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Motor Vehicles

Passed

P HB22

Vehicle safety inspection fees. Increases the maximum fee allowed for vehicle safety inspection by $1, $.50 of which is to be transmitted to the Department of State Police to support the Department's costs in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection program. The bill also requires written notice by the Superintendent of State Police prior to his revocation of the designation of any safety inspection station.
Patron - Abbitt

P HB90

Driver's licenses; extension of expiration. Provides for extension of the validity of driver's licenses for persons serving outside Virginia in the armed forces and the diplomatic service and affords the same extensions for spouses and dependents accompanying them.
Patron - Brink

P HB106

Red or red and white warning lights on certain vehicles. Allows security vehicles of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility to be equipped with red or red and white warning lights.
Patron - Lewis

P HB111

Local restrictions on operations of certain all-terrain vehicles. Allows the local governing body of any county, city, or town in the Northern Virginia Planning District by ordinance to prohibit operation of any all-terrain vehicle not being used for agriculture or silviculture production on a highway or on public or private property within 500 feet of any residential district.
Patron - Albo

P HB175

Overweight farm vehicles. Provides that vehicles that are registered as farm-use vehicles as provided in § 46.2-698 may operate at the extended weights authorized in § 46.2-1129 without the application for or receipt of a permit or payment of any fee therefor.
Patron - Lewis

P HB250

Temporary registration of vehicles. Replaces temporary "certificates of ownership," issued by dealers, with "temporary registrations." Provision is also made for use of electronic records in connection with temporary registrations.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB259

Motor vehicle dealers' transaction fees. Allows motor vehicle dealers to carry out up to 20 "manual transactions" per month with DMV without having to pay an increased fee.
Patron - Abbitt

P HB366

Mopeds, motorized scooters and skateboards. Allows localities to adopt ordinances regulating noise from mopeds and motorized scooters and skateboards. The bill also revises the definitions of "electric power-assisted bicycle," "moped," and "motorcycle," and defines "motorized skateboard or scooter" and "motor-driven cycle" and limits where motorized skateboards and scooters and motor-driven cycles may lawfully be operated.
Patron - Carrico

P HB496

Definition of "highway." Expands the definition of "highway" in § 46.2-100 to include the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place used for purposes of vehicular travel on any property owned, leased, or controlled by the United States government and located in the Commonwealth.
Patron - Frederick

P HB646

Fees charged for release of information by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Provides that information provided by DMV on the request of any federal, state, or local governmental entity or their authorized agents, the DMV Commissioner will provide driver and vehicle record abstracts at a fee that is one-half the normal charge for an abstract. The bill further provides that on the request of any federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer, attorney for the Commonwealth, an official of any federal or state court, or authorized agent of any of the foregoing, the DMV Commissioner will supply this same information free of charge. Such information, if supplied to various non-profit and charitable entities, will be provided free of charge.
Patron - Scott, E.T.

P HB650

Maximum speed limit for school buses. Allows for maximum speed limits for school buses of 45 mph on highways with posted speed limits of 55 mph or less and 55 mph on highways with posted speed limits greater than 55 mph.
Patron - Scott, E.T.

P HB670

Local vehicle license fees, etc. Requires the DMV Commissioner to develop and implement standardized procedures and fees whereby the Commissioner, when so requested in writing by the treasurer or director of finance of any county, city, or town, will refuse to issue or renew any vehicle registration of persons who owe the locality any local vehicle license fees or delinquent tangible personal property tax or parking fines. This bill becomes effective January 1, 2007.
Patron - Wardrup

P HB793

Issuance of temporary license plates to dealers by DMV. Allows DMV to develop a "print-on-demand" alternative to the existing temporary license plate system.
Patron - Abbitt

P HB816

Recording devices in motor vehicles; ownership of recorded data; insurance policies; disclosure. Defines the vehicle owner as the owner of any data recorded on a recording device installed in a motor vehicle. Recorded data may only be accessed with the vehicle owner's consent, except under the following circumstances: (i) the vehicle owner contracts with a third party subscription service that requires access to the recorded data; (ii) a licensed new motor vehicle dealer or a technician or mechanic at a motor vehicle repair or servicing facility requires access to carry out normal and ordinary diagnostics, servicing, or repair duties; (iii) the recorded data is accessed by an emergency response provider in performing his duties; (iv) upon authority of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (v) the recorded data is accessed by law enforcement in the course of an investigation where there is probable cause to believe the recording device contains evidence relating to a violation of the laws of the Commonwealth of the United States and such access is otherwise constitutionally permissible. The bill prohibits insurance companies from refusing to renew a motor vehicle insurance policy solely because the motor vehicle owner refuses to provide access to recorded data from a recording device. The bill also prohibits insurance companies from certain other actions affecting rates and coverage if a motor vehicle owner refuses to allow the insurer access to recorded data. All automobile manufacturers must disclose the presence of factory-installed recording devices in the owner's manual for all model year 2008 and later automobiles sold or leased in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 90.
Patron - May

P HB823

Maximum speed limit signs. Authorizes maximum speed limit signs to be placed in certain residence districts in towns without the approval of the county in which the town is located.
Patron - May

P HB827

License plates. Prohibits use of any bracket, holder, mounting, or frame that obscures the alpha-numeric license number, the name or abbreviated name of the state in which the vehicle is registered, or any decal, stamp, or other device indicating the month or year in which the vehicle's registration expires.
Patron - May

P HB833

"United We Stand" special license plates. Eliminates the revenue-sharing component of the statute authorizing the issuance of "United We Stand" special license plates. The bill also authorizes issuance of special license plates honoring Robert E. Lee, bearing the legend "I VOTED," and for supporters of childhood cancer awareness, immediate family members of persons who have died in military service to their country and supporters of youth soccer.
Patron - Welch

P HB834

Special license plates generally. Removes the option of receipt of an administrative fee of $3,500 for development of license plates. The bill also reduces the number of days in which the 350 pre-paid applications must be received by the Commissioner from 180 to 30 days.
Patron - Welch

