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Motor Vehicles

Passed

P HB2

Special license plates; expired authorizations. Repeals authorization for issuance of special license plates that have failed to meet the deadline for receipt of the minimum number of prepaid applications. The affected plates are those for registered nurses, submarine service veterans, the American Red Cross, Fraternal Order of Police Associates, Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, Corvette motor vehicle enthusiasts, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, local government attorneys, the Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, the Marriage Encounter Movement, retired state employees, the POW/MIA logo, insurance agents, Cold War veterans, Virginia is for Lovers, historic covered bridges, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Seton House, the Interdenominational Children's Foundation of Virginia, the Washington Capitals, the National Motto -- In God We Trust, medical doctors, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, hunter safety instructors, the Police Benevolent Association, Langley Air Force Base, multiple sclerosis, Job's Daughters, the Civilian Conservation Corps, coal mining heritage, teachers, the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, military parachutists, and the Izaak Walton League.
Patron - Landes

P HB35

Speed limits. Adds Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Warren, and Wythe to the list of counties within which the maximum speed limit on dirt roads is 35 miles per hour, unless increased or decreased by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner. Presently, this provision applies only to Loudoun County.
Patron - Sherwood

P HB38

Special license plates. Authorizes or reauthorizes issuance of special license plates for supporters of adoption programs offered by the Virginia Department of Social Services and licensed Virginia nonprofit child-placing services, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Project Lifesaver, the Interdenominational Children's Foundation of Virginia, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; members and associates of court-appointed special advocate programs; members of the American Legion; commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Town of Occoquan, the 350th anniversary of the County of New Kent, the 150th anniversary of Burke's Station, and the 275th anniversary of the County of Prince William; retired law-enforcement officers; U.S. Navy chief petty officers; bicycle enthusiasts; Langley Air Force Base; professional stock car drivers; persons awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge; and general registrars. The bill incorporates HB 233, HB 254, HB 379, HB 426, HB 427, HB 597, HB 606, HB 634, HB 778, HB 808, HB 923, HB 964, HB 965, HB 1110, HB 1170, HB 1285, HB 1295, and HB 1446.
Patron - Orrock

P HB83

Vehicle registration; vehicles owned by regional jail authorities. Provides for registration of vehicles owned by regional jail authorities as "local government" vehicles. This bill incorporates HB 172, HB 917, and HB 742.
Patron - Kilgore

P HB85

Motor vehicle safety inspections. Exempts certain new motor vehicles from initial safety inspections.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB86

Copying driver's licenses, etc. Prohibits reproduction by photograph or otherwise of any driver's license, temporary driver's permit, learner's permit, or special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) with the intent to commit an illegal act. Present law prohibits copying without permission of DMV (but makes no mention of illegal acts or special identification cards).
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB87

Mobile infrared transmitters. Prohibits operation by any person of a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth when the vehicle is equipped with a mobile infrared transmitter used to preempt or change the signal given by a traffic light. The bill also makes it illegal to sell any of these devices in the Commonwealth, except for uses permitted by the bill. The bill doesn't apply to law-enforcement, fire-fighting, life-saving, or rescue vehicles or ambulances responding to an emergency call or operating in an emergency situation, nor to any vehicle providing public transportation service in a corridor approved for public transportation priority by the Virginia Department of Transportation or the governing body of any county, city, or town having control of the highways within its boundaries. The bill incorporates HB 895, HB 366, and HB155.
Patron - Lingamfelter

P HB145

Local motor vehicle taxes and fees. Allows localities to issue local vehicle licenses (windshield decals) free of charge to active auxiliary members of volunteer fire departments and active auxiliary members of volunteer rescue squads.
Patron - Orrock

P HB180

Odometer reading disclosures. Exempts owners or transferors of motor vehicles having gross vehicle weight ratings of more than 16,000 pounds from odometer reading disclosure requirements.
Patron - Oder

P HB232

Sight-seeing carriers; limousine and executive sedan carriers. Updates an outdated cross-reference to definitions in § 46.2-2000.
Patron - Hall

P HB250

Reckless driving; penalties. Provides that if a person is convicted of reckless driving while driving on a suspended or revoked operator's license (for a moving violation) and as the sole and proximate cause of his reckless driving, causes the death of another, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Patron - McQuigg

P HB253

Local, prepayable traffic offenses. Provides that the fine for speeding in certain residential districts that have signs displaying the speed limit is $200 and can be suspended only if the court orders 20 hours of community service. Under current law the fine can be up to $200 and there is no reference to community service. The bill also provides that the prepayable fine is $200 plus an amount per mile-per-hour.
Patron - McQuigg

P HB257

Driver's licenses and learner's permits; renewals; vision examinations. Provides that no driver's license or learner's permit issued to any person who is 80 years old or older will be renewed unless the applicant for renewal appears in person and either (i) passes a vision examination or (ii) presents a report of a vision examination, made within 90 days prior thereto by an ophthalmologist or optometrist, indicating that the applicant's vision meets or exceeds the standards contained in § 46.2-311. This bill incorporates HB 1197.
Patron - Jones, D.C.

P HB272

Examination of licensees; confidential sources of information. Adds pharmacists and other licensed medical professionals who are treating the driver or prescribing him medications to those sources of information about a driver's mental and physical capacity that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall keep confidential.
Patron - Morgan

P HB319

Armed forces personnel; expiration of certain licenses, etc. Provides for extensions of documents (i) issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), the DMV Commissioner (except special license plates issued to members of the National Guard), or the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board or (ii) related to the practice of any business, profession, or calling regulated under Title 54.1 of the Code, for citizens of Virginia serving outside Virginia or the United States in the armed forces of the U.S. or the U.S. diplomatic service.
Patron - Cox

P HB340

Trailer dealers. Exempts from licensure as trailer dealers persons dealing solely in utility/cargo trailers that weigh no more than 3,000 pounds. This bill contains an "emergency clause" and becomes effective on its passage.
Patron - Pollard

