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Motor Vehicles

Passed

P HB2

Special license plates for immediate family members of persons who have died in military service to their country; fees. Eliminates the one-time $10 surcharge imposed for issuance of these plates. This bill incorporates HB 23, HB 61, HB 308, and HB 468.
Patron - Tata

P HB52

Antique motor vehicles; registration. Eliminates the requirement that (i) owners of antique vehicles applying for registration of their vehicles with DMV certify that their vehicles meet the safety equipment requirements for the model year in which they were manufactured and (ii) these certifications be notarized.
Patron - Lingamfelter

P HB87

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 persons awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; for Virginia scuba divers; promoting lung cancer research, awareness, and prevention; promoting Virginia wines; for supporters of the Robert Russa Moton Museum; for supporters of the Virginia Housing Partnership; for supporters of the On the Rebound Bulldog Rescue Foundation; for supporters of the Northern Virginia Swim League; and for registered nurses.
Patron - Landes

P HB113

Disregarding signal to stop; death of law-enforcement officer; penalties. Provides that if a law-enforcement officer pursues a person who has disregarded a law-enforcement officer's signal to stop his motor vehicle and drives in willful and wanton disregard of such signal so as to interfere with or endanger the operation of the law-enforcement vehicle or to endanger people and the law-enforcement officer is killed as a direct and proximate result of the pursuit, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony. The bill also increases the penalty for disregarding a signal from a law-enforcement officer to stop or attempting to escape or elude a law-enforcement officer from a Class 3 misdemeanor to a Class 2 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 368.
Patron - Ware, R.L.

P HB131

Child restraints; penalties. Provides escalating penalties for repeat violators of the child restraint law. First time offenders will still be subject to the current civil penalty of $50, but those convicted of second or subsequent violations on different dates will be subject to a civil penalty of up to $500.
Patron - Lewis

P HB132

Parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities; local ordinances. Provides that the governing body of any city, county, or town may, by ordinance, provide for a lesser fine if there is a placard within a vehicle utilizing a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities, but that placard is not appropriately displayed.
Patron - Ware, O.

P HB144

Overweight coal trucks. Provides that overweight coal truck permits are valid only for a distance of 85 miles within Virginia from the preparation plant, loading dock, or railroad.
Patron - Kilgore

P HB254

Taxes and license fees imposed by counties, cities, and towns; local licenses. Provides that local licenses may be issued free of charge to vehicles with a gross weight exceeding 10,000 pounds owned by museums officially designated by the Commonwealth.
Patron - Fralin

P HB269

Special license plates; supporters of the Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital Foundation. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital Foundation. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other nonrevenue-sharing special license plates. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital Foundation to support its operation and programs in Virginia.
Patron - Miller, P.J.

P HB326

Speed limits; rural rustic roads. Provides for a maximum speed limit of 35 mph on any highway designated a rural rustic road.
Patron - Saxman

P HB337

Distribution of handbills, etc., in highway rights-of-way. Allows Arlington and Henrico Counties and the Town of Vienna to regulate distribution of handbills, etc., in all highway rights-of-way within their boundaries. Present law restricts this power to secondary and urban highway system components. This bill is the same as SB 160.
Patron - McClellan

P HB372

Motor vehicle dealer advertising. Allows a dealer to advertise a single vehicle, whether it is new or used, by stock number or vehicle identification number in order to disclose a limitation of availability.
Patron - Carrico

P HB469

DMV fees. Allows DMV to waive the fee that would have otherwise been imposed by the Department for issuance of a duplicate driver's license if the person subject to the fee is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States outside the boundaries of the United States.
Patron - Watts

P HB470

Loitering in the rights-of-way of certain highways. Prohibits loitering in the right-of-way of any highway where it has been determined that loitering presents a public safety hazard and the VDOT Commissioner or the local governing body has posted signs prohibiting such activity.
Patron - Watts

P HB492

Used motor vehicles. Prohibits displaying, parking, selling, or advertising for sale certain used motor vehicles.
Patron - Amundson

P HB523

Vehicle safety inspection; members of the armed services. Provides that any vehicle safety inspection approval sticker issued for any vehicle that is principally garaged outside the Commonwealth while its registered owner is a person in the armed services of the United States will be deemed not to have expired during the period of the owner's official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services of the United States, regardless of whether such vehicle is operated in or through the Commonwealth during the owner's official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services of the United States. The bill also extends time required to obtain a current vehicle inspection sticker for vehicles principally garaged outside the Commonwealth that return to or become operational in the Commonwealth from 24 to 72 hours for those vehicles whose registered owners are in the armed services and stationed outside Virginia.
Patron - Suit

P HB525

Additional vehicle registration fees in certain localities. Exempts from the additional registration fees vehicles being registered in a jurisdiction subject to either the Northern Virginia Transportation or the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority by a member of the armed forces of the United States if the vehicle had previously been registered in a foreign country while the member of the armed forces of the United States was deployed overseas.
Patron - Suit

P HB534

Driver's license renewal; sex offenders. Provides that the Department of State Police transmit information about registered sex offenders to the Department of Motor Vehicles; and requires registered sex offenders to appear in person at the Department of Motor Vehicles for each driver's license renewal. The driver's license of registered sex offenders will be valid for a period not to exceed five years. This bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2009.
Patron - Mathieson

P HB631

Special license plates; sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates marking the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. In addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, these plates will be subject to a one-time surcharge of $15; $5 of this $15 will be paid to the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission to support its operation and programs in Virginia. Minimum order requirements, etc., established by § 46.2-725 will not apply to these plates. The authorization expires on July 1, 2015, the same date on which the Commission's mandate expires. This bill is identical to SB 73.
Patron - May