P HB917

Fog lights. Provides that not more than two fog lights may be illuminated at any time.
Patron - Oder

P HB927

Special license plates; expired authorizations. Repeals authorizations for issuance of special license plates for which the required minimum number of prepaid orders was never received, the plates affected being those for retired members of the U.S. Air Force, recipients of the National Defense Services Medal, members of the Virginia State Defense Force, members and former members of the U.S. Naval Construction Force (Seabees), members of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, supporters of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, supporters of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, members and supporters of the YMCAs of Virginia, supporters of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Secretariat's winning of horse racing's Triple Crown, children with special needs, members and supporters of the Junior League, Master Gardeners, supporters of education in the public schools of Virginia, supporters of the Salem Avalanche baseball team, members and supporters of the Mustang Club of America, 100th anniversary of the City of Galax, law-enforcement chaplains, Virginia quilters, and graduates and supporters of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
Patron - Landes

P HB948

Disposal of abandoned vehicles. Clarifies that localities are eligible for reimbursement from the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles for the removal of inoperable abandoned motor vehicles left on property, either public or private.
Patron - Morgan

P HB967

Motor vehicle dealers; salesperson. Amends the definition of "salesperson" to include any person who expects to receive a commission, fee, or any other consideration from the dealer; supervises salespersons; or negotiates with or induces a customer to enter into a security agreement. This bill also provides that any person who is an independent contractor shall not be deemed to be a salesperson and prohibits any person acting in the capacity of a salesperson, but not licensed, to be compensated in any form by a motor vehicle dealer.
Patron - Ebbin

P HB1000

Failure to pay toll; penalties. Provides that the same persons who may use the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and toll facilities of the Richmond Metropolitan Authority without having to pay a toll may also use toll facilities operated pursuant to the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 toll-free. The bill also provides that if a driver fails to pay a required toll and the matter proceeds to court, he will be liable, in addition to the amount of the unpaid toll and administrative fees of the toll facility operator, for a civil penalty of $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, $250 for a third offense, and $500 for a fourth or subsequent offense. The bill also provides for nonissuance and nonrenewal of vehicle registrations of persons who fail to pay tolls until all tolls, fees, and penalties have been paid. Several technical changes are also made in the manner in which offenders are to be identified and prosecuted.
Patron - Rust

P HB1005

Offenses relating to registration and certificates of title; penalty. Raises the penalty, from a traffic infraction to a Class 1 misdemeanor, for using a false name or address in any application for the registration of any vehicle, for a certificate of title, or for any renewal or duplicate certificate, or knowingly making a false statement of material fact or concealing a material fact or committing a fraud in any registration application. Additionally, the bill raises the penalty for knowingly displaying any fictitious registration card, certificate of title, or license plate or decal, or for knowingly displaying any registration card, certificate of title, or license plate or decal which has been cancelled, revoked, suspended or altered, or that is currently issued for another vehicle, to a Class 2 misdemeanor. Finally, the bill also raises the penalty for failing to surrender, on demand, any certificate of title, registration card, or license plate or decal which has been suspended, cancelled, or revoked, to a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Patron - Hurt

P HB1006

Notice to counties, cities, and towns whenever title to modular home or mobile home is surrendered. Requires DMV to make a record of every instance in which the title to a modular home, mobile home, or any other vehicle titled as a trailer is surrendered because it has been placed on a foundation and has ceased to be a vehicle required to be titled, and requires DMV to share this data with local governments.
Patron - Hurt

P HB1034

Motor vehicle dealers; warranty obligations. Clarifies that damage that occurs to a new motor vehicle following delivery is not exempted from the provisions of the statute.
Patron - Hurt

P HB1047

Traffic lights. Allows police to use wireless telecommunications devices in enforcement of traffic light signals.
Patron - Reid

P HB1068

Operational requirements for contract passenger carriers. Allows contract passenger carriers to use wireless text dispatching devices in addition to trip sheets and contract orders to identify passengers who have arranged for use of the motor vehicle.
Patron - Hall

P HB1119

Designation of private roads as highways for law-enforcement purposes; Warren County. Authorizes Warren County to adopt ordinances designating the private roads, within any residential development containing 50 or more lots, as highways for law-enforcement purposes.
Patron - Athey

P HB1163

Unlawful sale of driver's licenses. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person or entity other than the Department of Motor Vehicles to sell, give, or distribute, or attempt to sell, give, or distribute any document purporting to be a driver's license.
Patron - Eisenberg

P HB1179

Special speed limitations on interstate highways. Allows the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner, upon request or on his own initiative, to conduct an investigation of any interstate highway and, on the basis of his findings, set the maximum speed.
Patron - Carrico

P HB1218

Arrest for traffic misdemeanor. Clarifies language in the motor vehicle code by requiring a magistrate to proceed with a probable cause determination under § 19.2-82 when an arrestee is brought before him following a traffic misdemeanor. Currently, an officer may release a suspected traffic misdemeanant on a summons unless the person refuses to appear, is likely not to appear, or is suspected of committing a felony. Current vehicle code language is not expansive enough to cover those scenarios when the suspect is arrested and taken before a magistrate.
Patron - Moran

P HB1249

Household goods carriers. Allows household goods carriers to offer binding estimates and adds bank wire transfer and accepted credit card to the list of payment methods customers may use and household goods carriers must accept to relinquish possession of a customer's goods. Allows household goods carriers to offer rates lower than those specified in tariffs on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles and requires charges to be stated in dollars and cents rather than cents or dollars and cents per 100 pounds.
Patron - Hugo

P HB1258

Tow trucks; towing and recovery operators; local-option regulations; regulation by Board for Towing and Recovery Operators; civil penalty. Allows a mechanic's lien for "towing, storage, and recovery" in addition to the present "keeping, supporting, and care"; increases the present three-day limit for garage keepers to obtain vehicle data from the Division of Motor Vehicles and provides written notice to the owner of the stored vehicle to a seven-day limit; raises the so-called "junk car" threshold from the present $5,000 to $7,500; and increases from $25 per day to $50 per day the amount owed for storage if a vehicle is towed, unclaimed, and sold.