P HB346

Abandoned vehicles. Provides that when a manufactured home or a mobile home is found abandoned on somebody else's property, the owner or person having a security interest in the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home has 120 days (instead of 30 days) to reclaim the vehicle before the owner of the property on which the manufactured home or mobile home was found abandoned can apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles to get his own title to the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB429

Utility trailers; study. Requires that either two or more reflectors of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police or at least 100 square inches of solid reflectorized material be affixed to the rear end of every trailer that has an unloaded weight of 3,000 pounds or less. The reflectors or reflective material must be applied so as to outline the rear end of the trailer.
Patron - Reid

P HB453

Motor vehicle dealers. Repeals the provision of § 46.2-1500 that exempts persons who sell and distribute fire-fighting equipment, ambulances, and funeral vehicles from having to be licensed as motor vehicle dealers. The amendment to § 46.2-733 amends a cross-reference to a renumbered subdivision in § 46.2-1500. The bill becomes effective January 1, 2005.
Patron - McQuigg

P HB477

Motorcycle learner's permits. Allows persons to operate motorcycles under a motorcycle learner's permit if accompanied by a person providing immediate supervision from an accompanying motor vehicle (instead of motorcycle). It also allows nighttime operation and operation on limited access highways. Operation while under supervision of someone who is not licensed to operate a motorcycle is disallowed.
Patron - Nixon

P HB532

Motorcycle rider safety training centers. Provides for licensure of motorcycle rider safety training centers, instructors, etc., by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Patron - Stump

P HB552

Operation of bicycles and similar vehicles. Requires the driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle (whether a "motor vehicle" or not) proceeding in the same direction to pass at least two feet to the left of the overtaken vehicle. The bill also allows a person operating a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped to signal a right turn or pull to the right by extending the right hand and arm in a horizontal position straight from and level with the shoulder beyond the right side of the bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped, and may signal slowing down or stopping by extending the right arm downward. Additionally, the bill allows persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, or electric power-assisted bicycles on a highway to ride two abreast if they do not impede the flow of traffic. Helmets required by local ordinances for persons riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, or electric power-assisted bicycles on the highway must at least meet the Consumer Product Safety Commission standard. Persons using roller skates or skateboards or riding toys or other devices on wheels or runners on the highways (except bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles) must keep as near as safely practicable to the far right side or edge of the right traffic lane so that they will be proceeding in the same direction as other traffic. It also provides that every bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, and moped, when in use between sunset and sunrise, must be equipped with a headlight on the front that emits a white light visible in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet and a red reflector visible from a distance of at least 600 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. This bill is identical to SB 252.
Patron - Hargrove

P HB556

Amber warning lights on rural mail delivery vehicles. Allows rural mail delivery vehicles to display at least one flashing amber warning light, mounted on the roof of the vehicle, in close proximity to a sign with the words "U.S. Mail." For additional safety, a flashing amber warning light may be mounted on the rear of the vehicle to be used in conjunction with rear-mounted "U.S. Mail" signs, but use of such a rear-mounted light is not required.
Patron - Hargrove

P HB557

Driving after forfeiture of license for DUI conviction. Clarifies which penalty provisions apply for driving on a suspended or revoked license or in violation of the terms of a restricted license.
Patron - Sherwood

P HB564

Passenger cars with nitrous oxide-supplied engines. Prohibits operation on the public highways of motor vehicles whose engines are supplied with nitrous oxide. Violations constitute Class 3 misdemeanors (fine up to $500).
Patron - Albo

P HB592

Failing to pay for motor fuel; penalty. Clarifies that any person who intentionally drives away without paying for motor fuel may be prosecuted for larceny, in addition to the $100 civil penalty.
Patron - Janis

P HB593

Penalties for aggressive driving. Allows the court to suspend the driver's license of and issue a restricted license to a person convicted of aggressive driving.
Patron - Janis

P HB608

Antique trailers. Provides for the registration of antique trailers in the same manner presently provided for the registration of antique motor vehicles. The bill also explicitly authorizes towing of trailers by antique motor vehicles.
Patron - Gear

P HB658

Damaging signs. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor (jail for up to 12 months and/or a fine up to $2,500) to deface, damage, knock down, or remove any street address sign posted to assist in address identification in connection with enhanced 9-1-1 service.
Patron - Bell

P HB676

Revocation of license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated. Clarifies language regarding administrative license revocation for multiple DUI offenses to eliminate an apparent requirement that a "second offense" or "third offense" be proven for the revocation to occur. The intended effect of new wording is to accomplish revocation for multiple "first offenses," i.e., those cases where the Commonwealth was unable to or did not prove that the defendant had a prior offense.
Patron - Bell

P HB677

Parking on secondary system highways. Allows the governing bodies of Fairfax, James City, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George, Prince William, and York Counties by ordinance to restrict or prohibit parking on secondary highways within their boundaries. Current law requires approval of these actions by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
Patron - Rapp

P HB721

Parking. Allows towns in Fairfax County the same power as the County to regulate or prohibit parking of certain vehicles. This bill is identical to SB 273.
Patron - Shannon

P HB774

Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked. Provides that mandatory minimum punishment for a third or subsequent offense of driving on a suspended license applies only if such offense occurs within 10 years of the first offense. The bill also revises existent language in an attempt to clarify, without changing the intent of the law.
Patron - McDougle

P HB777

P HB847

Driver improvement clinics. Gives the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) clear statutory authority to impose penalties for wrongdoing on the part of driver improvement clinic operators and instructors. The bill describes offenses for which DMV may impose suspensions, revocations of clinic and instructor certificates, and gives DMV the ability to impose civil penalties for such offenses. Penalties may be contested using a hearing procedure. The bill also defines and gives DMV express authority to certify computer-based clinic providers.
Patron - Brink

P HB866

Youthful drivers. Allows foster parents of persons less than 18 years old to certify that they have driven for 40 hours or more, with at least 10 of those hours being at night. Presently, such certification must be made by the applicant's parent or legal guardian.
Patron - Byron

