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Motor Vehicles

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P HB1494

Access to records of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Requires the DMV Commissioner, on the written request of any person who has applied to be a volunteer vehicle operator with a Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross, to (i) compare personal information supplied by a Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross with that contained in the Department's records and, when the information supplied by a Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross is different from that contained in the Department's records, provide the Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross with correct information as contained in the Department's records and (ii) provide driver information in the form of an abstract of the applicant's record showing all convictions, accidents, license suspensions or revocations, and any type of driver's license that the individual currently possesses. The abstract is to be provided free of charge if the request is accompanied by appropriate written evidence that the person has applied to be a volunteer vehicle operator with a Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross.
Patron - Sherwood

P HB1501

Special license plates; House "Omnibus." Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for recipients of the National Defense Service Medal; recipients of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; unremarried surviving spouses of United States Marine Corps veterans; members and former members of the U.S. Naval Construction Force; members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization; members of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy; supporters of community traffic safety programs in the Commonwealth; special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of counties, cities, and towns; supporters of the Shenandoah National Park Association; supporters of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; supporters of the Surfrider Foundation; Virginia quilters; Master Gardeners; members of the Northern Virginia Swim League; Virginia scuba divers; lung cancer research, awareness, and prevention; Virginia Wines; supporters of the Robert Russa Moton Museum; supporters of the Salem Avalanche baseball team; members and supporters of the Mustang Club of America; the 100th anniversary of the City of Galax; persons who desire to contribute to the Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund; fees. This bill incorporates HB 1600, HB 1613, HB 1614, HB 1724, HB 1725, HB 1758, HB 1895, HB 1990, HB 1999, HB 2178, HB 2196, HB 2270, HB 2271, HB 2272, HB 2387, HB 2501, HB 2530, HB 2597, HB 2781, HB 2792, and HB 2875.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB1519

Leaving scene of accident. Rewords the penalty portion of the law on leaving the scene of an accident to clarify that, in cases where property is damaged in an accident, the severity of the penalty depends on the amount of the damage caused, not the value of the property that was damaged. This bill incorporates HB 1680.
Patron - Reese

P HB1539

Disabled parking license plates and placards. Provides that "physicians' certificates" required as a precondition for issuance of temporary disabled parking and placards may be in certain instances issued by podiatrists and chiropractors.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB1587

Duties of driver in event of accident involving damage only to unattended property. Provides that when a driver has an accident with an unattended vehicle, he may leave identifying and descriptive information at the scene other than a note, which is now required. The bill also provides that the written report of the accident shall contain a description of the property damage by the driver rather than his estimate of the damage.
Patron - Reese

P HB1601

U.S. mail vehicles. Provides for optional use of rear-mounted "U.S. MAIL" signs on vehicles used to collect and deliver the mail.
Patron - Hargrove

P HB1605

Amber warning lights. Allows use of amber warning lights by neighborhood watch patrol vehicles.
Patron - Baskerville

P HB1611

Special identification cards; fees. Allows persons who are 70 years old or older to exchange their valid driver's license for free.
Patron - Cole

P HB1672

Vehicle titles. Provides a mechanism for correcting errors made in the title process.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB1722

Reckless driving; restricted license. Allows a judge to issue a restricted license by a judge who has suspended the license of someone convicted of certain reckless driving offenses. Under current law there is no provision for the issuance of a restricted license for the following reckless driving offenses: faulty brakes; passing on a crest, grade or curve; obstructed view; impaired control; passing two vehicles abreast; driving two abreast in a single lane; passing at a railroad crossing; passing a stopped school bus; failing to give a signal; driving too fast for conditions; exceeding the speed limit; failure to yield right-of-way; and reckless driving on parking lots. Although discretionary with the judge, the period of suspension for these offenses is not less than 60 days nor more than six months. Another statute (§ 46.2-392) provides for a period of suspension of not less than 10 days nor more than six months for reckless driving and allows restricted licenses. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.
Patron - McDougle

P HB1736

Coercion of motor vehicle dealers. Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors from requiring retail dealers to offer to sell or sell any extended service contract or extended maintenance plan offered, sold, backed by, or sponsored by the manufacturer or distributor. The bill also eliminates the Class 1 misdemeanor penalty for violation and provides for holding hearings at the request of aggrieved parties instead.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB1749

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: 1600 Communications Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Blue Knights, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, Optimist International, Big Brothers and Sisters of America, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, U.S. Pony Clubs, Mariner's Museum, Shenandoah National Park Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Town of Occoquan, County of New Kent, Burke's Station, Town of Smithfield, City of Salem, City of Portsmouth, values of diversity, Virginia Indian tribes, proud to be an American, Virginia zoos, crime prevention, first Africans in Virginia, Relay for Life, "God Bless America," Project Lifesaver, Interdenominational Children's Foundation, court-appointed special advocates, American Legion, U.S. Navy chief petty officers, Langley Air Force Base, paratroopers, Washington, D.C. United soccer, youth soccer, POW/MIA logo, children with special needs, childhood cancer awareness, American Cancer Society, retired law-enforcement officers, printers, beekeepers, motorcycle rider safety training program, barbershop quartet singing enthusiasts, motor vehicle hobbyists, and Holstein dairy cow.
Patron - Landes

P HB1883

Lights on bicycles. Requires a taillight that emits a red light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet between sunset and sunrise on highways with speed limits of 35 mph or greater.
Patron - Hargrove

P HB1968

Parking. Grants counties with populations of more than 500,000 and the towns within those counties expanded powers to regulate parking of large, heavy vehicles within their boundaries.
Patron - Amundson

P HB1983

Video displays in motor vehicles. Prohibits drivers of motor vehicles from viewing any motion picture or video display while driving.
Patron - Howell, A.T.