The bill also 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.

In addition, it provides that local towing regulations can be no less restrictive than those imposed by the new Board for Towing and Recovery Operators. The measure also expands localities' ability to regulate "trespass tows" by ordinance and provides that, in the event a vehicle is towed from one locality to be stored in another, the ordinances of the locality from which the vehicle was towed shall apply.

The bill also provides for the so-called "secondary tow." When a vehicle is towed as the result of a police-towing request, the owner of the towing and recovery business, upon presentation of a written request from the owner of the vehicle and payment in full for all towing, recovery, and storage charges, shall release the vehicle for the purpose of inspecting or towing the vehicle to another location for repair, storage, or disposal. As for payment, all towing and recovery businesses shall accept cash, insurance company check, certified check, money order, at least one of two commonly used, nationally recognized credit cards, or any additional methods of payment approved by the Board.

The bill also requires that signs used to provide notice that a trespassing vehicle will be towed include at least the nonemergency telephone number of the local law-enforcement agency or the telephone number of the towing and recovery business authorized to perform the tows. The bill also prohibits local requirements that towing and recovery businesses provide service as repair facilities, body shops, or filling stations. Under this measure, localities would be authorized by ordinance to require photographic evidence to justify "trespass tows," posting of signs providing notice of where towed vehicles may be reclaimed and the name and telephone number of the local consumer affairs office, and obtaining the so-called "second signature" from the property owner agent prior to tows. The bill additionally prohibits certain relationships between towing and recovery businesses and the agents of property owners from whose property trespassing vehicles are towed. The maximum allowable hookup and initial towing fee for trespass tows of passenger cars would be increased from $85 to $125, unless local ordinance sets a different limit, and the amount of additional fees for late night, weekend, and holiday tows would be raised from $10 to $25 not to exceed $50. The bill allows local governments, by ordinance, to (i) prohibit storage charges for periods of time when owners cannot reclaim their vehicles because the towing and recovery business is closed and (ii) place caps on the charges that these businesses may impose and requires that any such limits be subject to "periodic and timely" adjustments. Local towing and advisory boards would be required to consist of an equal number of representatives of local law-enforcement agencies and representatives of towing and recovery operators, plus one "civilian" and would have to meet at least once per year at the call of the chairman, who is to be chosen annually by a majority vote of the board.

Finally the bill establishes a new Board for Towing and Recovery Operators to license and regulate the towing and recovery industry and tow truck drivers. This bill is identical to SB 134.
Patron - Hugo

P HB1284

Display of local decal. Clarifies that a locality may eliminate the local decal without violating state statute.
Patron - Johnson

P HB1304

Federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005. Makes technical changes in Virginia law necessary to comply with the provisions of the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

P HB1312

Laser speed determination devices. Eliminates the requirement that law-enforcement officers permit motorists to observe the reading on the device.
Patron - Gilbert

P HB1407

Certain fees charged by the Commissioner. Increases the fees charged by the Commissioner from $25 to $125 for examination, verification, or identification of the serial or identification number of any vehicle, motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. Also increases fee from no more than $25 to $125 for the examination of repaired and rebuilt vehicles. Fees collected shall be paid into a special fund used to meet the expenses of the vehicle identification number and salvage vehicle inspection programs.
Patron - Cosgrove

P HB1430

Vehicle lengths; exemption. Provides an exemption from the vehicle length limit for tractor-semitrailer combinations where the length of the semitrailer does not exceed 53 feet. Allows the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner to restrict the operations of such tractor-semitrailer combinations from certain roads based on a safety and engineering analysis.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

P HB1546

Reckless driving. Defines reckless driving as (i) driving a motor vehicle at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the maximum speed limit or (ii) driving in excess of 80 miles per hour regardless of the maximum speed limit.
Patron - Rapp

P SB8

Offenses relating to registration, licensing, and certificates of title; penalties. This bill raises the penalty for using a false name or address in any application for the registration of any vehicle, for a certificate of title, or for any renewal or duplicate certificate, or knowingly making a false statement of material fact or concealing a material fact or committing a fraud in any registration application from a traffic infraction to a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Patron - Reynolds

P SB53

Speed limit on I-85. Increases the maximum speed limit on Interstate Route 85 to 70 miles per hour.
Patron - Ruff

P SB89

Recording devices in motor vehicles; notification required. Requires manufacturers of new motor vehicles equipped with a recording device and sold or leased in the Commonwealth to disclose that fact in the owner's manual for that vehicle.
Patron - Watkins

P SB90

Recording devices in motor vehicles; ownership of recorded data; insurance policies; disclosure. Defines the vehicle owner as the owner of any data recorded on a recording device installed in a motor vehicle. Recorded data may only be accessed with the vehicle owner's consent, except under the following circumstances: (i) the vehicle owner contracts with a third party subscription service that requires access to the recorded data; (ii) a licensed new motor vehicle dealer or a technician or mechanic at a motor vehicle repair or servicing facility requires access to carry out normal and ordinary diagnostics, servicing, or repair duties; (iii) the recorded data is accessed by an emergency response provider in performing his duties; (iv) upon authority of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (v) the recorded data is accessed by law enforcement in the course of an investigation where there is probable cause to believe the recording device contains evidence relating to a violation of the laws of the Commonwealth of the United States and such access is otherwise constitutionally permissible. The bill prohibits insurance companies from refusing to renew a motor vehicle insurance policy solely because the motor vehicle owner refuses to provide access to recorded data from a recording device. The bill also prohibits insurance companies from several other actions affecting rates and coverage if a motor vehicle owner refuses to allow the insurer access to recorded data. All automobile manufacturers must disclose the presence of factory-installed recording devices in the owner's manual for all model year 2008 and later automobiles sold or leased in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 816.
Patron - Watkins

P SB134

The bill also 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.