P HB887

Emissions inspections; hybrid vehicles. Exempts qualified hybrid vehicles from the motor vehicle emissions inspection program.
Patron - Plum

P HB899

Over-the-road operation of golf carts and utility vehicles. Authorizes limited over-the-road operation of golf carts and utility vehicles and reorganizes present Code provisions dealing, generally, with golf carts and their operation.
Patron - Wardrup

P HB900

Special license plates; "housekeeping." Makes several "housekeeping" amendments to various statutes relating to special license plates in order to (i) bring greater uniformity issuance of and qualifications for special license plates for persons issued various military decorations and (ii) bring other sections in Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 (Special License Plates) into technical conformity with amendments made in 2003 to § 46.2-725 (special license plates, generally).
Patron - Wardrup

P HB993

Penalties for racing. Provides that causing serious bodily injury to another while racing a motor vehicle in a manner that shows a reckless disregard for human life is a Class 6 felony. The bill also requires seizure and forfeiture of a convicted person's vehicle and surrender of the person's driver's license for one to three years.
Patron - Hugo

P HB1002

Distribution of the "four for life" fund. Revises the formula for distribution of the $4 per year that is charged and collected for registration of motor vehicles.
Patron - Orrock

P HB1120

Mopeds. Requires all moped drivers to have identification that includes their name, address, and date of birth. Violations are punishable by a fine of no more than $50.
Patron - Weatherholtz

P HB1136

Administrative license revocation. Provides that when a person is arrested or summonsed for a DUI offense, the period of administrative license revocation shall be seven days for a first alleged offense, 60 days or time of trial, whichever occurs first, for a second alleged offense and time of trial for a third or subsequent alleged offense. Under current law, the suspension period is seven days in all cases.
Patron - McDonnell

P HB1305

International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). Establishes the violations and penalties for interstate motor carriers operating in Virginia without proper registration and identification markers as required by the IFTA. The bill also provides who may be cited for violations and authorizes the seizure of vehicles when an interstate motor carrier fails to satisfy a judgment.
Patron - Parrish

P HB1312

Specialized mobile equipment. Allows transportation on specialized mobile equipment of safety equipment, including but not limited to highway traffic safety cones, to be used on a job site.
Patron - May

P HB1335

Colored warning lights. Authorizes certain Department of Military Affairs vehicles and Virginia National Guard vehicles, as designated by the Adjutant General, when used in state active duty service to perform particular law-enforcement functions, to be equipped with flashing, blinking, or alternating blue, blue and red, blue and white, or red, white, and blue combination warning lights of types approved by the Superintendent. Presently, use of these lights is limited to Department of Corrections vehicles designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections and law-enforcement vehicles.
Patron - Spruill

P HB1346

Lane restrictions for certain commercial motor vehicles on certain highways. Requires that, on Interstate Route 81, commercial motor vehicles not use the left-most lane. The bill also requires that commercial motor vehicles keep to the right-most lane when operating at a speed of 15 miles per hour or more below the posted speed limit on an interstate highway with no more than two lanes in each direction.
Patron - Saxman

P HB1383

Access to DMV records. Provides for access to records of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for authorized representatives of insurance companies or of any not-for-profit entities organized to prevent and detect insurance fraud, conduct claims investigations, or perform rating and underwriting activities. No such information shall be used for solicitation of sales, marketing, or other commercial purposes.
Patron - McDougle

P HB1423

Dealer's manual transaction fee. Increases from 10 per month to 20 per month the number of manual transactions that may be conducted by a dealer with the Department of Motor Vehicles without incurring an additional fee. The bill is effective on its passage, but expires on January 1, 2006.
Patron - Stump

P HB1425

Motor vehicle safety inspection stations. Requires each motor vehicle safety station to have garage liability insurance in the amount of at least $500,000 with an approved surplus lines carrier or an insurance company licensed to write such insurance in this Commonwealth.
Patron - Phillips

P HB1445

School crossing guards. Requires school crossing guards to whom hand-held stop signs are supplied by their local school dividions to use them to control traffic at school crossings.
Patron - Howell, A.T.

P SB21

Special license plates; Senate omnibus. Authorizes or reauthorizes special license plates for the 200th anniversary of the Town of Occoquan, the POW/MIA logo, supporters of Virginia agriculture, the 275th anniversary of the County of Prince William, supporters of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, organ donor programs, barbershop quartet singing enthusiasts, supporters of the Washington D.C. United soccer team, supporters of the Canine Health Foundation, and supporters of children with special needs. The bill incorporates SB 52, SB 53, SB 360, SB 340, SB 258, SB 41, SB 42, SB 16, and SB 445.
Patron - Puller

P SB101

Pedestrians. Allows the governing body of towns in Loudoun County to provide by ordinance for the installation and maintenance of highway signs at marked crosswalks specifically requiring operators of motor vehicles, at the locations where such signs are installed, to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing or attempting to cross the highway. The bill incorporates SB 451.
Patron - Devolites

P SB107

Release of personal data by the Department of Motor Vehicles to toll facility operators and toll technology entities. Allows the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to enter into agreements with private toll facility operators or toll collection technology entities to enable them to obtain from the Department personal information in order to conduct motor vehicle research relating to methods of electronic toll collection.
Patron - Williams

P SB112

Franchised motorcycle dealers. Requires manufacturers and distributors, in the event of an involuntary discontinuation, cancellation, or nonrenewal of a franchise agreement, to repurchase certain vehicles, parts, and equipment from the dealer.
Patron - Williams

P SB127

Registration of farm vehicles; fees. Establishes for the purpose of registration of "farm vehicles," what is and what is not a "farm."
Patron - Watkins

P SB148

Release of "Smart Tag" information. Provides that, with three exceptions, data generated by automated electronic toll-collection systems (such as "Smart Tag") on use of toll facilities by individually identifiable vehicles can only be disclosed when so required by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The bill also provides for injunctive relief and payment of attorneys' fees for persons aggrieved by violations.
Patron - Cuccinelli