P HB2019

Special license plates. Provides that no special license plates are to be considered for authorization by the General Assembly unless and until the individual, group, organization, or other entity seeking the authorization of such special license plates has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the General Assembly that they meet specified issuance requirements. The bill also provides a mechanism whereby commemorative license plates for local government anniversaries can be issued without specific General Assembly authorization for each separate series of plates.
Patron - Welch

P HB2022

Motor vehicle dealers; sale and distribution of funeral vehicles; emergency. Restores an exemption from full licensure as motor vehicle dealers for persons dealing solely in the sale and distribution of funeral vehicles. This exemption was repealed by the 2004 Session. The bill further provides that any manufacturer of fire-fighting equipment who, on or before December 31, 2004, had requested a hearing before the Department or the Commissioner in accordance with subdivision 4 of § 46.2-1572 for licensure as a dealer in fire-fighting equipment and/or ambulances may be licensed as a dealer in fire-fighting equipment and/or ambulances.
Patron - Welch

P HB2156

Speed limits. Adds Montgomery County to the list of counties within which the maximum speed limit on nonsurfaced treated roads is 35 miles per hour, unless increased or decreased by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner. This bill is identical to SB 774.
Patron - Nutter

P HB2186

Vehicle safety inspection approval stickers. Provides that any vehicle safety inspection approval sticker issued for any vehicle whose registered owner is a person in the armed services of the United States will not be held to have expired during the period of the owner's official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services of the United States and for 24 hours following the return of the service person's vehicle, for any reason, to the Commonwealth. The bill also allows the owner to travel to an inspection station without penalty upon his return. This bill incorporates HB 1688.
Patron - Wardrup

P HB2187

Special license plates; certain officials and constitutional officers; fees. Increases the fee for issuance of special license plates to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, members of the House of Delegates, members of the Virginia Senate, the Clerk of the House of Delegates, the Clerk of the Virginia Senate, the Governor of Virginia, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, the Attorney General of Virginia, United States Congressmen, United States Senators, sheriffs, county and city treasurers and commissioners of the revenue, attorneys for the Commonwealth, circuit court clerks, and general registrars to $25 plus the vehicle registration fee and the reserved numbers or letters fee.
Patron - Wardrup

P HB2189

Motor vehicle registration. Authorizes permanent registration for buses.
Patron - Wardrup

P HB2193

Renewal of driver's licenses. Reduces the number of applicants for driver's license renewal that have to retake the rules-of-the-road written test.
Patron - Abbitt

P HB2199

Safety inspection; fees. Increases motorcycle fee from $5 to $12, with $10 going to inspection stations, $1.50 going into the Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Fund, and $.50 going to the State Police to administer the safety inspection program. This bill becomes effective January 1, 2006.
Patron - Abbitt

P HB2249

Distribution of handbills, etc., on certain highways. Allows the Town of Vienna by ordinance to prohibit or regulate (i) the distribution of handbills, leaflets, bulletins, literature, advertisements, or similar material to, (ii) the solicitation of contributions from, and (iii) the sale of merchandise to the occupants of motor vehicles on highways. The bill also allows Albemarle and Greene Counties by ordinance to prohibit or regulate (i) the distribution of handbills, leaflets, bulletins, literature, advertisements, or similar material to, (ii) the solicitation of contributions from, and (iii) the sale of merchandise to the occupants of motor vehicles on public roadways and medians. This bill incorporates HB 1859.
Patron - Bell

P HB2275

DEQ vehicles; operating in emergencies. Allows vehicles of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to be equipped with red or red and white warning lights and to pass slowed or stopped vehicles off the roadway on the way to an emergency when displaying these warning lights.
Patron - Oder

P HB2277

Oversize vehicles; use of optical detection systems in identification. Authorizes the Virginia Department of Transportation to use optical detection systems to identify vehicles that exceed the overhead clearance of the westbound lane of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel.
Patron - Oder

P HB2278

Tunnels; oversize vehicles. Provides that any person who drives or attempts to drive any vehicle into or through any tunnel when the height of such vehicle exceeds that permitted for such tunnel is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor (fine up to $500) and will be assessed three driver demerit points.
Patron - Oder

P HB2293

Vehicle titles. Authorizes creation of electronic certificates of title.
Patron - Lingamfelter

P HB2342

Special license plates; law-enforcement chaplains; U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; On the Rebound Bulldog Rescue Foundation. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to current and former law-enforcement chaplains, graduates and supporters of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and supporters of the On the Rebound Bulldog Rescue Foundation.
Patron - Putney

P HB2418

Definition of "residence district"; speed limits. Includes residential subdivisions and territory zoned residential in the definition of residence district for purposes of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles). The bill also excludes nonlimited access highways with four or more lanes and primary highways located in residence districts from having 25 miles per hour speed limits.
Patron - Armstrong

P HB2434

Vehicle safety inspection stations. Exempts "private" inspection stations that inspect only company-owned or leased or government-owned or leased vehicles from the requirement that inspection stations carry at least $500,000 garage liability insurance coverage.
Patron - Carrico

P HB2435

Notice of impoundment. Removes the requirement that the officer who impounds a car shall serve notice of the impoundment to the Commissioner of DMV.
Patron - Carrico

P HB2502

Local vehicle license fees. Provides that a town cannot charge a license fee to any new resident of the town, previously a resident of a county within which all or part of the town is situated, who previously paid a license fee for the same tax year to such county.
Patron - Johnson

P HB2508

Electronic summons may be used for reportable motor vehicle law violations; citations. Provides that an electronic summons may be used in lieu of a paper summons for reportable motor vehicle violations.
Patron - Welch

P HB2509

Driver's licenses and special identification cards. Requires that driver's license applications include the applicant or licensee's full legal name. This bill is identical to SB 965.
Patron - Welch

P HB2572

Special license plates bearing the names, numbers, and color schemes used by professional stock car drivers; fees. Allows DMV to issue stock car driver special license plates by entering into agreements to purchase such license plates from a supplier.
Patron - Dudley

