law-enforcement officer appointed by the Commissioner is arrested, indicted, or prosecuted on any charge arising out of any act committed in the discharge ...
46.2-221 Certain state agencies to report to Department concerning the blind and nearly blind; use of such i...
Every state agency having knowledge of the blind or visually handicapped, maintaining any register of the blind, or administering either tax deductions or exemptions for ...
46.2-221.1 Registration with Selective Service required for issuance of learner's permits, driver's licenses, ...
A. Every male applicant for a learner's permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card ...
46.2-221.2 Extension of expiration of driver's licenses issued to certain persons in service to the United Sta...
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any driver's license that is issued by the Department under Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.) of this title ...
46.2-221.3 Grace period for business credentialing for armed forces personnel returning from duty outside the ...
Owners or operators of businesses and other persons licensed or credentialed in the Commonwealth by the Department who have served outside of the United States ...
46.2-221.4 Grace period for replacement of license plates or decals and registrations for certain active duty ...
Owners or lessees of vehicles registered in the Commonwealth who have served outside of the United States in the armed services of the United States ...
46.2-222 General powers of Commissioner with respect to transportation safety
The Commissioner shall have the following general powers to carry out the purposes of this article: 1. To employ required personnel. 2. To enter into ...
46.2-223 Additional powers and duties of Commissioner
The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties related to transportation safety: 1. To evaluate safety measures currently in use by all transport operators ...
46.2-224 Board of Transportation Safety
There is hereby established within the Department of Motor Vehicles a Board of Transportation Safety, hereinafter referred to in this section as "the Board," to ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009