P HB649

Collection of annual license and registration fees in certain localities; civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Prohibits licensed motor vehicle dealers from collecting any additional license and registration fees imposed by the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority and/or the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. This bill is the same as SB 728.
Patron - Hogan

P HB660

Manufactured homes. Provides that a manufactured home is to be deemed real estate when equipment previously used for mobility has been removed and the unit is attached to the realty.
Patron - Lewis

P HB756

Registration fees; vehicle equipped for persons with disabilities. Provides that the registration fee to be charged for the registration of a vehicle specially equipped to accommodate persons with disabilities shall be the weight of the vehicle minus the weight of the special equipment.
Patron - Poindexter

P HB833

Company vehicles of automotive manufacturers. Provides for specialized registration and titling of company vehicles of automotive manufacturers having a headquarters in the commonwealth. Company vehicles are defined as vehicles used for sales or service training, headquarters-related purposes, or corporate policies that allow headquarters employees or their family members to use such vehicles. These vehicles would also be exempt from the motor vehicle sales and use tax.
Patron - Rust

P HB875

Soliciting of contributions, distribution of materials, etc., in highway right-of-way. Grants the City of Richmond the same powers granted to Albemarle, Arlington, Greene, and Henrico Counties and the Town of Vienna to regulate soliciting contributions, distribution of materials, etc., in highway rights-of-way. The bill also grants Spotsylvania County the same powers granted to Albemarle and Greene Counties to regulate these same activities.
Patron - Loupassi

P HB885

Bus idling; local ordinances. Allows all counties, cities, and towns to adopt ordinances limiting bus engine idling.
Patron - Toscano

P HB889

Required driving hours for holders of learner's permits. Increases the minimum driving hours from 40 to 45 hours, at least 15 of which must be after sunset. The bill additionally requires, on a form supplied by DMV, certification of the hours driven.
Patron - Lohr

P HB890

Flashing warning lights on emergency vehicles. Allows warning lights on emergency vehicles to be of types constructed within turn signal housings or motorcycle headlight housings, subject to approval by the Superintendent.
Patron - Lohr

P HB922

Vehicle registration fee increase for firefighting and emergency medical services. Increases the "$4-for-life" fee to $4.25, with the revenues generated by the additional $0.25 to be used for costs associated with the certification and recertification training of emergency medical services personnel.
Patron - Rust

P HB1012

Towing. Allows tow trucks to use crossovers on controlled-access highways when providing a public safety towing and recovery service under the direction of a law-enforcement agency. Additionally, the bill repeals the provision that allows insurance company agents and persons subject to a vehicle security interest to have vehicles that have been towed as the result of a police-towing request to be towed to another location ("secondary tow"). The bill also allows the Board for Towing and Recovery Operators to promulgate regulations specifying additional training or conditions for individuals seeking tow truck authorization documents. The bill, further, exempts from the requirement that tow truck operators have tow truck authorization documents issued by the Board for Towing and Recovery Operators tow trucks that are (i) towing vehicles from origins in another state and are passing through the Commonwealth to destinations outside the Commonwealth, or (ii) towing vehicles from origins in another state to destinations in the Commonwealth, or (iii) not engaged to towed vehicles by physical, mechanical means that cause the towed vehicle to be moved or lifted off the ground. Finally, the bill provides that a person cannot not be refused a license or a tow truck driver authorization document by the Board for Towing and Recovery Operators solely because of a prior criminal conviction, unless the criminal conviction directly relates to the towing and recovery of vehicles and safety of the users of the services offered by such licensee or holder of a tow truck authorization document. This bill incorporates HB 581 and is identical to SB 691.
Patron - Hugo

P HB1015

Motor vehicle air conditioners. Allows explosive, flammable, or toxic refrigerants in motor vehicle air conditioners if the refrigerant is included in the list published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a safe alternative motor vehicle air conditioning substitute for chloroflourocarbon-12.
Patron - Hugo

P HB1024

Military personnel; extension of deadlines. Extends driver's license renewal, license plate registration, local vehicle registration, individual property tax, and other state and local tax deadlines until 90 days after return from deployment for military personnel.
Patron - Frederick

P HB1152

Vehicle window tinting films. Exempts the rear windows or rear side windows of ambulances, rescue squad vehicles, and other emergency medical vehicles used to transport patients from limitations on window tinting.
Patron - Phillips

P HB1198

Commercial driver's licenses. Brings Virginia law on commercial driver's licenses into conformance with federal requirements.
Patron - Valentine

P HB1218

Wireless telecommunications devices. Prohibits use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons operating school buses, except in emergencies, or when the vehicle is lawfully parked and for the purposes of dispatching. Use of two-way radio devices authorized by the school bus owner, however, is permitted. This bill is identical to SB 136.
Patron - Bowling

P HB1243

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers. The bill provides for the Comptroller to issues a refund to persons who have already paid all or part of the civil remedial fees ordered to be paid by a court. It directs the court clerk of the court that ordered the fees and the Department of Motor Vehicles to credit the accounts of persons who still owe civil remedial fees so as to indicate that the fees have been paid and are no longer outstanding. The Department of Motor Vehicles is also directed to reinstate the driver's license to any person whose license was suspended solely for failure to pay civil remedial fees. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Patron - Hugo

P HB1245

Driver's licenses. Provides that any person who fails the behind-the-wheel or knowledge examinations for a driver's license administered by DMV three times shall not be permitted to take such examination a fourth time until he successfully completes the in-vehicle or knowledge component of driver instruction at a driver training school.
Patron - Hugo

P HB1345

Parking violations; civil penalties. Grants James City County the same ability presently given to Chesterfield County to impose civil penalties for parking violations.
Patron - Barlow