P HB2575

Overweight permits for trucks hauling coal, gravel, sand, crushed stone, or liquids produced from gas or oil wells. Allows coal-hauling vehicles with six axles to have a maximum gross weight, when loaded, of no more than 110,000 pounds; a single axle weight of no more than 24,000 pounds; a tandem axle weight of no more than 44,000 pounds; and a tri-axle weight of no more than 54,500 pounds. The bill also prohibits five-axle and six-axle vehicles from carrying loads in excess of the maximum bed size for such vehicle, and provides a formula for calculating "maximum bed size." Finally, in counties that impose a severance tax on coal and gases, the bill applies certain coal truck weight limits to motor vehicles hauling liquids produced from a gas or oil well and water used for drilling and completion of a gas or oil well no more than 50 miles from origin to destination. Nothing contained in this bill authorizes any extension of weight limits provided in § 46.2-1127 for operation on interstate highways. Any weight violation involving these vehicles are to be subject to the penalties authorized by § 46.2-1135 (liquidated damages for weight limit violations).
Patron - Stump

P HB2580

Temporary license plates. Allows dealers to transfer customers' metal license plates to purchased vehicles.
Patron - Stump

P HB2581

Motor vehicle dealers. Requires applicant for original licensure as an independent motor vehicle dealer to satisfactorily complete courses of study prescribed by the Board.
Patron - Stump

P HB2664

Driver's license reinstatement fees. Imposes an additional $40 fee for reinstatement of suspended or revoked driver's licenses. Proceeds of this additional fee are to be paid into the Trauma Center Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of providing emergency medical care to victims of automobile accidents attributable to alcohol or drug use.
Patron - McDonnell

P HB2690

Utility trailers. Limits present requirements for reflectors or reflectorized materials on the rear of trailers with unloaded weights of 3,000 pounds or less to utility trailers whose body and tailgate consist largely or exclusively of a metal mesh.
Patron - Pollard

P HB2772

Commencement of periods for suspension or revocation of driver's licenses, registration cards, or license plates. Provides that periods of suspension begin on the date the conviction becomes final or after the order of the DMV Commissioner becomes final (rather than 180 days after such dates).
Patron - Van Yahres

P HB2776

Special license plates; U.S. Army. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for persons who either (i) have served in the U.S. Army, (ii) have been honorably discharged from the U. S. Army after at least six months of active duty service, or (ii) are retired from the U. S. Army.
Patron - Frederick

P HB2822

Transfer of vehicle title by operation of law; emergency. Provides that DMV will issue a new title upon presentation of a title from another state and a form prescribed by the Commissioner attesting to the lawful repossession of the vehicle and the intent to offer the vehicle for sale in the Commonwealth. DMV will then request the other state to cancel its title. This bill is identical to SB 1234.
Patron - Welch

P SB710

Distributing materials, soliciting funds on highways. Grants the Town of Vienna the same powers presently enjoyed by Arlington and Henrico Counties to ban distribution of materials to and soliciting contributions from motorists on highways.
Patron - Devolites Davis

P SB774

Speed limits. Adds Montgomery County to the list of counties within which the maximum speed limit on nonsurface treated roads is 35 miles per hour, unless increased or decreased by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner. This bill is identical to HB 2156.
Patron - Bell

P SB789

Special identification cards. Provides that special identification cards issued by DMV for persons less than 15 years old will expire on the person's 16th birthday.
Patron - Obenshain

P SB815

"Photo-toll" toll collection programs. Authorizes "photo- toll" facilities to record images of all vehicles whose operators choose to use the facilities and bill the registered owners of vehicles as to which no toll is paid, prior to pursuing other remedies. This bill also allows operators to charge an administrative fee of up to $25 when collecting unpaid tolls.
Patron - Williams

P SB819

Motor fuel drive-off; penalty. Raises the civil penalty from $100 to $250 for driving off without paying for motor fuel.
Patron - Williams

P SB820

Special license plates; DRIVE SMART. Credits revenue-sharing revenues generated by the DRIVE SMART special license plates to Drive Smart Virginia instead of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Patron - Williams

P SB821

Acceptability of foreign driver's license as the equivalent to a learner's permit. Allows any person at least 19 years old to have the learner's permit or driver education requirement waived if that person possesses a foreign driver's license.
Patron - Williams

P SB822

Flashing vehicle headlights. Makes permanent the temporary authorization for emergency vehicles in the City of Chesapeake, the City of Portsmouth, the City of Poquoson, and the County of York to flash their headlights after dark.
Patron - Williams

P SB823

Motor vehicle rear-view camera systems. Allows use of closed circuit video monitors in vehicles other than trucks and motor homes.
Patron - Williams

P SB884

Special license plates; Senate "Omnibus." Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for members of the Virginia State Defense Force; supporters of children with special needs, education and the public schools of Virginia, and the Salem Avalanche; members and supporters of the Junior League, the Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution, and the Mustang Club of America. This bill incorporates SB 745, SB 763, SB 885, SB 942, SB 1236, and SB 1242.
Patron - Bell

P SB925

Obscene videos in motor vehicles; penalty. Makes it unlawful (Class 4 misdemeanor, fine up to $250) for the operator of any motor vehicle on a public highway to display or permit the display within the vehicle of any motion picture or video display that is obscene if such motion picture or video display can be seen by persons outside the vehicle.
Patron - Blevins

P SB965

Driver's licenses and special identification cards. Requires that driver's license applications and driver's licenses include the applicant or licensee's full legal name. The bill also requires that applications for special identification cards issued by DMV include the applicant's full name; year, month, and date of birth; sex; and residence address. This bill is identical to HB 2509.
Patron - O'Brien

P SB972

Special identification cards. Allows licensed drivers to exchange their driver's licenses for special identification cards without incurring an additional fee. The bill also brings the fees charged for issuance of special identification cards more into line with those charged for driver's licenses.
Patron - O'Brien

P SB1016

Overlength trucks on certain highways; penalty. Provides that any person operating an overlength vehicle on a two-lane highway where passing is permitted is guilty of a traffic infraction and fined $250.
Patron - Mims