P SB252

P SB259

License plates for certain reconstructed vehicles. Authorizes use of one rear-mounted license plate on specially constructed vehicles built, reconstructed, restored, preserved, and maintained for historic or hobby interest.
Patron - Hawkins

P SB273

Parking. Allows towns in Fairfax County the same power as the County to regulate or prohibit parking of certain vehicles. This bill is identical to HB 721.
Patron - Devolites

P SB288

Driver training schools. Provides the Department of Motor Vehicles with appropriate statutory authority to regulate driver training schools and amend its driver training school regulations.
Patron - O'Brien

P SB345

Commercial driver's licenses; hazmat endorsement. Authorizes imposition of additional fees for issuance of any hazmat endorsement, in order to off-set costs incurred as the result of provisions of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
Patron - Williams

P SB350

P SB362

Disabled parking; license plates. Provides for the issuance of disabled parking license plates to the parents and legal guardians of persons with physical disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk.
Patron - Colgan

P SB387

Motor vehicles dealers. Provides that mobile cranes that exceed the size or weight limitations as set forth in §§ 46.2-1105, 46.2-1110, 46.2-1113, or Article 17 (§ 46.2-1122 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles) of the Code are not "motor vehicles" for the purpose of sale by persons not licensed as motor vehicle dealers.
Patron - Williams

P SB402

Driver's licenses. Provides that no driver's license or learner's permit may be issued to any person who is 80 years old or older unless the applicant for renewal appears in person and either (i) passes a vision examination or (ii) presents a report of a vision examination, made within 90 days prior thereto by an ophthalmologist or optometrist, indicating that the applicant's vision meets or exceeds the standards contained in § 46.2-311. This bill is identical to HB 257.
Patron - O'Brien

P SB408

Speed limits. Provides that the maximum speed limit will be 65 miles per hour on (i) interstate highways, (ii) multi-lane, divided, limited access highways, and (iii) high-occupancy vehicle lanes that are physically separated from regular travel lanes and 60 miles per hour on U.S. Route 360 where it is a nonlimited access, multilane, divided highway.
Patron - Ruff

P SB419

Motor vehicles; failure to pay parking citations. Repeals the July 1, 2005, "sunset" on the 2003 act that extended the power of the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to refuse to renew motor vehicle registrations when an owner of a vehicle owes delinquent parking citations to the locality where it is registered. This act does not apply to rental vehicles.
Patron - Wagner

P SB421

Traffic lights. Makes noncompliance with traffic light signals a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $350.
Patron - Wagner

P SB444

Special license plates; supporters of the Virginia Sheriffs' Institute; fees. Authorizes issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of the Virginia Sheriffs' Institute. The annual fee for these plates will be $25 in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, $15 will be paid annually to the Virginia Sheriffs' Institute and used exclusively to memorialize and honor Virginia law-enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Patron - Rerras

P SB471

Regulation of parking in certain localities. Expands the range of vehicles that the counties of Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William (described by form of government) may include in their local ordinances that regulate the parking of certain vehicles on public highways in residence districts.
Patron - Ticer

P SB499

Reckless driving; license suspension. Deletes an incorrect Code reference that has existed since the 1974 General Assembly passed the Virginia Driver Improvement Act establishing the uniform demerit point system. The 1974 bill deleted a provision requiring an automatic license revocation for two reckless driving convictions in 12 months; however, a reference to this provision in another section of the Code was not removed.
Patron - Mims

P SB511

Passenger carriers; definition of "minibus." Increases the number of passengers that can be transported by a "minibus" from 16 to 31.
Patron - Mims

Failed

F HB5

Possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; penalty. Provides that no person shall possess an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle upon a public highway of the Commonwealth in other than the manufacturer's unopened, original container. The bill punishes violation with a civil penalty of $25.
Patron - Purkey

F HB19

Photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals. Expands photo-monitoring systems for traffic signal enforcement to all of Virginia instead of specified localities.
Patron - McQuigg

F HB55

Posting of penalties for violations involving transportation of municipal solid waste. Requires all landfills accepting commercial vehicles carrying municipal solid waste to post the penalties for violating the section of the Code that requires that loads not escape from vehicles and that some loads be covered.
Patron - Morgan

F HB61

Over-the-road operation of farm tractors by certain jail prisoners. Allows jail prisoners whose licenses, permits, or privileges to operate motor vehicles have been suspended or revoked, under limited circumstances, to engage in over-the-road operation of farm tractors.
Patron - Louderback

F HB92

Vans. Requires that persons who operate nine-15-passenger vans to transport passengers for or on behalf of any church; school; day care center, program or facility; or any other public or quasi-public entity have a special driver's license endorsement in order to do so. The bill also requires that these vans undergo a safety inspection at least once every six months, instead of once every 12 months. This bill is incorporated into HB 290.
Patron - Shuler

F HB121

Driver's licenses; commercial driver's licenses; learner's permits. Requires that the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) send all licenses and learner's permits (whether originals or renewals) by mail to the licensee's or permittee's address as show in DMV's records, except for initial driver's licenses issued to youthful licensees by juvenile and domestic relations district court judges under § 46.2-336.
Patron - Albo

F HB122

Driver's license fees; safe-driving brochure. Imposes an additional fee of $0.05 on the initial issuance of every driver's license. This money is to be used to produce a safe-driving brochure that will be given to persons 18 years old or younger when they are issued a driver's license or learner's permit.
Patron - Albo

F HB155

Mobile infrared transmitters. Prohibits operation of motor vehicles equipped with mobile infrared transmitters that are used by emergency vehicles to change traffic light signals so as to afford those emergency vehicles the right of way. The bill does not apply to emergency vehicles responding to emergency calls. The provisions of this bill closely parallel the law (§ 46.2-1079) prohibiting use of radar detectors. This bill is incorporated into HB 87.
Patron - Van Yahres

F HB172

F HB233

Special license plates; general registrars. Relocates authorization of issuance of special license plates for general registrars from § 46.2-746.9 to § 46.2-737. The effect of this change is to exempt these plates from the requirement for submission of at least 350 prepaid applications prior to issuance.
Patron - Cox

F HB251

Motor vehicle storage charges. Provides that charges for storage and safekeeping of a motor vehicle for 24 hours or less shall not exceed charges imposed for one day.
Patron - McQuigg

F HB254

Special license plates; 200th anniversary of the Town of Occoquan. Authorizes issuance of special license plates commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Town of Occoquan. The provisions of this bill are also contained in SB 21 (Puller).
Patron - McQuigg

F HB255

Use of certain wireless communication devices by drivers while vehicle is in motion. Provides that the driver of a motor vehicle is prohibited from using any hand-held wireless communication device while his vehicle is in motion, unless the device is equipped for hands-free operation and the driver is so operating the hands-free equipment.
Patron - Jones, D.C.