P HB1407

Suspended license; unpaid fines. Authorizes the issuance for good cause shown and upon verification of employment of a six-month restricted permit to operate a motor vehicle during a period of suspension for unpaid fines and costs. This bill incorporates HB 1374.
Patron - Dance

P HB1429

Golf carts on public highways. Allows the operation of golf carts on public highways within the boundaries of the Town of Claremont.
Patron - Barlow

P HB1478

Pedestrian control signals. Requires pedestrians to obey signals exhibiting the words, numbers, or symbols meaning "Walk" or "Don't Walk."
Patron - Toscano

P HB1551

Vehicle overweight and overload permits; fee structure. Requires the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, to review the current fee structure applied to overload and overweight vehicles. From July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, the annual overweight permit fee will be $265.
Patron - Bowling

P HB1557

Mopeds. Provides that a person who operates a moped in excess of 35 miles per hour will be deemed to be operating a motorcycle.
Patron - Cline

P SB1

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers. The bill provides for the Comptroller to issues a refund to persons who have already paid all or part of the civil remedial fees ordered to be paid by a court. It directs the court clerk of the court that ordered the fees and the Department of Motor Vehicles to credit the accounts of persons who still owe civil remedial fees so as to indicate that the fees have been paid and are no longer outstanding. The Department of Motor Vehicles is also directed to reinstate the driver's license to any person whose license was suspended solely for failure to pay civil remedial fees. This bill incorporates SB 4, SB 6, SB 42, SB 57, SB 85, SB 287, SB 411, SB 430, SB 443, SB 444, SB 469, and SB 664.
Patron - Houck

P SB55

Overweight permits for tank wagons. Increases total gross weight from 36,000 to 40,000 pounds for overweight permits for tank wagons.
Patron - Houck

P SB73

P SB113

Driving without a license; penalty. Provides that a court may suspend the driving privileges of a person convicted of driving without a license for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Patron - McDougle

P SB116

DMV service charges. Imposes, in addition to any other fee imposed and collected by DMV, a service charge of $5 for any registration renewal carried out in any of its customer service centers, if the transaction is one that can be conducted by mail, telephone, or electronic means. The bill offers a $1 per year discount for each year of a multiyear registration. Finally, the bill allows a driver's license to be issued for up to eight years. This bill incorporates SB 512.
Patron - McDougle

P SB136

P SB160

P SB165

Golf carts. Allows golf carts and utility vehicles to cross highways in the Town of Colonial Beach at intersections controlled by traffic lights if the posted speed limit on the highway is no more than 35 miles per hour.
Patron - Stuart

P SB191

Local vehicle licenses. Allows localities to exempt from local vehicle license fees vehicles owned by members and former members of authorized police volunteer citizen support units.
Patron - Herring

P SB266

Special license plates; Purple Heart recipients. Eliminates the one-time $10 surcharge for issuance of Purple Heart special license plates.
Patron - Deeds

P SB284

Department of Motor Vehicles special agents; criminal enforcement authority. Provides full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles full authority to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill also adds such persons to the definition of law-enforcement officer in the assault and battery criminal provision, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on such a person who is engaged in the performance of his public duties is elevated from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony with a six-month mandatory minimum term of confinement.
Patron - Wampler

P SB291

Company vehicles of automotive manufacturers. Provides for specialized registration and titling of company vehicles of automotive manufacturers. These vehicles would also be subject to the merchants' capital tax.
Patron - Herring

P SB368

P SB422

Special license plates; supporters of the Appalachian Trail. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of the Appalachian Trail. 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 Appalachian Trail Conservancy to support its operation and programs in Virginia.
Patron - Puckett

P SB600

Special license plates. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Patron - Norment

P SB607

Definitions; towing and recovery operator. Excludes a franchised motor vehicle dealer using a tow truck owned by a dealer when transporting a vehicle to or from a repair facility owned by the dealer when the dealer does not receive compensation from the vehicle owner for towing of the vehicle or when transporting a vehicle in which the dealer has an ownership or security interest from the definition of "towing and recovery operator."
Patron - Stolle

P SB691

P SB707

Board of Towing and Recovery Operators. Provides that in even-numbered years, the chairman of the Board of Towing and Recovery Operators will be a licensed Class A operator and the vice-chairman a licensed Class B operator, and in odd-numbered years, the chairman will be a licensed Class B operator and the vice-chairman a licensed Class A operator. The bill also extends the effective date for Board regulations pertaining to public safety towing and recovery services to July 1, 2010, and extends the effective date of other Board regulations to January 1, 2009. Any violation of § 46.2-2812 on or after January 1, 2009, will constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. Prior to drafting any public safety towing regulations, the Board will hold four public meetings to receive comments and recommendations regarding the appropriate equipment, standards, training, safety, and other factors related to providing public safety towing and recovery services.
Patron - Norment

P SB750

Special license plates; National D-Day Memorial Foundation; fees. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue revenue-sharing license plates to supporters of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation.
Patron - Stosch

P SB799

Move-over law. Provides that a motor vehicle approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying emergency lights must move to a lane not adjacent to the emergency vehicle regardless of whether the emergency vehicle is in a travel lane.
Patron - Saslaw

Failed

F HB1

Motor vehicles; definitions. Redefines the term "disabled veteran" for the purposes of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles) to include a veteran who is at least 50% disabled as certified by the U.S. Veterans Administration. This definition governs which veterans are eligible for disabled veteran special license plates. This bill incorporates HB 17, HB 146, and HB 340.
Patron - Peace

F HB15

Vehicle lights; vehicles owned by forensic crash reconstructionists. Allows forensic crash reconstructionists operating under memoranda of understanding with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management as first responders K9 search and rescue assets to equip their vehicles with red or red and white warning lights and auxiliary lights.
Patron - Ware, R.L.