P SB1058

Military veteran license plates; fees. Provides the World War II veteran and Asiatic-Pacific veteran special license plates will be subject to a one-time $10 surcharge instead of an annual surcharge.
Patron - Wagner

P SB1198

Commercial vehicle driver's licenses. Amends various Virginia Code sections in order to comply with the final rule promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement the commercial driver licensing requirements of Section 201(b) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. This act requires stricter licensing and record-keeping procedures and imposes increased sanctions against commercial driver's license holders who operate commercial and noncommercial vehicles in an unsafe manner.
Patron - Williams

P SB1205

Surrendered driver's licenses. Clarifies when a driver's license is retained by the court, returned to the defendant, or submitted to DMV when a defendant is convicted of an offense that requires or permits the revocation or suspension of the license.
Patron - Mims

P SB1210

Speed limits. Sets the speed limit on U.S. Route 17 between Port Royal and Saluda at 60 miles per hour.
Patron - Chichester

P SB1223

Speed limit on U.S. Routes 29 and 460. Provides that the maximum speed limit will be 60 miles per hour where indicated by lawfully placed signs, erected subsequent to a traffic engineering study, on U.S. Routes 29 and 460 where they are nonlimited access, multilane, divided highways.
Patron - Newman

P SB1229

Speed limit on U.S. Route 58. Provides that the maximum speed limit will be 60 miles per hour where indicated by lawfully placed signs, erected subsequent to a traffic engineering study, on U.S. Route 58 where it is a nonlimited access, multilane, divided highway.
Patron - Ruff

P SB1234

Failed

F HB1493

Motor vehicle window tinting films. Allows application of sun-shading or tinting films to the front side windows of any motor vehicle operated on the highways of the Commonwealth that reduce total light transmittance of such window to 35 percent. Present law requires that films on these windows permit a light transmittance of at least 50 percent.
Patron - Lewis

F HB1496

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 violators with a civil penalty of $25.
Patron - Purkey

F HB1540

Special license plates; Fraternal Order of Police; fees. Imposes, in addition to all other applicable fees, a fee of $2 for each set of Fraternal Order of Police license plates issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1734.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HB1543

Issuance of documents by Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV); proof of U.S. citizenship. Provides a list of specific evidence that may be used to prove U.S. citizenship in applying for DMV-issued documents. The bill also grants the DMV Commissioner the discretion to issue driver's licenses, following a hearing, to persons who cannot prove U.S. citizenship.
Patron - Fralin

F HB1558

"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement. Eliminates the July 1, 2005, "sunset" on local "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs, but limits such programs to named localities wherein "photo-red" programs are already in effect.
Patron - Tata

F HB1563

Assessment of fees by Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on certain drivers; use of fees collected. Requires the DMV Commissioner to impose and collect fees on drivers who have accumulated more than four net driver demerit points or have been convicted of reckless driving, aggressive driving, driving on a suspended or revoked license, DUI, or any other misdemeanor involving operation of a motor vehicle. Annually, the first $40 million of these fees, minus cost of collection, will be directed to the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund and the remainder will be directed to the Local Congestion Mitigation Incentive Fund. This bill incorporates HB1564.
Patron - Rust

F HB1564

Assessment of fees by Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on certain drivers; use of fees collected. Requires the courts to impose, in addition to any other penalties imposed, civil penalties on drivers convicted of certain offenses: $100 for speeding at least 15 but not more than 19 miles per hour above the posted speed, $250 for driving with a suspended or revoked driver's license, $300 for reckless driving or aggressive driving, and $500 for driving while intoxicated. These fees, minus cost of collection, will be used to support issuance of bonds whose proceeds are to be used for transportation construction, reconstruction, maintenance, maintenance replacement, and/or improvement projects. The bill also revises the schedule of driver demerit points to be awarded for speeding so that speeding 1-9 mph carries three points, 10-14 mph carries four points, 15-19 mph carries five points, and 20 mph or more carries six points. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1563.
Patron - Albo

F HB1569

Safety belts. Requires all persons who are at least 16 years old to use safety belts when occupying any seat in a motor vehicle.
Patron - Oder

F HB1576

Stopping for accidents. Requires persons involved in accidents to provide their license plate numbers and states of registration. Present law requires them to provide their vehicle registration numbers.
Patron - Reese

F HB1600

Special license plates; United Daughters of the Confederacy. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Hargrove

F HB1613

Special license plates; local government logos; fees. Provides for issuance of plates with or without local revenue sharing at the option of the locality. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Cole

F HB1614

Special license plates; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Authorizes issuance of special license plates to persons awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Cole

F HB1625

Driver's licenses; learner's permits. Prohibits issuance of driver's licenses and learner's permits to persons incapable of communicating using the English language. The prohibition extends to both original issues and to renewals.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

F HB1628

Local limitations on operations of mopeds, etc. Grants the City of Charlottesville the same ability presently granted counties, cities, and towns located within the Northern Virginia Planning District to limit the operation of motorcycles, mopeds, electric power-assisted bicycles, trail-bikes, mini-bikes, or go-carts.
Patron - Van Yahres

F HB1630

Use of VASCAR speed determination devices. Adds the City of Charlottesville to the list of localities that may use VASCAR (visual average speed computer and recorder) speed determination devices. Presently use of these devices by local law-enforcement personnel is limited to the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William and towns within them.
Patron - Van Yahres

F HB1640

Registration of uninsured motor vehicles; fee. Increases the fee charged by the Department of Motor Vehicles for registration of an uninsured motor vehicle from $500 to $1000.
Patron - Miles

F HB1660

Special license plates; supporters of traditional marriage. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of traditional marriage. The design of the plates is to include the legend: TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE and two interlocked golden wedding bands over a red heart.
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB1680

F HB1688

Safety inspection approval stickers. Extends the validity of vehicle safety inspection approval stickers for vehicles whose registered owners are members of the armed forces serving outside Virginia. The stickers will remain valid until the member of the armed forces returns to Virginia and for 30 days thereafter. No extension can exceed five years. This bill has been incorporated into HB 2186.
Patron - Hargrove