P SB152

Motor vehicle dealers; warranty obligations. Clarifies that damage that occurs to a new motor vehicle following delivery is not exempted from the provisions of the statute.
Patron - Norment

P SB191

All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles. Requires non-dealer owners of all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles powered by gasoline or diesel engines displacing more than 50 cubic centimeters and purchased as new on or after July 1, 2006, to title their vehicles with DMV.
Patron - Williams

P SB194

P SB282

Golf carts on public highways. Allows the Town of Saxis to operate golf carts on public highways within its boundaries.
Patron - Rerras

P SB303

Vehicle licensing fees. Allows motor vehicle renting companies to charge a "vehicle licensing fee," provided such fee is disclosed in the company's vehicle rental agreements.
Patron - Williams

P SB305

Vehicle classifications and endorsements; school buses. Requires certain school bus operators to obtain a school bus endorsement.
Patron - Williams

P SB306

Motor vehicle dealers; bond requirements. Increases the required bond that motor vehicle dealers must carry for their first three years of operation from $25,000 to $50,000.
Patron - Williams

P SB312

Emissions inspection program; exemption. Exempts vehicles four years old or less from the emissions inspection program.
Patron - Cuccinelli

P SB378

Drive off from retail motor fuel establishment; court costs. Requires the payment of court costs for driving off and not paying for gasoline at a retail gas station. The penalty for violation is a civil penalty. Prosecution for larceny is not precluded. This is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.
Patron - McDougle

P SB518

Special license plates; Virginia Defense Force. Reauthorizes issuance of special license plates for members of the Virginia State Defense Force.
Patron - Puckett

P SB523

P SB617

Special license plates; fees. Authorizes issuance of special license plates for supporters of childhood cancer awareness, the United Service Organizations (USO), the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, United States troops, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Boy Scouts of America, and youth soccer. The bill also authorizes issuance of special license plates for immediate family members of persons who have died in military service to their country, persons who are veterans of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 9-1-1 communications professionals. Finally, the bill authorizes issuance of special license plates honoring Robert E. Lee and special license plates bearing the legend "I VOTED."
Patron - Mims

P SB712

Mopeds, motorized scooters and skateboards, and motor-driven cycles. Regulates the operation of "motorized skateboards and scooters," bans over-the-road operation of "motor-driven cycles," and differentiates these vehicles from motorcycles and mopeds.
Patron - Marsh

Failed

F HB18

Safety inspections; exemption for certain trucks and vehicle combinations. Exempts from the requirement for annual state vehicle safety inspections vehicles that have gross registered weights or gross combination weight ratings of 10,001 pounds or more, provided such vehicles display valid federal certificates of inspection.
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB23

Use of dealer's license plates. Allows dealer's license plates to be used on vehicles delivering or transporting other vehicles or parts of other vehicles. This bill also prohibits dealer license plates from being rented or leased to transport vehicles or portions of vehicles.
Patron - Abbitt

F HB26

Optional lights on motorcycles. Allows motorcycles to be equipped with low-voltage, low-intensity, steady-burning lights no larger than one-half inch in diameter, provided they are not red or blue.
Patron - Bryant

F HB98

Motor vehicle accident investigations. Provides that a law-enforcement officer who, in the course of duty, investigates a motor vehicle accident shall have the authority to go upon and remain upon private property without permission of the property owner for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct the accident investigation and, if removal of a vehicle is requested by the driver of the vehicle or the owner of the property, to provide for removal of any vehicles involved in the accident.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HB109

Photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals. Allows the Counties of Arlington and Fairfax, the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, and Virginia Beach, and the Town of Vienna to establish photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals, subject to specific requirements and procedures set forth in the bill.
Patron - Purkey

F HB116

Nonrepairable vehicles. Amends the definition of "nonrepairable vehicle" by providing that it is unrepairable unless the owner can repair the vehicle for less than 90 percent of the vehicle's actual cash value prior to damage.
Patron - Albo

F HB136

Special license plates; Fraternal Order of Police. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for members of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HB158

Passing stopped school bus; civil penalty. Increases civil penalty for improperly passing a stopped school bus from $250 to $500.
Patron - Ward

F HB171

Disabled parking. Eliminates the ability of localities to "opt out" of the law allowing vehicles displaying disabled parking indicia to park free for up to four hours in time-restricted or metered spaces.
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB182

Reckless driving; exceeding the speed limit. Makes it reckless driving when driving at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit but maintains the "in excess of 80 miles per hour" cap, and removes the "60 miles per hour or more" requirement where the speed limit is 35 miles per hour.This bill was incorporated into HB 1546.
Patron - McEachin

F HB204

Television receivers in motor vehicles. Provides that the prohibition on television receivers in motor vehicles does not extend to multifunctional devices that can display global positioning and other navigational information or information about the vehicle and its operation and can also be used to display motion pictures or similar video displays when the vehicle's gear shift is in the neutral or park position.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HB213

Operation of entertainment equipment. Provides that any driver or passenger shall not operate any radio, CD or tape player, or similar entertainment equipment in such a manner as to (i) impair the ability of the vehicle operator to hear sirens, bells, horns or similar warning devices; or (ii) distract other operators in the vicinity from safe and proper operation of their vehicles. This bill does not apply to lawfully organized or licensed events.
Patron - Tata

F HB251

F HB263

Uninsured motor vehicle fee. Increases the fee paid to the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles for an uninsured motor vehicle from $500 to $750.
Patron - Hargrove

F HB287

Examination of applicants for driver's licenses. Requires that all examinations of applicants for driver's licenses be conducted exclusively in the English language. Use of interpreters in connection with driver's license examinations is prohibited.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

F HB304

Charges for information supplied by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Adds all facilities created pursuant to the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to the list of entities that may not be charged a fee to obtain information for official use from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Patron - Rust

F HB314

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, minus the cost of collection, the funds shall be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the county, city, or town where the assessed person resides according to his address on record with the Department and, in consultation with the Commonwealth Transportation Board and the General Assembly, shall be used to pay for residential and secondary road improvements. This bill was incorporated into HB 527.
Patron - Albo