F HB17

F HB23

F HB25

Safe driving points. Allows drivers to accumulate up to 10 (rather than five) "good" points -- one a year for 10 years. The bill also allows five "good" points for satisfactory completion of a safe driving class up to twice in 10 years.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

F HB26

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
Patron - Putney

F HB27

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 HB28

Titling vehicles; statements in application. Gives applicants for a certificate of title the option of providing their license number as assigned by the Department of Motor Vehicles in lieu of a Social Security number.
Patron - Bulova

F HB39

Text messaging while driving. Prohibits operation of a motor vehicle, bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped on the highways in the Commonwealth while using any wireless telecommunications device for the purpose of sending, receiving, or reading any text message.
Patron - Scott, J.M.

F HB48

Motorcycles; driving two abreast in a single lane. Allows two motorcycles to travel abreast in a single lane.
Patron - Cole

F HB50

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
Patron - Cole

F HB61

Special license plates for immediate family members of persons who have died in military service to their country; fees. Eliminates the one-time $10 surcharge imposed for issuance of these plates. This bill was incorporated into HB 2 (Tata).
Patron - Poisson

F HB63

Forfeiture of motor vehicle for two or more offenses of driving without a valid operator's license. Provides that any motor vehicle owned by the operator and used to commit a second offense of driving without a valid operator's license shall be forfeited. Also the bill provides that any vehicle knowingly used to commit a second such violation by a person who is not the owner thereof shall be subject to impoundment under § 46.2-301.1, and the person shall be fined an amount equivalent to the fair market value of the vehicle. This bill has been incorporated into HB 91.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HB67

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HB91

Driving without a driver's license; penalties. Provides that any person charged with driving without a valid driver's license may be placed under arrest and shall have his fingerprints and photograph taken, provided the court for the jurisdiction has granted prior approval for arrest of a person who violates § 46.2-300. This bill incorporates HB 63 and HB 104.
Patron - Albo

F HB104

Driving without a driver's license; penalties. Provides that any person charged with driving without having first obtained a valid driver's license shall be placed under arrest and shall have his fingerprints and photograph taken. Additionally, the person's vehicle is to be impounded for 30 days. This bill has been incorporated into HB 91.
Patron - Rust

F HB108

Reckless driving by speed. Reduces from 20 mph to 10 mph the speed by which drivers of heavy trucks must exceed the posted speed limit to be guilty of reckless driving.
Patron - Cole

F HB110

Truck weights; combinations of vehicles. Treats straight trucks the same as pickup trucks when determining the maximum allowable weight of vehicle combinations. This change does not involve tractor-semitrailer or tractor-semitrailer-trailer combinations.
Patron - Scott, E.T.

F HB133

Taxes and license fees imposed by counties, cities, and towns; vehicle registration. Allows the Commissioner to consider any parking citation, not just those issued only to residents of such county, city, or town, when refusing to issue or renew any vehicle registration to any applicant who owes fees or taxes to such county, city, or town. This bill incorporates HB 786.
Patron - Ware, O.

F HB146

Motor vehicles; definitions. Redefines the term "disabled veteran" for the purposes of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles) to include a veteran who is at least 50% disabled as certified by the U.S. Veterans Administration. This definition governs which veterans are eligible for disabled veteran special license plates. The bill also provides the special license plates for persons awarded the Purple Heart. This bill was incorporated into HB 1.
Patron - Kilgore

F HB148

Vehicle weight law enforcement. Authorizes enforcement of vehicle weight limit laws by full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of DMV appointed by the Commissioner as provided in § 46.2-217.
Patron - Fralin

F HB154

Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, which provided for imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers. The bill further provides for refunds of any fees paid, with interest.
Patron - Nichols

F HB161

Increased fines for traffic offenses. Imposes mandatory minimum fine of $2,250 for DUI offenses and mandatory minimum fines of $2,500 to $3,000 for vehicle-related felonies.
Patron - Albo

F HB168

Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits. Increases the minimum liability coverage amounts from $25,000 to $50,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident.
Patron - Albo

F HB178

Forfeiture of motor vehicle for two or more offenses of driving without insurance. Provides that any motor vehicle owned by the operator and used to commit a second offense of driving without insurance or payment of the uninsured motorist fee shall be forfeited. Also the bill provides that any vehicle knowingly used to commit a second such violation by a person who is not the owner thereof shall be subject to impoundment under § 46.2-301.1, and the person shall be fined an amount equivalent to the fair market value of the vehicle.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HB179

Alternatives to civil remedial (abusive driver) fee for certain offenses. Provides that if a reckless driving offense involves speeding in excess of 85 miles per hour, the court may, in its discretion, order the installation of a device to limit the speed of the vehicle routinely driven by the defendant to 75 miles per hour in lieu of a civil remedial fee. The bill also provides that if the offense involves driving while intoxicated in violation of § 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, or 46.2-341.24, the court may, in its discretion, order that the person install and use an ignition interlock system in accordance with the provisions of §§ 18.2-270.1 and 18.2-270.2 for a period of 12 consecutive months in lieu of a civil remedial fee.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HB180

Forfeiture of motor vehicle for driving with a suspended operator's license. Provides that any motor vehicle owned by the operator and used to commit the offense of driving while his operator's license is suspended shall be forfeited. Also the bill provides that any vehicle knowingly used to commit such a violation by a person who is not the owner thereof shall be subject to impoundment under § 46.2-301.1, and the operator shall be fined an amount equivalent to the fair market value of the vehicle.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HB186

Issuance and renewal of driver's licenses, etc. Requires presentation to DMV of proof of U.S. citizenship prior to issuance or renewal of any license, permit or special identification card.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

F HB225

Child restraints. Exempts children being transported in minibuses and certain vans from child restraint requirements provided that those who are transported in vans are using safety belts.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HB231

Law-enforcement officer uniform requirement for arrests for speeding. Allows a law-enforcement officer to arrest a person for speeding without the requirement that he wear a uniform, only that he display a badge.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HB261

Use of flashing lights on law-enforcement and rescue vehicles. Allows law-enforcement and emergency response personnel to exercise discretion in deciding whether to use flashing lights on vehicles while responding to an emergency.
Patron - Ware, O.