F HB1710

All-terrain vehicles. Allows limited over-the-road operation of all-terrain vehicles in Lee County.
Patron - Kilgore

F HB1718

F HB1724

Special license plates for persons who desire to contribute to the Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund; fees. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to persons who desire to contribute to the Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund. 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 Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Oder

F HB1725

F HB1730

Driver's license reinstatement fees. Provides that no reinstatement fee will be charged by DMV when the suspension or revocation of license results from reasons of health not related to the use of self-administered intoxicants or drugs.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HB1734

Special license plates; Fraternal Order of Police. Repeals authorization for nonrevenue sharing special license plates for members of the Fraternal Order of Police and authorizes, instead, revenue sharing special license plates for members of the Fraternal Order of Police. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $12, 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), $2 will go to the Fraternal Order of Police to support its programs and activities in Virginia. This bill incorporates HB 1540.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HB1758

Special license plates; supporters of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The bill also repeals the 2002 statute that authorized issuance of special license plates for Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Dillard

F HB1828

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 - Janis

F HB1830

Use of certain wireless communication devices by operators of motor vehicles. Provides that, except in certain emergency situations, the operator of a moving motor vehicle is prohibited from using any wireless communication device, unless the device is equipped for hands-free operation and is being used as such.
Patron - Parrish

F HB1856

Special identification cards. Provides for the issuance of special identification cards by the Department of Motor Vehicles to persons with no current, fixed address. The fee for issuance of these cards is $1.00.
Patron - Eisenberg

F HB1859

Distributing materials, soliciting funds on highways. Grants the Town of Vienna the same powers presently enjoyed by Arlington and Henrico Counties to ban distribution of materials to and soliciting contributions from motorists on secondary highways within their boundaries. This bill has been incorporated into HB 2249.
Patron - Shannon

F HB1868

Photo-red traffic light signal enforcement. Extends the July 1, 2005, sunset on local photo-red programs until July 1, 2006. The bill also asks VCU's Transportation Safety Training Center Interdisciplinary Crash Investigation Team to report to the 2006 Session as to the impact of photo-red programs on safety and the degree to which objections to such programs in other states apply to those in Virginia as well.
Patron - Brink

F HB1895

Special license plates; 100th anniversary of the City of Galax. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for the 100th anniversary of the City of Galax. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Carrico

F HB1962

F HB1973

Motor vehicle inspection stations; insurance. Authorizes the Superintendent of State Police to allow self-insurance of motor vehicle inspection stations.
Patron - Tata

F HB1979

Motorcycles; wearing of helmets; penalty. Limits the application of the "motor cycle helmet law" to operators and passengers who are less than 21 years old.
Patron - Janis

F HB1982

Adjustment of driver's seat. Prohibits operation of any motor vehicle if the driver's seat is reclined at such an angle as to prevent the driver from seeing the brake lights of vehicles ahead.
Patron - Howell, A.T.

F HB1984

Vehicle sound systems; penalty. Prohibits use of vehicle sound amplification systems that can be heard 50 feet or more from the vehicle.
Patron - Howell, A.T.

F HB1990

Mustang Club of America. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for members and supporters of the Mustang Club of America. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Griffith

F HB1999

Special license plates; supporters of the Salem Avalanche baseball team. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the Salem Avalanche baseball team. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Griffith

F HB2025

"Electric-powered wheeled devices" and "gasoline-powered wheeled devices." Supplies definitions of "electric-powered wheeled devices" and "gasoline-powered wheeled devices." The bill then treats electric-powered wheeled devices the same as electric power-assisted bicycles, and treats gasoline-powered wheeled devices the same as mopeds. The bill also treats operation of electric-powered wheeled devices and gasoline-powered wheeled devices the same as motor vehicles when their operators are under the influence of alcohol.
Patron - Welch

F HB2028

Mopeds, etc. Amends the definition of "moped" to include devices powered by electric motors and allows local governments to regulate or prohibit operation of mopeds, electric power-assisted bicycles, trail-bikes, mini-bikes, go-carts, and motorized skateboards. The bill also extends to all local governments the power presently granted only to local governments in the Northern Virginia Planning District to prevent operation of any motorcycle, moped, electric power-assisted bicycle, trail-bike, mini-bike or go-cart within 500 feet of a residential district.
Patron - Amundson

F HB2082

Vehicle safety inspections. Prohibits imposition by the Superintendent of State Police of fees on inspection stations as a precondition for participation in the vehicle safety inspection program.
Patron - Watts

F HB2095

"Photo-red" programs. Postpones the July 1, 2005, "sunset" on local "photo-red" programs to July 1, 2007.
Patron - Hugo

F HB2105

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 HB2107

Leaving certain children unattended in motor vehicles prohibited; civil penalty. Provides that any parent or other adult person responsible for the care of a child less than six years old who leaves such child unattended in a motor vehicle shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $100. The bill also provides that a violation of the provision shall not be considered evidence of (i) negligence, (ii) contributory negligence, or (iii) assumption of the risk.
Patron - McQuigg

F HB2134

Recording devices in motor vehicles; ownership of data. Deems data that is recorded on a device that records or transmits performance or operation information about the vehicle the personal property of the owner of the motor vehicle and may not be downloaded or otherwise retrieved by a person other than the owner, except (i) with the consent of the owner or (ii) in response to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Patron - Gear

F HB2141

Towing and recovery businesses; posting of certain information. Requires towing and recovery business operators to post signs indicating the maximum charge allowed by local ordinance, if any, for towing and recovery services and the name and business telephone number of the local official, if any, responsible for handling consumer complaints. The bill also prohibits imposition of charges for obtaining vehicle owner data from the Department of Motor Vehicles and vehicle release charges.
Patron - Eisenberg