F HB258

Traffic lights. Provides that drivers of vehicles approaching an intersection controlled by traffic lights that are dark because of power failures or similar causes shall proceed as though the intersection were controlled by all-way stop signs. The provisions of this section do not apply to intersections controlled by traffic lights displaying flashing red or flashing amber signals. This bill is incorporated into HB 777.
Patron - Jones, D.C.

F HB290

Vans. Requires that persons who operate nine-15-passenger vans to transport students to, from, or on behalf of any public, private, or parochial school have a special driver's license endorsement in order to do so.
Patron - Griffith

F HB325

Enforcement of collection of local fees and taxes by DMV. Provides that the Department of Motor Vehicles will not charge a fee when the person owing a local tax or fee is an individual who has declared bankruptcy.
Patron - Griffith

F HB330

Trailer dealers; vehicle inspections. Authorizes trailer dealers to be designated by the Superintendent of State Police to perform safety inspections on vehicles they offer for sale.
Patron - Griffith

F HB366

F HB374

Motorcycles; helmets. Allows certain persons who are more than 21 years old, subject to payment to DMV of a fee of $1 per year, to ride motorcycles helmet-free. The bill also provides that violations of the "helmet law" (i) are punishable by a civil penalty of $25, to be paid into the Motorcycle Ride Safety Training Fund; (ii) are not to be assessed demerit points or court costs; (iii) do not constitute negligence and cannot be commented on by counsel in any action for the recovery of damages; (iv) may be charged on the uniform traffic summons form; and (v) are "secondary offenses."
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB379

Special license plates; members of the American Legion. Reauthorizes issuance of special license plates for members of the American Legion by repealing authorization in § 46.2-746.4 and granting new authorization in § 46.2-746.4:01. These plates were authorized by the 1995 Session of the General Assembly, but fewer than 100 sets of these plates are still in use. This reauthorization will enable the Department of Motor Vehicles to accept new applications for these plates.
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB383

Commonwealth Vehicle Board. Establishes an 11-member Board to advise the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the DMV Commissioner on its programs and operations. The Board is given the power of general control and oversight over the Department's operations, and the Board's approval is required for any expenditure in excess of $200,000 or any major changes in departmental policies or procedures that impact customer service and departmental efficiency.
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB416

Safety inspections; vehicle registration. Makes passage of a safety inspection a precondition to registration (or registration renewal) for vehicles required to be inspected. This eliminates the need for issuance of safety inspection approval and rejection stickers.
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB426

Special license plates; bicycle enthusiasts. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to bicycle enthusiasts. These plates would bear the legend: SHARE THE ROAD. This bill is incorporated into HB 964.
Patron - Watts

F HB427

Special license plates; members and associates of court-appointed special advocacy programs. Amends present law authorizing issuance of special license plates to members and associates of the Virginia Court Appointed Special Advocate Association to authorize issuance of special license plates to members and associates of court-appointed special advocate programs, instead.
Patron - Watts

F HB432

Parking in Fairfax and Arlington Counties. Grants Fairfax and Arlington Counties power to regulate or prohibit, or both, parking of commercial vehicles. The bill grants specific exception, however, for taxicabs.
Patron - Brink

F HB476

Driver's licenses; youthful drivers; motorcycle operation only. Provides that applicants less than 19 years old who apply for licenses valid solely for the operation of motorcycles may be issued such licenses even if they have not completed the behind-the-wheel portion of driver education courses, provided they present evidence of having successfully completed the Basic Ride Course offered through Virginia's Motorcycle Ride Safety Training Program.
Patron - Nixon

F HB506

Vehicle sound systems; penalty. Prohibits use of vehicle sound amplification systems that can be heard 50 feet or more from the vehicle. Violations are Class 3 misdemeanors (fine up to $500).
Patron - Keister

F HB523

Department of Motor Vehicles; trailer dealers; definitions. Clarifies that the term "trailer" does not include a "modular building," which is defined as single and multifamily houses, apartment units, commercial buildings, and permanent additions thereof, comprised of one or more sections that are intended to become real property, primarily constructed at a location other than the permanent site, built to comply with the Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Law (§ 36-70 et seq.).
Patron - Hogan

F HB539

Pedestrians. Requires motorists to stop for pedestrians crossing highways under certain circumstances.
Patron - May

F HB540

Safety belt system. Removes the provision that a citation for a violation of the seat belt law may not be issued unless the officer has another reason to stop the vehicle or arrest the driver; however, the officer is prohibited from searching or inspecting a vehicle, its contents, the driver or a passenger solely because of a violation of the seat belt law.
Patron - May

F HB591

Administrative license suspension for DUI. Provides that, if at the time of an alleged DUI offense, the person is awaiting trial on a prior DUI charge or is driving on a suspended license or a restricted license, suspended or restricted because of a prior DUI conviction, the administrative license suspension -- currently, under the law, seven days -- shall remain in effect until the person is tried on the current alleged offense. This bill is incorporated into HB 1136.
Patron - Janis