F HB287

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
Patron - Kilgore

F HB290

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
Patron - Englin

F HB293

Weight limit enforcement by counties. Provides for county enforcement of weight limits on highways within its boundaries. This measure is similar to existing provisions of §§ 46.2-1138.1 and 46.2-1138.2.
Patron - Poisson

F HB308

F HB340

F HB352

Motor carrier liability insurance. Requires operators of buses with a capacity of no more than 40 passengers that provide sightseeing and transportation services primarily for tourists to have $1,500,000 in liability insurance.
Patron - Cole

F HB376

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 HB377

Civil remedial (abusive driver) fees. Allows a court to order community service in lieu of imposition of civil remedial fees when it finds that the person is unable to pay such fees or that payment will present a substantial hardship.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

F HB380

Impoundment of motor vehicle after issuance of a ticket for driving without a license. Provides that the motor vehicle of a person arrested or issued a summons for driving without a license shall be impounded or immobilized by the law-enforcement officer at the time of arrest or summons unless the person releases control of the vehicle at the scene and grants permission to drive the vehicle to a passenger or other person with a valid operator's license. This bill has been incorporated into HB 433.
Patron - Marshall, D.W.

F HB446

Impoundment of motor vehicle for driving without an operator's license. Provides that any adult who is convicted of two offenses of driving without an operator's license shall suffer a 30-day impoundment of his motor vehicle. This bill has been incorporated into HB 433.
Patron - Rust

F HB447

Motor vehicles; driving without a license. Includes as part of the punishment for a third or subsequent violation of driving without a license occurring within a period of 10 years of a prior offense a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 10 days.
Patron - Rust

F HB448

Abusive driver civil remedial fees. Provides that "abusive driver" civil remedial fees are to be assessed on any person who operates a motor vehicle on the highways of Virginia, whether licensed to operate a motor vehicle in Virginia or not, whether a resident of Virginia or not, as opposed to the current law, which limits application to Virginia residents. The bill also provides that a civil remedial fee will not be imposed for driving on a suspended license if the suspension or revocation was based solely upon a person's failure to pay a court fine, court cost, or civil remedial fee. The bill also limits application of the fees upon the commission of unnamed traffic misdemeanors to Class 1 and Class 2 misdemeanors. Finally, the bill provides that no fee is to be imposed for reckless driving when the violation was as a result of traveling (a) less than 80 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone or (b) less than 90 miles per hour in a 65 mile-per-hour zone.
Patron - Rust

F HB460

Off-road motorcycles. Applies existing limitations on operation of all-terrain vehicles, generally, to off-road motorcycles as well. The bill also requires retailers selling off-road motorcycles to affix to the motorcycles stickers stating the limitations on their operation.
Patron - Merricks

F HB468

F HB481

Provisional driver's license; primary offense. Removes secondary offense designation and makes violations of passenger limits, curfew, and wireless communications use primary offenses.
Patron - Rust

F HB533

Driving with an animal. Makes it a traffic infraction to drive with an animal in the driver's lap or with the animal in a location or position that interferes with the driver's control or vision.
Patron - Mathieson

F HB539

Nonrepairable vehicles; title and registration. Allows the title and registration of a nonrepairable vehicle to be retained by its owner if the vehicle passes an examination by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Patron - Orrock

F HB581

Tow truck driver authorization documents. Exempts from the requirement that tow truck operators have tow truck authorization documents issued by the Board for Towing and Recovery Operators tow trucks that are (i) towing vehicles from origins in another state and are passing through the Commonwealth to destinations outside the Commonwealth, or (ii) towing vehicles from origins in another state to destinations in the Commonwealth, or (iii) not engaged to tow vehicles by physical or mechanical means that cause the towed vehicle to be moved or lifted off the ground. This bill was incorporated into HB 1012.
Patron - Marsden

F HB600

Amber lights; neighborhood watch vehicles. Allows amber warning lights on neighborhood watch vehicles to be lit when the vehicles are in their assigned neighborhood watch program area, whether in motion or stationary.
Patron - McClellan

F HB609

F HB642

Yielding right-of-way when approaching certain vehicles. Requires the driver of any motor vehicle to yield the right-of-way when approaching vehicles used to collect and deliver the United States mail if such vehicles display flashing amber lights.
Patron - Hogan

F HB652

Colored warning lights on vehicles. Allows regional jail vehicles to be equipped with flashing blue, red and blue, blue and white, or red, white and blue warning lights.
Patron - Wright

F HB714

Traffic lights; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for running a red light, if running the red light is the sole and proximate cause of the death of another.
Patron - Janis

F HB747

F HB786

Local vehicle licenses; agreements with DMV. Provides that DMV will refuse registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle if any delinquent taxes are owed to any county, city, or town, not just the county, city, or town that has entered into an agreement with DMV to deny registrations to persons who owe that particular locality the taxes. This bill was incorporated into HB 133.
Patron - Brink

F HB832

Removal of trespassing vehicles by towing and recovery operators. Eliminates the requirement that towing and recovery operators obtain a second written authorization from the owner of the property from which the vehicle is towed.
Patron - Rust