F HB2175

Mopeds. Provides that mopeds will be considered motorcycles when operated on any highway. The bill also prohibits operation of mopeds by persons whose driver's licenses have been suspended or revoked, but does not change the status of mopeds within the context of Chapter 19.2 of Title 46.2 (Motorcycle Dealers) or Chapter 17.3 of Title 59.1 (the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act), and does not impinge upon the ability of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to ban mopeds from controlled-access highways.
Patron - Louderback

F HB2178

Special license plates; Shenandoah National Park Association. Reauthorizes issuance of special license plates for supporters of the Shenandoah National Park Association. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Louderback

F HB2179

Special license plates; Combat Infantryman Badge. Reauthorizes issuance of special license plates for persons awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Patron - Louderback

F HB2196

Special license plates; supporters of the Robert Russa Morton Museum; fees. Authorizes the issuance of revenue sharing special license plates to supporters of the Robert Russa Morton Museum. 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 Robert Russa Morton Museum to support its programs and activities in Virginia. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Abbitt

F HB2230

Mopeds, etc. Amends the definition of "moped" to include devices powered by electric motors and allows local governments in the Northern Virginia Planning District enhanced power to regulate or prohibit operation of mopeds, electric power-assisted bicycles, trail-bikes, mini-bikes, and go-carts.
Patron - Rust

F HB2256

Vehicle safety inspection stations. Bars State Police from requiring that all inspection stations be capable of inspecting every kind, size, and class of vehicle.
Patron - Bell

F HB2270

Special license plates; VIRGINIA WINES. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates bearing the legend VIRGINIA WINES. 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 Virginia Tech Food Services and Oenology Laboratory to support its programs and activities in Virginia. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Bell

F HB2271

Special license plates promoting lung cancer research and awareness; fees. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates promoting lung cancer research and awareness. 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 American Lung Association of Virginia to support lung cancer research, awareness, and prevention. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Bell

F HB2272

Special license plates; Virginia scuba divers. Reauthorizes issuance of special license plates for Virginia scuba divers. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Bell

F HB2274

Photo-red. Permits localities with one or more of the five most dangerous intersections in Virginia to use red light photo-monitoring. The bill also repeals the July 1, 2005 "sunset" on "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs in Virginia.
Patron - Oder

F HB2311

Towing charges. Increases maximum allowed vehicle towing and storage charges. The bill also requires that towing companies accept at least one nationally recognized credit card for payment of their charges and requires that these charges be conspicuously posted.
Patron - Griffith

F HB2312

Immobilized and abandoned vehicles. Revises the procedures by which towing and storage companies may seek to recover their fees and charges for towing away and storing immobilized and abandoned vehicles.
Patron - Griffith

F HB2329

Impoundment of vehicle for disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop. Provides that the motor vehicle of a person detained for a misdemeanor violation of eluding police shall be impounded or immobilized by the law-enforcement officer for a period of 30 days. The bill also provides that the person has a right to petition a district court for review of the impoundment.
Patron - Athey

F HB2331

Designation of private roads as highways for law-enforcement purposes. Allows local governing bodies to designate the private roads within any residential development containing 50 or more lots as highways for law-enforcement purposes. Present law allows this only for developments with 100 or more lots.
Patron - Athey

F HB2333

Loitering on bridges. Prohibits loitering on bridges that overpass highways and railroads unless the bridges are screened to prevent dropping of objects from the bridge onto the highway or railroad below.
Patron - Athey

F HB2334

Mopeds. Prohibits operation of mopeds on highways where the speed limit is 35 miles per hour or more.
Patron - Athey

F HB2335

Seizure and forfeiture of motor vehicle for felonious eluding of police. Provides that the motor vehicle of a person who commits a felony violation of eluding a law-enforcement officer shall be immobilized and thereafter seized for forfeiture.
Patron - Athey

F HB2343

Motor vehicle safety glass. Provides that the statute requiring safety glass in motor vehicles is not to be construed to require installation of safety glass in trailers, semitrailers, or other vehicles incapable of self-propulsion.
Patron - Putney

F HB2380

Mopeds, etc. Amends the definition of "moped" to include devices powered by electric motors and allows local governments to regulate or prohibit operation of mopeds, electric power-assisted bicycles, trail-bikes, mini-bikes, go-carts, motorized scooters, and motorized skateboards. The bill also extends to all local governments the power presently granted only to local governments in the Northern Virginia Planning District to prevent operation of any motorcycle, moped, electric power-assisted bicycle, trail-bike, mini-bike or go-cart within 500 feet of a residential district.
Patron - Rapp

F HB2387

Special license plates; VFW members. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) organization. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Barlow

F HB2389

"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. Allows Williamsburg and James City County to have "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. The bill also postpones the July 1, 2005, "sunset" of all such programs until July 1, 2006.
Patron - Barlow

F HB2390

Wheel covers. Prohibits wheel covers that create the illusion that a vehicle is moving when it isn't, or that is stationary when it is moving.
Patron - Barlow

F HB2468

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 also requires a seller or lessor of a new vehicle to conspicuously disclose the fact prior to sale or lease. The bill applies to all motor vehicles manufactured for model year 2007 and later.
Patron - May

F HB2469

Recording devices; motor vehicles; access to data; penalties. States that information recorded by devices in motor vehicles is the personal property of the vehicle owner. The bill provides circumstances under which parties may access the information, responsibilities and duties of those parties, and civil and criminal liability for violations.
Patron - May

F HB2497

Vehicle sound systems; penalty. Prohibits use of vehicle sound amplification systems that can be heard 50 feet or more from the vehicle. First-time violations are punishable by a fine of $100 and subsequent violations within 12 months are punishable by a fine of $100 and suspension of the driver's license for six months.
Patron - Keister

F HB2501

Special license plates; members and supporters of the Northern Virginia Swim League. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members and supporters of the Northern Virginia Swim League. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Amundson

F HB2530

Special license plates; U.S. Marine Corps veterans. Allows unremarried surviving spouses of deceased Marine Corps veterans to receive Marine Corps veterans' special license plates. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Melvin

F HB2544

Special license plates; supporters of Deep Creek High School; fees. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to members/supporters of Deep Creek High School. 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 Deep Creek High School to support its operation, programs, and activities.
Patron - Jones, S.C.