F HB344

All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles. Requires that every owner (other than a dealer) of any all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle powered by a gasoline or diesel engine of more than 50 cubic centimeters displacement that is purchased as new on or after July 1, 2006, must obtain a title to the vehicle from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). On and after January 1, 2009, in order to purchase or otherwise acquire an all-terrain vehicle or off-road motorcycle, the purchaser must obtain a certificate of title from DMV. The bill provides that, for purposes of motorcycle dealers, all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles will be considered motorcycles. The bill also allows children under 12 years of age to operate all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles powered by engines of no more than 50 cubic centimeters displacement. Three sections of the tax code are also amended so as to avoid tax consequences flowing from titling of these vehicles. Nothing in the bill requires all-terrain vehicles or off-road motorcycles to be registered or licensed.
Patron - Sherwood

F HB357

Driver's license reinstatement fees. Increases the additional fee for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked driver's license from $40 to $80. This additional fee is to be paid to the Trauma Center Fund.
Patron - Hamilton

F HB363

Overweight vehicles. Authorizes specialized mobile equipment with permits issued under § 46.2-1149.4 to operate on interstate highways.
Patron - Carrico

F HB367

Contents of registration card. Provides that vehicle registration cards shall state that the vehicle registration card and license plates shall be surrendered immediately to the Department in the event that the vehicle insurance is cancelled either by the insurer or the insured for any reason.
Patron - Carrico

F HB463

Passenger cars owned by local governments. Requires that passenger cars that are owned by local governments and registered under subsection A of § 46.2-750 ("local government use" license plates) be conspicuously marked with the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of the county, city or town. Operation of a vehicle required to be marked with a local government seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype without such marking constitutes a traffic infraction.
Patron - Ingram

F HB464

Trash truck covers. Requires that the cargo areas of all commercial vehicles used to transport solid waste, whether loaded or unloaded, be covered at all times, except when loading or unloading.
Patron - Ingram

F HB469

Definition of "moped" in Title 46.2. Provides that, for the purposes of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles) of the Code, "moped" will mean a federal Department of Transportation approved motorized conveyance that has a seat height not less than 21 inches from the ground, on which the operator must be seated during operation; has an engine displacement of 50 cubic centimeters or less; produces a maximum of two braking horsepower or less; is capable of a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour or less; and has a valid Virginia state inspection pursuant to § 46.2-1157. This bill was incorporated into HB 366.
Patron - Ingram

F HB497

Special license plates; clean special fuel vehicles. Requires that, to be eligible for clean special fuel license plates, a vehicle must produce lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide or particulates, or any combination thereof than a comparable vehicle powered by conventional gasoline or reformulated gasoline and have a fuel economy rating of not less than 50 miles per gallon.
Patron - Frederick

F HB520

Vehicle registration. Prohibits over-the-road operation of unregistered vehicles and vehicles with expired registrations.
Patron - Armstrong

F HB526

Titling and registration of street rods and custom vehicles. Provides the following titling and registration guidelines for street rods and custom vehicles: (i) the year that is listed on the certificate of title shall be the model year that the body of the vehicle resembles, (ii) the vehicle will not be used for general daily transport but for certain special events, (iii) the vehicle shall meet safety inspection requirements applicable to the model year shown on the title and shall be exempt from any current safety or emissions inspection, (iv) special street rod or custom vehicle registration plates shall be issued, and (v) the presence of specific equipment is not required for the operation of a street rod or custom vehicle.
Patron - Rust

F HB527

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 driving on a suspended or revoked license, reckless or aggressive driving, DUI, or any other misdemeanor or felony involving operation of a motor vehicle. Annually, the first $35 million of these fees, minus cost of collection, will be directed to the special matching fund established by § 33.1-23.05; the next $25 million will be directed to the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund; and the remainder will be directed to the Local Congestion Mitigation Incentive Fund.
Patron - Rust

F HB547

License plates for antique motor vehicles. Allows use on antique motor vehicles of black-on-white or white-on-black license plates or year tabs bearing the year numbers 1951 and 1952.
Patron - Griffith

F HB641

Overweight permits for coal and gravel haulers. Allows coal and gravel haulers to obtain, without fee, an additional gross weight extension of 6,000 pounds from the Commissioner on application therefor.
Patron - Phillips

F HB645

Impoundment of a motor vehicle for eluding police. Provides that upon the arrest of a person for disregarding a signal by a law-enforcement officer to stop, or for eluding police, his motor vehicle shall be immobilized or impounded in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-301.1 (impoundment of motor vehicle for driving on a suspended or revoked license).
Patron - Scott, E.T.

F HB674

F HB683

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.
Patron - Rust

F HB697

Motorcycles; insurance. Prohibits purchase or sale of a motorcycle unless purchaser presents documentary proof of liability insurance.
Patron - Hogan

F HB715

Use of certain wireless communication devices by operators of motor vehicles; fine. 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 communication and is being used as such. A driver may not be fined more than $50 for violating this section.
Patron - McQuigg

F HB717

HOT lanes. Prohibits conversion of HOV lanes designated as such prior to January 1, 2006, to HOT lanes.
Patron - McQuigg

F HB718

Violation-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals. Allows localities in the Commonwealth to establish violation-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals, subject to specific requirements and procedures set forth in the bill.
Patron - McQuigg

F HB736

Reckless driving; exceeding the speed limit. Makes it reckless driving when driving at a speed of 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit but maintains the "in excess of 80 miles per hour" cap, and removes the "60 miles per hour or more" requirement where the speed limit is 35 miles per hour. This bill was incorporated into HB 1546.
Patron - Iaquinto

F HB739

Driver's licenses issued to persons convicted of driving under the influence. Prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from issuing or reinstating the driver's license of a person who has been convicted of driving under the influence or a related offense during the seven-year period following the conviction, unless the person provides proof that he has in effect a motor vehicle liability insurance policy with limits of $50,000 for injury or death of one person in one accident, $100,000 for injury or death of two or more persons in one accident, and $40,000 for damage to property. These limits are double the minimum limits required generally for motor vehicle liability insurance policies.
Patron - Iaquinto