F HB597

Special license plates bearing the names, numbers, and color schemes used by professional stock car drivers; fees. Authorizes the issuance of one or more series of special license plates bearing the name of a specific professional stock car driver and the race car number and color scheme used by that driver. Each driver-specific series developed and issued under this section shall be subject to the requirements of this section. In the event that a race car number, color scheme, or both, change for a driver with a currently issued series, a new series for that driver may be issued subject to the requirements of this section. The annual fee for these plates will be $25 in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this bill, $15 will be paid annually in equal amounts to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority and the Virginia Department of Business Assistance and used to support their programs related to the Virginia Motor Sports Initiative. This bill incorporates HB 808.
Patron - Dudley

F HB606

Special license plates. Reauthorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the legend: LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE.
Patron - Gear

F HB610

Antique motor vehicle license plates. Allows owners of vehicles for which antique motor vehicle license plates have been issued to transfer those license plates to other vehicles.
Patron - Gear

F HB634

Special license plates; supporters of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; fees. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" special license plates to supporters of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to support its programs and activities in Virginia.
Patron - O'Bannon

F HB649

Improper driving; penalty. Provides that a person may be charged with the offense of improper driving when his conduct is of the kind that constitutes reckless driving but when his degree of culpability is slight. Currently it is only a lesser included offense of reckless driving.
Patron - Bell

F HB706

Mopeds. Provides that mopeds will be considered motorcycles when operated on any highway.
Patron - Ingram

F HB709

Motor vehicle dealers; temporary certificates of ownership. Provides that, in transactions where the dealer is not able to provide a certificate of title to the purchaser of a vehicle within 30 days and the purchaser has requested in writing to pay his own fees directly to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), the dealer will not be required to pay any additional fees to DMV for issuance of a second or subsequent temporary certificate of ownership.
Patron - Nutter

F HB742

F HB763

F HB773

Failing to pay for motor fuel; penalty. Provides that any person who drives away without paying for motor fuel is guilty of larceny. Currently, there is a $100 civil penalty for such a violation. The bill also provides that the driver's license of such person shall be suspended for at least 60 days, as opposed to the current discretionary 30 days. This bill is incorporated into HB 592.
Patron - McDougle

F HB778

Special license plates; 350th anniversary of the County of New Kent. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates commemorating the 350th anniversary of the County of New Kent.
Patron - McDougle

F HB779

Administrative suspension of license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle. Provides that in the case of a person who is driving under a restricted license issued pursuant to § 18.2-271 or a person who has been previously charged with a violation of §§ 18.2-36.1, 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, or § 18.2-266.1, or any substantially similar local ordinance but whose case has not yet gone to trial, such person's license shall be administratively suspended immediately and shall remain suspended until the case that is the subject of the current charge is heard. This bill is incorporated into HB 1136.
Patron - McDougle

F HB780

Designation of private streets as "highways." Allows local governing bodies to designate as "highways" the otherwise private streets of residential subdivisions that serve as access to an adjacent residential development.
Patron - McDougle

F HB808

Special license plates; NASCAR supporters. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The DMV Commissioner, on the basis of agreements for the purchase of distinctive NASCAR driver and general motor sports theme license plates, would purchase these license plates from a supplier or other entity as may be necessary. The design of these license plates would be as mutually agreed to by the Commissioner and supplier of the license plates. The annual fee for these license plates would be $25 in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each set of these license plates issued by DMV, an amount to be established by an agreement between the Commissioner and the supplier of the license plates would be paid by the Commissioner to the supplier of the license plates. This bill is incorporated into HB 597.
Patron - Ware, O.

F HB895

F HB903

Salvage, rebuilt, and repaired vehicles; branded titles. Requires that titles to salvage/rebuilt vehicles be branded "salvage/rebuilt vehicle," and titles to repaired vehicles be branded "repaired vehicle."
Patron - Wardrup

F HB917

F HB923

Special license plates; Boy Scouts of America. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the Boy Scouts of America.
Patron - Phillips

F HB964

Special license plates for bicycle enthusiasts. Authorizes the issuance of special license plate to bicycle enthusiasts. This bill incorporates HB 426.
Patron - Barlow

F HB965

Special license plates; U.S. Navy chief petty officers. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to persons who are or have been chief petty officers in the U.S. Navy.
Patron - Barlow

F HB1003

Distribution of the "four for life" fund. Revises the formula for distribution of the $4 per year that is charged and collected for registration of motor vehicles by shifting the funds as follows: a reduction of the amount distributed to the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads from two and one-half percent to one and one-half percent; an increase of the amount distributed to the State Department of Health to support various programs, training, and other activities from 13 and one-half percent to 30 percent; an increase in the amount distributed to the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund from 31 and three quarters percent to 32 percent; a reduction of the amount available to the State Department of Health for use in emergency medical services from 27 and one-quarter percent to 10 percent; and an increase of the amount returned by the Comptroller to localities from 25 percent to 26 and one-half percent. The State Department of Health's support activities are expanded to include emergency medical services system development initiatives, and priorities based on needs identified by the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; local, regional, and statewide performance contracts for emergency medical services to meet certain objectives set out in statutory law; technology and radio communication enhancements; and improved emergency preparedness and response.
Patron - Orrock

F HB1074

Failure to obey traffic signs. Amends the general statute of failure to obey traffic signs (§ 46.2-830) to include the operative provisions of the following section (§ 46.2-830.1), providing for nonassignment of driver demerit points if the violation involved a driver's stopping to sleep or rest on the nontraveled portion of a highway.
Patron - Armstrong

F HB1110

Special license plates; retired law-enforcement officers. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for retired sworn law-enforcement officers.
Patron - Moran

F HB1170

Special license plates; 275th anniversary of the County of Prince William. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates commemorating the 275th anniversary of the County of Prince William.
Patron - Frederick

F HB1197

Driver's licenses; vision tests. Requires applicants for driver's licenses or renewal of their driver's licenses to pass a vision test if they are 80 years old or older. The bill also requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to study the effects of aging on driving ability, for the purpose of developing a comprehensive approach to licensing drivers. This bill is incorporated into HB 257.
Patron - Scott, J.M.