F HB2597

Special license plates; National Defense Service Medal. Authorizes issuance of special license plates to recipients of the Defense Service Medal. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Black

F HB2608

Decommissioned law-enforcement vehicles. Requires that when state or local law-enforcement vehicles are permanently taken out of service, they be placed in highway medians so as to deter motor vehicle law violations.
Patron - Cline

F HB2609

Parking on entrance and exit ramps; penalty. Prohibits parking on entrance or exit ramps of controlled access highways. Violations are punishable as Class 3 misdemeanors (fine up to $500) and subject to assessment of four driver demerit points as well.
Patron - Cline

F HB2637

Operation of motor vehicles by persons unable to establish legal presence; Certificate for Driving; penalty. Allows persons unable to establish legal presence in the United States who would be otherwise eligible for a Virginia driver's license to obtain a Certificate for Driving (Certificate) to be used for driving purposes only. The Certificate would not be lawful as a proof of identification or legal presence. Any persons found guilty of using the Certificate for such purposes would be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Patron - Ebbin

F HB2658

Release of personal data by the Department of Motor Vehicles to toll facility operators and toll technology entities. Postpones until July 1, 2012, the "sunset" on 2004 legislation that allowed 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 of Motor Vehicles personal information in order to conduct motor vehicle research relating to methods of electronic toll collection. The original "sunset" was July 1, 2005.
Patron - Black

F HB2698

Truck parking. Authorizes Fairfax County and the towns within its boundaries to limit the parking of trucks with gross vehicle weight ratings between 8,000 and 12,000 pounds to one such vehicle per dwelling, provided that such vehicle is registered to an address on a street located within the residential district.
Patron - Sickles

F HB2754

Towing and recovery operators. Requires towing and recovery operators to obtain licenses from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It further requires that towing and recovery operators have a permanent, fixed street address in Virginia and working telephones where they can be reached 24 hours a day. The bill provides that whenever any towing and recovery operator tows any vehicle without the express consent of its owner, he must tow the vehicle to a facility nearest to the place from which the vehicle was towed, and not to the towing and recovery operator's business address or any other location, and notify the vehicle owner that his vehicle has been towed. This notice must include the name, street address, and business hours of the towing and recovery operator; his telephone number and 24-hour telephone number, if different from his ordinary telephone number; the location of the towed vehicle; and the vehicle's license number, make, and model. In order to facilitate providing this notice, the bill authorizes towing and recovery operators who tow vehicles without the express consent of their owners to enter into agreements with DMV to allow them direct on-line access to DMV's vehicle owner data. The bill also prohibits towing and recovery operators from charging separate fees for obtaining vehicle owner data from the Department or for releasing towed vehicles, and limits charges for storage and safekeeping to no more than $35 per day, with fractions of a day calculated on a pro rata basis.
Patron - Bland

F HB2781

Special license plates; Master Gardeners. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to Master Gardeners. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Alexander

F HB2792

Special license plates; Virginia quilters. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to Virginia quilters. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - O'Bannon

F HB2794

Definition and regulation of mopeds. Provides a new definition for mopeds, guidelines for operation on highways, and inspection requirements.
Patron - Ingram

F HB2834

Hours of service; drivers transporting employees in the course of their employment. Requires that a contract carrier limit the hours of service by a driver transporting employees in the course of their employment on the public highways of the Commonwealth in a vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers to 12 hours of vehicle operation per day, 15 hours of on-duty service per day, and 70 hours of on-duty service in seven consecutive days. The bill also requires that the contract carrier limit a driver who has 12 hours of vehicle operation per day or 15 hours of on-duty service per day to have at least eight consecutive hours off duty before operating a vehicle again.
Patron - Amundson

F HB2841

Speed limits. Provides for a speed limit of 35 miles per hour on U.S. Route 460 at Rich Creek, Virginia.
Patron - Keister

F HB2849

Clean special fuel vehicle license plates. Provides that no new clean special fuel vehicle license plates will be issued, beginning July 1, 2005.
Patron - McQuigg

F HB2875

Special license plates; supporters of the Surfrider Foundation. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of the Surfrider Foundation. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1501.
Patron - Miller

F HB2895

Motor vehicle mufflers. Prohibits modification of motor vehicle exhaust systems to the extent that the exhaust systems produce more than 95 decibels of noise as measured by the Society of Automotive Engineers Standard J1169. For the purposes of this bill, motorcycles are not to be deemed motor vehicles.
Patron - Fralin

F SB706

Mopeds. Allows local governments to require moped riders to wear helmets.
Patron - Puller

F SB721

"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement. Adds Roanoke City to the list of localities authorized to have a "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement program. The bill also eliminates the July 1, 2005 "sunset" for "photo-red" programs and provides that a contract between a locality and a private entity cannot include provisions for the payment or compensation to the private entity based on the number of violations, or as a percentage of revenue generated as the result of the violations detected by use of the photo-monitoring equipment.
Patron - Edwards

F SB726

F SB728

All-terrain vehicles; title. Requires original owners of all-terrain vehicles purchased on or after July 1, 2005, and all successor owners of such vehicles to obtain titles for them from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Patron - Potts

F SB732

F SB745

Special license plates; children with special needs; fees. Reauthorizes 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 nonrevenue-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 has been incorporated into SB 884.
Patron - Miller

F SB763

Special license plates; supporters of education and the public schools of Virginia; fees. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of education and the public schools of Virginia. 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 Virginia Department of Education to support its programs and activities. This bill has been incorporated into SB 884.
Patron - Locke

F SB768

Special license plates. Vests responsibility for authorization of special license plates with the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
Patron - Bell

F SB780

"Photo-red" programs. Postpones the July 1, 2005, "sunset" on local "photo-red" programs to July 1, 2007.
Patron - Mims