F HB762

Exceeding speed limit on Interstate 81; penalty. Provides that any person convicted of exceeding the lawful speed limit on Interstate 81 shall be assessed a fee of $50, which shall be forwarded to the Department of State Police to be used to defray costs of speed enforcement.
Patron - Lohr

F HB800

Exhaust systems. Limits the allowable level of noise emitted from an exhaust system in a motor vehicle to 95 decibels.
Patron - Fralin

F HB803

Motor vehicles; administrative impoundment of motor vehicle for certain driving while license suspended or revoked offenses. Requires the impoundment or immobilization of a motor vehicle driven by any person arrested for a second or subsequent offense of driving on a suspended or revoked license or driving without a license.
Patron - Fralin

F HB825

Speed limits in residence districts. Provides for speed limits less than 25 miles per hour in residence districts whose streets do not conform to VDOT's 16-foot width criterion. The actual speed limit will be based on a tiered system, developed by VDOT, linking the maximum speed limit to the width of the street. All such maximum speed limits of less than 25 miles per hour must be indicated by conspicuously posted signs.
Patron - May

F HB826

"Photo-toll" enforcement; civil penalty. Authorizes agreements between the DMV Commissioner and toll facility operators whereby persons who fail to pay tolls and penalties associated with failure to pay tolls will have their vehicles' license plates and registrations suspended. This bill was incorporated into HB 1000.
Patron - May

F HB928

Special license plates; members of the Virginia General Assembly. Provides that any license plate issued to any member of the Virginia House of Delegates or the Virginia Senate shall be the same as the member's district number.
Patron - Landes

F HB961

F HB1029

Definition of "motor vehicle dealer." Amends the definition of "motor vehicle dealer" to exclude dealers who solely sell and distribute fire-fighting equipment and ambulances.
Patron - Hurt

F HB1063

Applications for driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and special identification cards. Allows use of adoption decrees instead of birth certificates in connection with applications for driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and special identification cards.
Patron - Watts

F HB1117

Optional additional penalty for certain motor vehicle violations. Provides that anybody convicted of a violation of any provision of Article 2 (Right-of-Way) of Chapter 8 or § 46.2-805 (lane direction control signals), 46.2-808 (prohibited vehicles on controlled access highways), 46.2-830 (drivers to obey signs), 46.2-835 (right turn on red), 46.2-836 (left turn on red), or 46.2-852 (reckless driving), if any such violation resulted in the death of another person or any injury involving permanent and significant physical impairment, may be sentenced to 10 to 40 hours of speaking before driver education classes or motorcycle rider safety training participants.
Patron - Athey

F HB1120

Radar detectors. Repeals the prohibition on use of radar detectors.
Patron - May

F HB1164

Maximum speed limits generally. Reduces the maximum speed limit on any Virginia public highway from 65 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour.
Patron - Eisenberg

F HB1202

Vehicle window tinting. Allows vehicles operated by or regularly used to transport any person with a medical condition that renders him susceptible to harm or injury from exposure to sunlight or bright artificial light to be equipped with sun-shading or tinting films or applications that reduce the transmission of light into the vehicle to levels deemed necessary by a licensed physician or licensed optometrist. This bill was incorporated into HB 405.
Patron - Moran

F HB1209

Safety belt systems; penalty. Makes safety belt violations primary offenses.
Patron - Moran

F HB1211

Stopping for pedestrians. Amends the statute that presently requires motorists to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians to require that motorists stop for pedestrians.
Patron - Moran

F HB1216

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driver records. Limits accident data contained in driver record abstracts released by DMV to insurance carriers, sureties, or representatives of insurance carriers or sureties to accidents in which the driver is found to be at fault or guilty of violating any law relating to the operation or ownership of a motor vehicle.
Patron - Barlow

F HB1286

Criminal background checks for licensure of taxicab operators. Authorizes localities by ordinance to require that applicants for licensure as taxicab operators be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation as authorized by federal law. Such ordinance may provide for the imposition of a fee on applicants for licensure to cover the costs of fingerprinting and criminal background checks.
Patron - Oder

F HB1289

Prepayment of fines for violations of speed limits. Increases the fine for speeding on highway from $5 per mile-per-hour over the speed limit to $10 per mile-per-hour.
Patron - Saxman

F HB1334

Impoundment of a motor vehicle for eluding police. Provides that upon the arrest of a person for a felony violation of disregarding a signal by a law-enforcement officer to stop, or for eluding police, his motor vehicle shall be immobilized or impounded.
Patron - Bell

F HB1343

Copies of driver's licenses, etc. Requires that copies of driver's licenses, temporary driver's permits, learner's permits, and special identification cards that are made in connection with any transaction must be returned when the transaction is completed.
Patron - Bell

F HB1357

Liquidated damages for overweight violations. Provides that liquidated damages for overweight violations will be paid to the locality if the violator was cited for violation of a local ordinance.
Patron - Bell

F HB1400

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 HB1453

Motor vehicle safety belts. Makes the requirement to wear a safety belt applicable to all motor vehicle occupants and makes failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt a "primary offense." It also exempts certain law-enforcement officers, persons in their custody, drivers of and passengers in taxicabs, and persons traveling in vehicles while engaged in providing emergency medical care or first aid from the requirement to wear safety belts. The bill provides that a law-enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, or its occupants solely because of a safety belt violation. Finally, it provides for the allocation of any federal funds that might become available as a consequence of passage of the bill.
Patron - Rust

F HB1456

Display of license plates. Removes the requirement of the license plate on the front of a motor vehicle.
Patron - Cole

F HB1492

Driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated; penalty. Provides penalty for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated; subsequent offense; prior conviction.
Patron - Valentine

F HB1494

Provisional driver's licenses; restriction on using cellular phones and wireless devices. Places a restriction on persons with provisional driver's license from using a cellular phone or other wireless device while driving on the highways of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Miller

F HB1503

Special conservators of the peace; flashing lights. Authorizes special conservators of the peace to use flashing blue lights in their vehicles, like other law-enforcement vehicles. The law currently allows special conservators of the peace to use flashing red lights.
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB1576

Buses used to provide transit service under the National Rural Transit Assistance Program; penalties. Allows buses used to provide transit service under the National Rural Transit Assistance Program to be equipped with warning lights that are to be activated when the bus stops to take on or discharge passengers. Motorists are required to stop for such buses as though they were school buses.
Patron - Lewis

F HB1614

Vehicle registration fees. Increases vehicle registration fees and dedicates the proceeds to transportation purposes.
Patron - Jones, D.C.