F HB1220

Impoundment of motor vehicle for driving while license suspended. Provides that a motor vehicle may be seized and impounded for any offense of driving with a suspended license. Currently, only specified offenses qualify for impoundment. The impoundment would continue for the duration of the driver's license suspension period. Currently, the impoundment is limited to 30 days. This bill is incorporated into HB 1130.
Patron - Spruill

F HB1221

Penalties for second DUI conviction. Provides that a person's operator's license shall be suspended for no less than five and as many as 10 years, and that his motor vehicle may be seized and impounded, for a second or subsequent DUI conviction. The vehicle would remain impounded for the duration of the driver's license suspension period unless retrieved by an owner. This bill is incorporated into HB 1136.
Patron - Spruill

F HB1259

Driving with special license plates after conviction of DUI. Requires persons convicted of drunk driving who have registered motor vehicles in Virginia to use red license plates with white letters and numbers. This bill is incorporated into HB 990.
Patron - Bland

F HB1275

Special license plates; members of the Virginia General Assembly. Provides that General Assembly members' special license plate numbers will be the same as their House or Senate district number.
Patron - Moran

F HB1285

Special license plates; supporters of Project Lifesaver. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of Project Lifesaver.
Patron - Hogan

F HB1295

Special license plates; Mothers Against Drunk Driving; fees. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" special license plates to supporters of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to Mothers Against Drunk Driving to support its programs and activities in Virginia.
Patron - Reid

F HB1319

Driver's licenses; licensee's address. Requires that every driver's license contain the licensee's residence address.
Patron - Louderback

F HB1387

Operation and Safety Inspections. Relates to operation and safety inspections of certain vans.
Patron - Griffith

F HB1411

Safety belts. Exempts video broadcast reporters while operating cameras or other video recording devices from having to wear motor vehicle safety belts.
Patron - Armstrong

F HB1442

Nonrepairable vehicles. Provides that a late model vehicle that has been damaged and whose estimated cost of repair exceeds 90 percent of its actual cash value prior to damage is not to be deemed a nonrepairable vehicle if, following completion of repairs to the vehicle, the vehicle is inspected by the Department of Motor Vehicles and found to be safe to be operated on the public highways.
Patron - Hurt

F HB1446

Special license plates; Interdenominational Children's Foundation of Virginia. Reauthorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of the Interdenominational Children's Foundation of Virginia. This legislation was originally passed in 2003 (Chapter 972, 2003 Acts of Assembly).
Patron - Howell, A.T.

F HB1449

Safety inspections. Exempts vehicles manufactured for the current or immediately preceding model years from safety inspections, provided their odometers show they have been driven no more than 50,000 miles. This exemption does not, however, apply to inspections required to be performed by dealers prior to sale of any vehicle.
Patron - Oder

F HB1457

Special license plates; members of the District of Columbia Air National Guard. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of the District of Columbia Air National Guard.
Patron - Cline

F SB16

Special license plates; children with special needs; fees. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" special license plates bearing the legend: CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other non-revenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to Snap4kids to support its programs and activities in Virginia. This bill is incorporated into SB 21.
Patron - Miller

F SB41

Special license plates; supporters of the Canine Health Foundation; fees. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" special license plates to supporters of the Canine Health Foundation. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Canine Health Foundation to support its programs and activities in Virginia. This bill is incorporated into SB 21.
Patron - Howell

F SB42

Special license plates; supporters of the Washington D.C. United soccer team. Reauthorizes issuance of special license plates to supporters of the Washington D.C. United soccer team. These plates were originally authorized in 1997, but the authorization was repealed in 2002, after insufficient prepaid orders were received to permit actual issuance of the plates. This bill is incorporated into SB 21.
Patron - Howell

F SB52

Special license plates; POW/MIA logo. Reauthorizes issuance of special license plates bearing the POW/MIA logo. These plates were originally authorized by the 2000 Session, but insufficient applications were made to DMV for the plates to actually go into production. This bill is incorporated into SB 21.
Patron - Puller

F SB53

Special license plates; barbershop quartet singing enthusiasts. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to barbershop quartet singing enthusiasts. This bill is incorporated into SB 21.
Patron - Puller

F SB189

Speed limits. Sets the speed limit for nonsurface treated roads at 35 mph, unless otherwise posted.
Patron - Reynolds

F SB258

Special license plates to encourage participation in the organ donor program. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates that encourage Virginia-licensed drivers to participate in the organ donor program. This bill is incorporated into SB 21.
Patron - Hawkins

F SB306

Drivers under 19 years old. Provides that drivers less than 19 years old whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended can obtain restricted licenses that allow them to drive between their homes or schools and their places of employment. Presently these restricted licenses only allow driving between homes and places of employment.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB340

Special license plates; Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation; fees. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" special license plates to supporters of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to support its programs and activities in Virginia. This bill is incorporated into SB 21.
Patron - Edwards

F SB342

Cranes. Exempts self-propelled cranes that weigh more than 47,000 pounds from registration as motor vehicles. The bill also provides that these cranes are not motor vehicles for the purpose of the motor vehicle dealer licensure laws. This bill is incorporated into SB 387.
Patron - Williams

F SB360

F SB380

Driver's license reinstatement fee. Increases the fee for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked driver's license from $30 to $60.
Patron - Puller

F SB445

Special license plates; supporters of Virginia agriculture; fees. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" special license plates to supporters of Virginia agriculture. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Office of Farmland Preservation to support its programs and activities in Virginia. This bill is incorporated into SB 21.
Patron - Rerras

F SB451

Pedestrians. Requires motorists to stop for or yield the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing highways under certain circumstances.
Patron - Whipple

F SB581

Use of certain wireless communication devices by drivers while vehicle is in motion. Provides that, except in an emergency, the driver of a motor vehicle is prohibited from using any hand-held wireless communication device while his vehicle is in motion, unless the device is equipped for hands-free operation and the driver is so operating the hands-free equipment. Violations are traffic infractions punishable by a fine of $100.
Patron - Ticer

Carried Over

C HB194

Registration of military vehicles. Provides for optional permanent registration of military vehicles.
Patron - Black