F SB784

Youthful drivers. Prohibits use of wireless telecommunications devices by holders of provisional driver's licenses while operating motor vehicles. The bill also eliminates the "secondary offense" provision of the section dealing with operators holding provisional driver's licenses. This bill has been incorporated into SB 966.
Patron - Mims

F SB816

F SB818

Flashing headlights. Allows emergency vehicles to flash headlights after dark.
Patron - Williams

F SB825

Overweight truck penalties. Allows all counties, cities, and towns to adopt truck weight limit ordinances, parallel to state law, and to assess and collect penalties for violations of such ordinances and use the proceeds to support either local highway construction and maintenance or local vehicle safety inspection programs. The bill makes other nonsubstantive editorial changes as well.
Patron - Mims

F SB835

Motor vehicle insurance. Provides that if a motor vehicle is an insured motor vehicle for only part of the year, it will, nevertheless, be deemed an "insured motor vehicle" and the owner will not be required to pay the fee for registration of an uninsured motor vehicle provided it is not operated on the public highway while uninsured.
Patron - Quayle

F SB852

Vehicle safety inspections; frequency. Requires vehicles to undergo safety inspections once every 24 months instead of once every 12 months.
Patron - Cuccinelli

F SB885

F SB901

Motor vehicle safety belts. Makes safety belt violations primary offenses. This bill also requires that, with a few exceptions, all passengers be belted, not just those in the front seats.
Patron - Norment

F SB911

Motor vehicle dealers. Provides that towing, recovery, and storage business operators need not be licensed as motor vehicle dealers if they sell unclaimed vehicles to the public.
Patron - Norment

F SB924

Modified vehicles. Applies to pickup or panel trucks the same bumper height limitations presently applicable to passenger vehicles.
Patron - Blevins

F SB954

Regulation of mopeds. The bill grants the City of Charlottesville and the City of Hopewell the same ability presently granted counties, cities, and towns located within the Northern Virginia Planning District to limit the operation of motorcycles, mopeds, electric power-assisted bicycles, trail-bikes, mini-bikes, or go-carts.
Patron - Deeds

F SB955

Use of VASCAR speed determination devices. Adds the City of Charlottesville to the list of localities that may use VASCAR (visual average speed computer and recorder) speed determination devices. Presently, use of these devices by local law-enforcement personnel is limited to the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park and the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William and towns within them.
Patron - Deeds

F SB966

Provisional driver's licenses. The bill bans use of cellular telephones and wireless telecommunication devices by holders of a provisional license and incorporates SB 784.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB967

Assessment of fees by Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on certain drivers; use of fees collected. Requires the DMV Commissioner to impose and collect fees on drivers who have accumulated more than six net driver demerit points or have been convicted of reckless driving, aggressive driving, driving on a suspended or revoked license, DUI, or any other misdemeanor involving operation of a motor vehicle. These fees, minus cost of collection, will be used to support issuance of bonds whose proceeds are to be used in the highway construction district wherein the offenses leading to the imposition of the fees were committed for transportation construction, reconstruction, maintenance, maintenance replacement, and/or improvement projects.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB977

Driver's licenses. Requires all first-time applicants for Virginia driver's licenses to prove that they have successfully completed either a driver education program approved by the State Department of Education or a course offered by a licensed driver training school.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB980

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, improper driving is only a lesser included offense of reckless driving.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB1004

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 Davis

F SB1039

Regulation of mopeds. Allows Charlottesville and Hopewell to regulate mopeds for noise.
Patron - Quayle

F SB1048

Water-damaged vehicles. Increases from $1,000 to $5,000 the amount of a water damage claim that must have been paid by an insurance company before water damage must be disclosed when ownership of the vehicle is transferred.
Patron - Wagner

F SB1081

Wireless communication devices; use by drivers. Prohibits drivers' use of hand held telecommunications devices while their vehicles are in motion, except in an emergency. This prohibition does not extend to devices being operated hands-free. Violations are traffic infractions punishable by fines of $100.
Patron - Ticer

F SB1095

"Photo-red" enforcement of traffic signals; penalty. Repeals the July 1, 2005, "sunset" on the photo-red traffic light signal enforcement program.
Patron - Stolle

F SB1114

Motor vehicle dealers. Allows motor vehicle dealers to cancel "spot sales" conditioned on approval of an installment sales contract. It also allows the dealer, if the sale falls through, to return the "equivalent value" of any trade-in or down payment made by the would-be buyer. In addition, the bill allows dealers to delay delivery of the vehicle's title or certificate of origin to the buyer if the sale is conditioned upon approval of purchase money financing. No dealer is to be held liable for fraud, conversion, violation of Title 8.9A (Secured Transactions) or Chapter 17 of Title 59.1 (Virginia Consumer Protection Act), or any other law of the Commonwealth solely by virtue of delivering a motor vehicle to a consumer before purchase money financing is approved. Dealers are also allowed to include in a vehicle buyer's order an express, written waiver of any rights or causes of action that may accrue to the customer as a result of the sale.
Patron - Norment

F SB1236

Special license plates; members and supporters of the Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution; fees. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to members and supporters of the Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution. 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 Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution to support its programs and activities in Virginia. This bill has been incorporated into SB 884.
Patron - Miller

F SB1242

Special license plates; members and supporters of the Junior League. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members and supporters of the Junior League. This bill has been incorporated into SB 884.
Patron - Devolites Davis

F SB1315

Release of security interest in motor vehicle certificate of title; penalty. Requires a secured party that fails to mark satisfied and surrender a certificate of title within 15 days after its security interest is satisfied to forfeit $500 to the owner. If the $500 is not paid within 10 business days after demand in writing, the secured party is required to pay the owner's court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. The failure to release a security interest within 10 days is currently punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Patron - Colgan

F SB1339

Vehicle Safety Inspection. Provides that only motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers with more than 55,000 miles of use will be subject to annual state safety inspections.
Patron - Cuccinelli

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