F HB884

School buses; engine idling. Prohibits idling of engines of diesel-powered school buses on school premises while taking on or discharging students, except as allowed by regulations of the Department of Education.
Patron - Toscano

F HB888

Oversize truck permits. Provides that permits issued by DMV for operation of trucks hauling storage sheds that are 10 feet or 12 feet wide may not contain limitations on hours of operation depending on whether or not schools are in session. However, the bill explicitly does allow such hours-of-operation limitation for trucks hauling storage sheds that are 14 feet wide or wider.
Patron - Lohr

F HB891

Discretionary arrest for third offense of driving on a suspended license. Provides that an officer may, at his discretion, arrest a person for driving on a suspended license if the person has been twice previously convicted thereof.
Patron - Lohr

F HB967

Fees imposed by DMV on vehicle dealers. Revises certain fees imposed by DMV on certain motor vehicle dealers, T&M vehicle dealers, trailer dealers, and motorcycle dealers.
Patron - Shannon

F HB993

Special license plates; supporters of Destination Imagination. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of Destination Imagination. 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 Destination Imagination to support its operation and programs in Virginia.
Patron - Bell

F HB1022

Disabled parking. Amends the definition of "person with a disability that limits or impairs his ability to walk or that creates a concern for his safety while walking" to include all persons who are 75 years old or older. This change will enable persons who are more than 75 years old or older to obtain disabled parking license plates or placards irrespective of any disability.
Patron - Hugo

F HB1027

Motor vehicles; regulation of parking of certain vehicles in certain counties. Authorizes the governing body of certain counties (and any town located therein) by ordinance to regulate or prohibit the parking of any commercial vehicle on any public highway in such county or town located within a property owners' association whose declaration or rules duly adopted pursuant thereto expressly restrict the parking of commercial vehicles within such development. The bill defines commercial vehicle.
Patron - Frederick

F HB1028

Posting of school zone speed limits. Requires that signs posting school zone speed limits be located not less than 1,000 feet from the school entrance.
Patron - Frederick

F HB1034

Vehicle registrations and certificates of title. Requires any individual applying for a vehicle registration or certificate of title to prove to the Department of Motor Vehicles that he is either (i) a citizen of the United States, (ii) a legal permanent resident of the United States, or (iii) a conditional resident alien of the United States. Titles and registrations issued to persons who are neither United States citizens nor permanent legal residents of the United States are to expire at the same time as their legal presence in the United States expires.
Patron - Frederick

F HB1035

Law-enforcement officers stopping vehicles. Requires that when law-enforcement officers pull over motorists, the law-enforcement officers, whenever practicable, pull their vehicles off the roadway before stopping.
Patron - Frederick

F HB1065

Safety belts. Makes non-use of motor vehicle safety belts a "primary offense."
Patron - Amundson

F HB1110

Motor carrier liability insurance. Requires operators of "trolleys" to have $1,500,000 in liability insurance.
Patron - Cole

F HB1112

Violation of weight limits; disposition of penalties. Allows Stafford County to collect half of penalties for overweight vehicle convictions based on citations issued by county deputies.
Patron - Cole

F HB1170

Commercial driver's license. Makes every passenger-carrying vehicle designed to transport fewer than 16 passengers including the driver and that is offered for rent, for hire, or any complimentary or incidental service a "commercial motor vehicle," requiring a commercial driver's license to operate.
Patron - Cosgrove

F HB1173

Motorcyclists' helmets. Allows certain persons at least 21 years of age to operate or ride motorcycles without wearing helmets.
Patron - Lingamfelter

F HB1187

Felony reckless driving; penalty. Provides that every person convicted of reckless driving who knowingly operates a motor vehicle in a manner so gross, wanton, or culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life and thereby causes serious bodily injury to another resulting in permanent and significant physical impairment is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Patron - Moran

F HB1188

F HB1201

Motor Vehicle Dealer Board; executive director and staff. Provides that the executive director and other staff of the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board will be employees of the Department of Motor Vehicles designated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The bill also repeals the provision of law that presently exempts the Board from the Virginia Personnel Act and the Virginia Public Procurement Act.
Patron - Watts

F HB1202

Board for Towing and Recovery Operators; executive director and staff. Provides that the executive director and other staff of the Board for Towing and Recovery Operators will be employees of the Department of Motor Vehicles designated by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The bill also repeals the provision of law that presently exempts the Board's executive director and staff from the Virginia Personnel Act.
Patron - Watts

F HB1221

Commercial drivers; DUI testing after accident. Provides that commercial drivers who are involved in an accident required to be reported are to be treated as though there is a reasonable suspicion that they were driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and that the procedures for DUI testing and arrest will apply.
Patron - Bowling

F HB1224

Commercial drivers; drug and alcohol tests. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish a program whereby commercial drivers must take random and unannounced drug and alcohol tests.
Patron - Bowling

F HB1226

Colored warning lights on vehicles. Allows regional jail vehicles to be equipped with flashing blue, red and blue, blue and white, or red, white and blue warning lights.
Patron - Bowling

F HB1231

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
Patron - Vanderhye

F HB1233

Suspension of license on conviction of reckless driving by a minor. Provides that if a minor is convicted of reckless driving in violation of subdivision (i) of § 46.2-862 (reckless driving in excess of 20 miles per hour over the speed limit), he shall lose his privilege to drive for six months. Currently, there is no exception for minors and all persons convicted of reckless driving (any offense) are subject to license suspension for a period of 10 days to six months.
Patron - Vanderhye

F HB1244

Professional driver training schools and professional driver training instructors. Changes the terms "driver training school" and "instructor" to "professional driver training school" and "professional driving instructor" and requires driving instructors, as a precondition to licensure by the DMV, to pass a course of instruction offered by the DMV.
Patron - Hugo