F SB1

Special license plates for immediate family members of certain persons who have died in military service; fees. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of the immediate family of a member of the armed forces of the United States who lost his or her life while engaged in certain military service. Each such set of license plates, in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, is subject to a one-time fee of $10. Prepaid order minimums do not apply to these plates. This bill was incorporated into SB 617.
Patron - Puller

F SB5

Definition of "motor vehicle dealer." Amends the definition of "motor vehicle dealer" to exclude dealers who solely sell and distribute fire-fighting equipment and ambulances.
Patron - Reynolds

F SB16

Handheld mobile telephones. Prohibits the use of handheld mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles while the vehicles are in motion. Exceptions are made for emergencies and use of mobile telephones by law-enforcement and emergency service personnel. The bill does not become effective until August 1, 2006, but provides for warnings during July 2006. The bill also requires a study by the Department of Motor Vehicles on the impact of mobile telephones on traffic safety and collection of related data by VCU's Crash Investigation Team.
Patron - Marsh

F SB43

Special license plates; supporters of youth soccer. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of youth soccer. This bill was incorporated into SB 617.
Patron - Puller

F SB50

Special license plates; Robert E. Lee. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue special license plates honoring Robert E. Lee. This bill was incorporated into SB 617.
Patron - Ruff

F SB125

Motor vehicle keys. Requires, on and after January 1, 2007, that manufacturers of motor vehicles manufactured for the 2007 model year or any subsequent model year provide a means whereby the owners, lessees, and representatives of owners and lessees of such motor vehicles may obtain all information required to permit the reproduction of any key required to operate the owner's or lessee's vehicle. Such information must be accessible 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB128

Special license plates bearing the legend I VOTED. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the legend I VOTED to election officials and volunteer election workers with at least five years of service. This bill was incorporated into SB 617.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB133

Third offense driving on a suspended license; penalty. Makes the third or subsequent offense of driving on a suspended license within a 10-year period a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum term of confinement of one year and a mandatory two-year license suspension. It is currently a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill was incorporated into SB 392.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB137

Provisional driver's licenses; use of wireless telecommunications devices. Prohibits persons under the age of 18 from using any cellular telephone or any other wireless telecommunications device, regardless of whether such device is or is not hand-held, while driving. The bill also makes a violation of this provision a primary offense.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB180

Proof of legal presence in the United States. Provides that a valid, unexpired driver's license from any other state in the United States shall be deemed proof of legal presence in the United States.
Patron - Locke

F SB212

Motor vehicle operating in emergency situations. Allows vehicles authorized by § 46.2-1024 to be equipped with red or red and white warning lights (vehicles owned by members of fire departments, volunteer fire companies, or volunteer rescue squads; ambulance drivers employed by privately owned ambulance services; and police chaplains) to also be equipped with sirens, exhaust whistles, and air horns. The bill also allows these vehicles to ignore certain traffic laws in emergency situations, subject to the same limitations as police vehicles, ambulances, and fire apparatus.
Patron - Edwards

F SB233

Stopping for pedestrians; penalty. Requires the driver of any vehicle traveling at a maximum speed of 35 mph to stop for pedestrians crossing the highway or street at any clearly marked crosswalk.
Patron - Ticer

F SB245

Regulation of parking by certain counties or towns. Allows certain counties or towns to regulate or prohibit overnight parking of certain vehicles on any public highway in any residence district.
Patron - Ticer

F SB293

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 - Cuccinelli

F SB308

Crimes; failing to pay for motor fuel; penalty. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner or lessee of the vehicle was the person who failed to pay for the motor fuel. The bill also allows for the summons for a violation of the section to be executed by mailing a copy of the summons by first-class mail. This bill was incorporated into SB 378.
Patron - Williams

F SB453

Photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals. Allows the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun, the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, and Virginia Beach, and the Town of Vienna to establish photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals, subject to specific requirements and procedures set forth in the bill.
Patron - Devolites Davis

F SB516

F SB533

Provisional driver's licenses; restriction on using cellular phones and wireless devices. Places a restriction on persons with a provisional driver's license from using a cellular phone or other wireless device while driving on the highways of the Commonwealth. The bill also removes a subsection that makes offenses in the rest of the section secondary offenses, which would make all offenses in this section primary offenses.
Patron - O'Brien

F SB723

Vehicle registration fees. Increases vehicle registration fees and dedicates the proceeds to transportation purposes. This bill was incorporated into SB 708.
Patron - Houck

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C HB52

Special license plates; REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. Authorizes the Commissioner of DMV to issue special license plates to supporters of the REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

C HB53

Special license plates; professional auto racing. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the legend PROFESSIONAL AUTO RACING and the number 3.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

C HB72

Special license plates; supporters of United States troops; fees. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of United States troops. 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 United Service Organizations to support its programs and activities in Virginia and the remaining $10 will go to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Patron - Orrock

C HB160

C HB196

Special license plates; residents and supporters of the community of Bay Creek in Northampton County. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for residents and supporters of the community of Bay Creek in Northampton County.
Patron - Lewis

C HB233

Use of certain wireless communication devices by operators of motor vehicles; fine. 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 communication and is being used in that manner. A driver may not be fined more than $50 for violating this section and no driver demerit points would be assessed.
Patron - Jones, D.C.