C HB271

Golf carts. Authorizes the operation of golf carts on the easternmost half mile of Virginia Route 712 (Robins Point Avenue) in Middlesex County, provided they are driven by persons who are at least 16 years old, display a slow-moving vehicle emblem, and have not had their engine horsepower increased beyond manufacturer's specifications.
Patron - Morgan

C HB370

Photo-red. Repeals the July 1, 2005, "sunset" on "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs in Virginia.
Patron - Rust

C HB376

Motor vehicle dealers. Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to enter into an agreement with the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, pursuant to which motor vehicle dealers may act as agents of the Commissioner in issuing and renewing motor vehicle titles and registrations.
Patron - Lingamfelter

C HB452

Leaving children unattended in motor vehicles. Prohibits leaving children who are eight years old or younger unattended in motor vehicles by persons who are at least 14 years old. First offenses are Class 4 misdemeanors. Courts may require persons convicted of violations to attend educational programs in lieu of other penalties.
Patron - McQuigg

C HB697

Event data recorders; vehicle manufacturers; disclosure. Requires a manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold or leased in the Commonwealth that is equipped with one or more recording devices, commonly referred to as "event data recorders" (EDR) or "sensing and diagnostic modules" (SDM), to disclose that fact in the owner's manual for the vehicle. The bill would prohibit specified data that is recorded on a recording device from being downloaded or otherwise retrieved by a person other than the registered owner of the motor vehicle, except under specified circumstances. The bill would also require a subscription service agreement to disclose that specified information may be recorded or transmitted as part of the subscription service. The bill applies to all motor vehicles manufactured on or after July 1, 2004.
Patron - Morgan

C HB756

Vehicle registration; members of volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads. Allows persons who are certified to have been members in good standing of volunteer fire departments and volunteer rescue squads for at least 10 years to register one vehicle owned or leased by them free of charge. Such registrations would be permanent.
Patron - Hurt

C HB991

Motorcycle dealers. Repeals the requirement that no new or additional motorcycle dealer franchise can be established in any locality unless the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or factory or distributor representative gives advance notice to existing franchised dealers of the same line-make.
Patron - Hugo

C HB1118

Special license plates; liberty penguin. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates whose design incorporates the image of a liberty penguin.
Patron - Weatherholtz

C HB1131

Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked. Provides that any person who is found to have unreasonably refused to provide a blood or breath sample when stopped for driving while intoxicated and who is at the same time driving on a suspended license for a prior conviction of any of the drunk driving statutes shall be punished by a mandatory minimum term of confinement in jail of 90 days. Additionally, upon conviction, any license suspension for the unreasonable refusal shall run consecutively with any existing license suspension.
Patron - McDonnell

C HB1249

"Out-of-service" inspections. Requires local law-enforcement agencies to report to the State Police vehicles that have been ordered out of service as the result of "out-of-service" inspections by local law-enforcement officers. State Police is to collect these reports and pass them along, together with similar information on vehicles taken out of service by State Police officers, to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration's Safer System.
Patron - Scott, J.M.

C HB1310

Headlights. Requires that vehicle headlights be lit whenever the vehicle is traveling on a two-lane undivided highway with two-way traffic.
Patron - Hull

C HB1406

Emissions inspections. Exempts from emissions inspections vehicles owned by persons who are 65 years old or older, if the owner certifies in writing to the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality that the vehicle is driven no more than 2,300 miles a year.
Patron - Plum

C SB79

Mopeds. Provides that the phrase "motor vehicle or any self-propelled machinery or equipment" includes mopeds. This has the effect of disallowing operation of mopeds by persons whose driver's licenses are suspended or revoked.
Patron - Obenshain

C SB88

Trailer dealers. Exempts trailer dealers whose principal place of business is located in Fairfax County and who sell trailers primarily through a searchable database on an Internet website from requirements that they satisfy all local zoning requirements and that they have sufficient display space for at least 10 trailers.
Patron - Howell

C SB92

Photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals. Expands photo-monitoring systems for traffic signal enforcement to all of Virginia instead of specified localities. Several additional provisions specify where, when, and how these systems are to be used.
Patron - Devolites

C SB132

Photo-red. Allows the City of Roanoke to have a "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement system. The bill also prohibits payment to private entities based on the number of violations detected.
Patron - Edwards

C SB176

Use of photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals. Provides that no locality may begin operation of a traffic light photo-monitoring system after June 30, 2005. The bill eliminates the expiration of the test program (July 1, 2005) and effectively allows those localities with it already in place at that time to continue it. The bill also prohibits payment to private entities based on the number of violations detected.
Patron - Stolle

C SB235

Motor vehicle safety belts. Makes safety belt violations primary offenses. The bill also provides that a law-enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a safety belt violation, unless supported by probable cause or consent.
Patron - Norment

C SB418

Disposition of unattended, immobile, and recovered stolen vehicles. Establishes procedures for the disposition of unattended, immobile, and recovered stolen vehicles.
Patron - Wagner

C SB487

Driver eligibility certificates. Makes issuance of a learner's permit or driver's license to a minor contingent upon possession of a driver eligibility certificate issued by the relevant public or private school principal or homeschool parent or tutor. The driver eligibility certificate is to indicate good academic standing (passing three of four courses in a semester) and regular attendance. The principal or parent issuing the certificate is to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) if the student is no longer in good academic standing, and DMV is to revoke the relevant license or permit until the certificate is restored. The Department shall develop guidelines specifying those circumstances of hardship under which applicants who cannot present a driver eligibility certificate may be issued a driver's license. In addition, the bill directs DMV to suspend for one year the license or learner's permit, as the case may be, when the minor student has been (i) suspended for more than 10 consecutive days or expelled from public or private school for violations of school policies addressing alcohol, illegal substances, weapons, or physical assault upon a teacher or other school personnel or (ii) assigned to alternative education for more than 10 consecutive days for such violations. The principal or other administrative authority is to notify DMV of these expulsions, suspensions, and placements.
Patron - Obenshain

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