F HB1270

Pedestrians and drivers; responsibilities. Sets out the responsibilities of pedestrians and drivers at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
Patron - Ebbin

F HB1291

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
Patron - Athey

F HB1337

Child unattended in a car; penalty. Provides that it is unlawful for any person who is responsible for a child younger than six years of age to leave such child unattended in a motor vehicle if the conditions within the vehicle or in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle, including outside temperature, present a risk to the health or safety of the child. The penalty for a first offense is a $100 civil penalty, for a second offense a Class 4 misdemeanor, and for a third or subsequent offense a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Patron - Barlow

F HB1344

Special license plates; U.S. Navy chief petty officers. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to U.S. Navy chief petty officers.
Patron - Barlow

F HB1346

Violation of James City County parking ordinances. Provides for civil penalties of up to $75 for first violation, up to $100 for second violation, and up to $150 for third and subsequent violations.
Patron - Barlow

F HB1374

Restricted permit issuance for license suspension for nonpayment of fines and costs. Provides for the issuance of a restricted permit to a person whose operator's license is suspended for failure to pay fines and costs. Currently, the person may retain his full driving privilege when he maintains payments in accordance with his deferred or installment payment plan. This bill allows the restricted permit to be issued when the person cannot enter into a payment plan or for other good cause shown. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1407.
Patron - Morrissey

F HB1375

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers.
Patron - Morrissey

F HB1402

Examination of applicants for driver's licenses. Requires that whenever an examination of an applicant for a driver's license requires the use of foreign language interpreter, such interpreter be chosen by DMV, and the cost of interpreter's services be paid by the applicant. Applicants may not provide their own interpreters.
Patron - Gear

F HB1452

Display of objects or devices representing or resembling genitalia on motor vehicles. Prohibits display on or equipping of any motor vehicle with any object that depicts, represents, or resembles human genitalia.
Patron - Spruill

F HB1506

Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way. Provides that a person shall be guilty of reckless driving who commits the traffic infraction of violation of right-of-way when the violation results in the death of another person.
Patron - Nixon

F HB1524

Annual license and registration fees in certain localities; collections. Requires that additional license and registration fees imposed by the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority and/or the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority be collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles or by agents or others who agree in writing to act on behalf of the Department.
Patron - Athey

F HB1535

Safety belts. Makes non-use of motor vehicle safety belts a "primary offense."
Patron - Barlow

F HB1540

Driver training schools; regulation by DMV. Transfers to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) responsibility for driver training programs established for the public school system by the Department of Education.
Patron - Hugo

F HB1546

Town weight limit ordinance on certain roads. Provides that the governing body of any town that purchases town-owned and maintained weight scales for the purpose of enforcing weight limits may adopt ordinances for the assessment of liquidated damages.
Patron - Athey

F SB4

Civil remedial fees imposed on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1 of the Code of Virginia, which provided for imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers. The bill further provides for refunds of any fees paid, with interest. This bill was incorporated into SB 1.
Patron - Puller

F SB6

F SB42

F SB57

F SB84

Special license plates; U.S. Air Force retirees. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for retired members of the United States Air Force.
Patron - Cuccinelli

F SB85

Civil remedial fees on certain drivers. Repeals § 46.2-206.1, which provides for the imposition of civil remedial fees on certain drivers. This bill was incorporated into SB 1.
Patron - Cuccinelli

F SB108

F SB154

Special license plates; promoting tourism and conservation on the Northern Neck. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to promote tourism and conservation on the Northern Neck. The annual surcharge for these plates is $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 Northern Neck Land Conservancy to support its operation and programs.
Patron - Stuart

F SB176

Hampton Roads Transportation Authority; taxes and fees of the Authority. Makes changes to the taxes and fees that may be imposed by the Authority as follows: (i) reduces from $10 to $5 the annual motor vehicle inspection fee; (ii) eliminates the 5% sales tax on labor or services charged in the repair of motor vehicles; (iii) reduces the grantor's fee that may be charged from $0.40 per $100 to $0.20 per $100; (iv) increases from 2% to 5% the retail sales tax on motor fuels sales; and (v) increases from 2% to 5% the fee that may be charged on the gross proceeds from the daily rental of motor vehicles.
Patron - Blevins

F SB221

Felony reckless driving; penalty. Provides that a person convicted of reckless driving who willfully operates his motor vehicle in a manner demonstrating a malicious disregard for the likelihood of death or serious bodily harm to another, causing permanent and significant physical impairment, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Patron - McDougle

F SB285

Application for driver's license; social security number. Allows issuance of a driver's license to an applicant who fails to provide a social security number on the application if such failure is due to a bona fide religious objection to providing a social security number for any reason not related to official social security tax and/or benefit purposes.
Patron - Wampler

F SB287

F SB309

Suspended license; unpaid fines. Authorizes the issuance of a restricted permit to operate a motor vehicle during a period of suspension for unpaid fines and costs.
Patron - Reynolds

F SB388

Special license plates; U.S. Air Force. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for members and retired members of the U.S. Air Force.
Patron - Martin

F SB411

Transportation funding; motor fuels tax and abusive driver fees. Repeals certain abusive driver fees and increases the motor fuels tax rate by $0.025 per gallon from $0.175 to $0.20. The bill further provides for a refund of any abusive driver fees paid, with interest. This bill was incoporated into SB 1.
Patron - Puckett

F SB414

Nonemergency medical transportation. Creates a new DMV permit for nonemergency medical transportation providers exclusively in the business of providing services to recipients of Medicaid and FAMIS.
Patron - Puckett

F SB430

F SB443

F SB512

DMV fees. Increases the surcharge of issuance of any driver's license other than a commercial driver's license from $1.60 per year to $3.60 per year of validity of the license and increases the fee for the reissuance or replacement of a driver's license from $5 to $10. The bill also increases the fee for issuance of a duplicate driver's license from $5 to $10. This bill was incorporated into SB 116.
Patron - Miller, Y.B.