C HB264

Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits. Increases the minimum liability coverage amounts from $25,000 to $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to the limit for one person, $50,000 to $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $20,000 to $50,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.
Patron - Hargrove

C HB280

Licensure of motorcycle drivers. Makes passage of a motorcycle rider training course certified by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation a prerequisite for licensure to operate a motorcycle.
Patron - BaCote

C HB284

Vehicles between 80,001 and 105,000 pounds. Sets the registration fee for vehicles between 80,001 and 105,000 pounds at $39.40 for one year, and requires the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner by regulation to supplement the provisions of § 46.2-1126 to establish gross weight and axle-spacing requirements for vehicles up to 105,000 pounds.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

C HB288

Antique motor vehicles. Corrects erroneous references to certain years for which metal tabs can be displayed on certain antique vehicles. The bill also limits use of antique vehicles to non-work-related travel and reduces the occasional pleasure-driving limit from 250 miles to 50 miles from the owner's residence. There are other technical amendments as well.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

C HB335

Special license plates; veterans of U.S. military operations since September 11, 2001, in Afghanistan and Iraq. Authorizes issuance of special license plates for veterans of U.S. military operations since September 11, 2001, in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Patron - Orrock

C HB405

C HB498

Special license plates; retired members of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard; retired members of the armed forces of the United States. Authorizes issuance of special licenses plates to retired members of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides that no fee shall be charged for the issuance of special license plates to retired members of any of the armed forces of the United States.
Patron - Frederick

C HB499

Special license plates; civilian employees of the Department of the Army. Allows civilian employees of the Department of the Army to be issued special license plates whose design incorporates a symbol of the U.S. Army.
Patron - Frederick

C HB551

Motor vehicle dealers; transfer of dealerships. Affords the buyer of a motor vehicle dealership the ability to contest the failure of a manufacturer to approve transfer of the dealership.
Patron - Saxman

C HB605

Special license plates; spouses and parents of certain deceased military veterans. Authorizes the DMV Commissioner to issue special license plates to the spouses and parents of military veterans who have been killed while on active duty and engaged in the performance of their official duties.
Patron - Amundson

C HB611

Special license plates; National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Patron - O'Bannon

C HB642

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

C HB805

Littering from a motor vehicle; penalty. Adds cigarette remnants as litter.
Patron - Fralin

C HB891

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 to be personal property of the owner of the motor vehicle and deems that such data 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

C HB920

Special license plates; childhood cancer awareness. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of childhood cancer awareness.
Patron - Landes

C HB970

Special license plates; members of the Del Ray Citizens Association. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of the Del Ray Citizens Association.
Patron - Ebbin

C HB990

Special license plates; U.S. armed forces. Authorizes issuance of special license plates for all branches of the armed forces of the United States. These plates would not be subject to minimum prepaid order requirements.
Patron - Shannon

C HB1246

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 - Hugo

C HB1388

Special license plates; Support Our Troops. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates bearing the legend: SUPPORT OUR TROOPS.
Patron - Cox

C HB1392

Special license plates; 9-1-1 communications professionals. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of 9-1-1 communications professionals.
Patron - Cosgrove

C HB1410

Special license plates; purple heart. Provides for issuance of purple heart special license plates free of charge to persons who are members in good standing of the Department of Virginia Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Patron - Wright

C HB1512

Definition of "disabled veteran" for purposes of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles). Provides that, for purposes of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles), a veteran will be considered a "disabled veteran" if he is certified as being at least 50 percent disabled by the U.S. Veterans Administration.
Patron - Plum

C HB1586

Operation of motor vehicles by persons unable to establish legal presence; Certificate for Driving. Allows persons unable to establish legal presence in the United States who would be eligible for a Virginia driver's license to obtain a Certificate for Driving to be used for driving purposes only.
Patron - Ebbin

C SB24

Motor medics pilot program. Creates a motor medics pilot program in the South Hampton Roads area including the Cities of Suffolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Norfolk. The program implements the use of motorcycles as a type of emergency medical services vehicle with the objective of reducing response time of emergency medical services personnel to emergencies.
Patron - Lucas

C SB153

Pre-purchase inspection notification. Provides that dealers shall notify the buyer in writing of the buyer's right to request a pre-purchase inspection. The bill also provides that the notification of the pre-purchase inspection option deems the buyer informed as to the condition of the vehicle and conclusive proof that the dealer did not refuse to allow an inspection.
Patron - Norment

C SB243

Vehicle registration fees; additional fee to support the Virginia Land Conservation Fund. Provides that, on and after January 1, 2008, an additional fee of $1 per year will be imposed on motor vehicle registrations, with the proceeds to be used to support the Virginia Land Conservation Fund.
Patron - Ticer

C SB256

C SB332

Traffic offenses; additional penalties. Provides that a judge may require persons convicted of certain traffic offenses that resulted in death or permanent and significant physical impairment to speak for up to 40 hours before driver education classes in the Commonwealth, in addition to any other penalties. The Department of Education will administer the program except for motorcycle offenses, which will be administered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A person who unreasonably fails to complete the hours ordered is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30 days in jail and $500 fine and will have his driver's license suspended for one year with no eligibility for a restricted license. The offenses included are: right of way violations, lane direction control signals violations, certain uses of controlled access highways, failure to obey lawfully erected signs, illegal right or left turn on steady red after stopping, and reckless driving.
Patron - Obenshain

C SB347

Emergency lights on motorcycles used by law enforcement. Authorizes motorcycles used by law enforcement in the course of official duties to be equipped with an emergency headlight with a built-in strobe light, approved by the federal Department of Transportation, to be used during emergency operations.
Patron - Obenshain

C SB392

Third offense driving on a suspended license; penalty. Makes the third or subsequent offense of driving on a revoked license a Class 6 felony. Driving on a suspended license remains a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Patron - Stolle

C SB452

Approaching certain stationary vehicles on highways; penalties. Adds State Police motorist assistance vehicles and VDOT Freeway Incident Response Team (FIRT) vehicles to the list of vehicles to which approaching traffic must yield the right-of-way by changing lanes.
Patron - Devolites Davis

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