F SB556

Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way resulting in death of another. Provides that a person is guilty of reckless driving if he violates the right-of-way of any motor vehicle causing the death of another.
Patron - Obenshain

F SB644

Pedestrians and drivers; responsibilities. Sets out the responsibilities of pedestrians and drivers at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
Patron - Ticer

F SB649

Motor vehicle safety belt systems. Repeals language that makes nonuse of motor vehicle safety belt systems a secondary offense.
Patron - Ticer

F SB664

F SB698

Motorcycle helmets. Provides for a $25 civil penalty for the conviction of a motorcyclist who fails to wear a helmet. At present, a violation is a traffic infraction and punishable by a fine of up to $250.
Patron - Petersen

F SB728

Collection of annual license and registration fees in certain localities. Prohibits licensed motor vehicle dealers from collecting any additional license and registration fees imposed by the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority and/or the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. This bill is identical to HB 649.
Patron - Saslaw

F SB739

Minimum motor vehicle noise emissions. Provides for promulgation by the Department of Motor Vehicles of regulations establishing minimum noise emission levels for motor vehicles.
Patron - Whipple

F SB758

Special license plates; immediate family members of persons killed in military service in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to immediate family members of persons killed in military service in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001.
Patron - Ruff

Carried Over

C HB79

Special license plates; members and supporters of the Virginia Citizens Defense League. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for members and supporters of the Virginia Citizens Defense League.
Patron - Abbitt

C HB141

Special license plates; supporters of the Road to Revolution state heritage trail. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of the Road to Revolution state heritage trail. 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, in equal amounts, to the fiscal agent of the Road to Revolution state heritage trail, to be used to support tourism and promotional activities associated with the Road to Revolution state heritage trail.
Patron - Peace

C HB235

Replacement of certain license plates. Provides that when any person who has registered a vehicle with the Department shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the license plates issued for display on another vehicle registered with the Department have a combination of letters and numbers sufficiently similar to the combination of letters and numbers of the license plates issued for display on his vehicle that law-enforcement agencies and toll facility operators have frequently and repeatedly mistakenly identified his vehicle as being in violation of law or as having failed to pay a toll, the Commissioner must cancel the license plates of the vehicle that was actually involved with the violation of law or failure to pay a toll and issue new license plates for that vehicle with a substantially different combination of letters and numbers.
Patron - Cosgrove

C HB311

Driving on suspended license. Prohibits operation of mopeds on a suspended or revoked license, except to and from place of employment.
Patron - Landes

C HB438

Learner's permits. Prohibits issuance of learner's permits to minors when the records of the school they attend show they have had more than five unexcused absences from school in the six months immediately preceding their application.
Patron - Frederick

C HB904

Use of mobile telephone and other wireless electronic devices while driving. Provides that, with certain exceptions, no person may use a mobile telephone or other wireless electronic telecommunications device while operating a moving motor vehicle on any public highway in the Commonwealth unless such mobile telephone or other wireless electronic telecommunications device is equipped with a hands-free accessory.
Patron - Mathieson

C HB942

Provisional driver's license holder limitations. Repeals the provision that allows drivers operating under a provisional driver's license to use wireless communications devices when their vehicles are lawfully parked or stopped. The bill also removes a subsection that makes offenses in the rest of the section secondary offenses.
Patron - Jones, D.C.

C HB1296

Board for Towing and Recovery Operators. Postpones until July 1, 2010, the effective date of any regulations promulgated by the Board. The bill also postpones until July 1, 2010, the requirement that tow truck operators have tow truck driver authorization documents issued by the Board and the requirement that towing and recovery services have and display licenses issued by the Board.
Patron - Peace

C HB1427

Special license plates; shag dance clubs of Virginia. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the legend: SHAG DANCE CLUBS OF VIRGINIA.
Patron - Loupassi

C SB39

Traffic accident reports. Increases from $1,000 to $1,500 the damage threshold at which traffic accidents become "reportable."
Patron - Deeds

C SB115

Traffic lights; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for running a red light, if running the red light is the sole and proximate cause of the death of another.
Patron - McDougle

C SB224

Driver's license and registration; failure to carry. Imposes a fine of between $50 and $250 for failing to carry a driver's license and vehicle registration card. The current fine is $10. The existing provision that the summons will be dismissed if the person produces a license that was issued to him before the summons was issued or a registration card remains unchanged.
Patron - McDougle

C SB310

Restricted driver's licenses. Authorizes a court to provide a restricted permit to operate a motor vehicle during the period of suspension of a permit to operate a motor vehicle.
Patron - Reynolds

C SB475

Special license plates; business logos. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the symbols, emblems, or logotypes of business entities.
Patron - Hanger

C SB526

Vehicle safety inspections. Requires vehicle safety inspections every 24 months instead of every 12 months and increases the maximum allowable fee for most vehicles from $16 to $20.
Patron - Locke

C SB527

Definitions; law-enforcement vehicle. As introduced, defines "law-enforcement vehicle" as any vehicle owned and operated by or under the direction of a government agency and used for the enforcement of criminal, traffic, and/or penal laws within the Commonwealth. A substitute carried over to 2009 allows regional jail vehicles to be equipped with flashing blue, red and blue, blue and white, or red, white, and blue warning lights.
Patron - Houck

C SB558

Vehicle weight limit statutes; enforcement by local law-enforcement agencies. Allows enforcement of state vehicle weight limit statutes by local law-enforcement agencies.
Patron - Obenshain

C SB723

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