2017 Legislative Bulletin

 

**** All effective dates are July 1, 2017, unless otherwise noted. ****

 

 

Agency Bills

 

 

SB 1041 Virginia Driver's Manual course; age requirements.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-325

 

This bill permits applicants age 18 years and older to complete the Driver’s Manual Course to retest after failing the knowledge exam three times, regardless of whether they have previously completed the full 36 hour classroom driver’s education course.  Prior to July 1, this applied to applicants age 19 and older.  The Virginia Driver Training Re-examination Certificate (DTS-C) has been updated to reflect this change.

 

 

 

SB 1085 Drivers' licenses, etc.; expiration and renewal of driver credentials.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-208, 46.2-212.1, 46.2-221.2, and 46.2-332

 

1.The bill allows DMV to issue online vehicle registration renewal transaction receipts for vehicles with expired registration to serve as evidence that the holder has complied with DMV payment requirements. Currently, customers are able to complete online renewal transactions online if the registration has expired but the receipt does not provide an extension of the registration while the customer waits to receive the new registration card and decals.

 

The major changes are as follows:

 

•Revised the information that displays on the online vehicle registration review web page to inform customers that expired vehicle registrations can be renewed online and that the receipt will serve as evidence of renewal and extension of the registration privileges for up to 90 days after expiration.

 

Online Registration Renewal

 

 

•Revised the online vehicle registration renewal receipt.

The following message will display on the receipt if online registration renewal is done 15 days or less prior to vehicle registration expiration or 90 or less days AFTER registration expiration:

 

"Your record is updated. This temporary registration is valid until <current date plus 15 days>.  Print and keep this receipt with your current registration card until your new registration card arrives in the mail within 15 days."

 

2.  This portion of the bill allows DMV to extend the validity period of driver's licenses held by persons absent from the Commonwealth due to extenuating circumstances and who are not eligible to renew their license online.  To be eligible, applicants must contact DMV prior to the expiration of their license and must be able to submit verifiable information supporting the reason they are temporarily outside of Virginia and not able to renew their driver’s license in person.

 

License extensions issued in accordance with this new law will be issued to expire 30 days from the person’s expected return to Virginia but at no time may exceed one year from the expiration date shown on the license.  Those granted a hardship extension will be issued a driver’s license extension card (see below) to carry with their expired license.

 

 

 

 

The fee for the extension is $10.  All extensions will be processed in the Driver’s License and ID Card work center at DMV headquarters.

 

 

 

SB 1384 Motor carrier size and weight limitations; with federal law.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-100, 46.2-1114, 46.2-1129.2, 46.2-1137, 46.2-1139, 46.2-1141, and 46.2-2000 and adds §§ 46.2-1114.1, 46.2-1117.1, 46.2-1127.1, and 46.2-1151.1

 

Amends several size and weight provisions to comply with the federal Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (the FAST Act). The bill (i) allows automobile and watercraft carriers to back-haul general cargo; (ii) permits the commercial delivery of tow-away trailers within limits prescribed by the FAST Act; (iii) increases the weight limits of certain emergency vehicles, natural gas vehicles, and emergency towing vehicles as required by the FAST Act; (iv) increases the weight at which a vehicle must be inspected at a permanent weighing station; (v) makes overweight permits available for tank vehicles hauling fluid milk; and (vi) permits contractors of a Medicaid Managed Care Organization to obtain a certificate of fitness as a non-emergency medical transportation carrier.

 

 

HB 1440: Farm use vehicles; imposes $250 fine for violating limitations while operating unregistered vehicle.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-613

 

This bill requires the court to impose a $250 fine if a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense of willfully and intentionally violating the limitations for the use of farm use vehicles on a highway.  Current law authorizes the court to impose a fine of up to $250 regardless of the number of previous violations.  Once this bill becomes effective, the fines imposed by the court will be as follows:

•1st offense – Up to $250 fine

•2nd/subsequent offense - $250 fine

 

DMV has revised the Frequently Asked Questions About Farm Vehicles brochure (DMV 28) to include the updated information on fines.

 

 

 

HB 1494: Driver's license; examination of drivers believed incompetent.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-204

 

This bill requires DMV to seek guidance and recommendations from the Medical Advisory Board when a driver is contesting the medical review action under the provisions of § 46.2-322 if the basis for such appeal under § 46.2-321 is related to the medical evidence.  In these cases, Medical Review Services will consult with the Medical Advisory Board prior to submitting the case to the DMV Hearing Office.

 

This bill does not require DMV to refer a case to the Board if the appeal is related to the examinee’s failure to follow procedures, failure to pass knowledge or behind-the-wheel tests, or evaluation by a driver rehabilitation specialist.

 

 

 

HB 1504 and SB 1229: Driver's license or learner's permit; issuance, minimum standards for vision tests.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-311

 

This bill increases the minimum visual field an applicant must possess for issuance of a driver's license or learner's permit from a field of 100 degrees of horizontal vision in one or both eyes to a field of 110 degrees of horizontal vision in one or both eyes.

 

The Customer Vision Report (MED 4), CSR Vision Standards Calculator (MED 6), Driver Licensing Guide (DLG), Driver’s Manual and website information have been updated to reflect the new visual field standard.  CSRs should follow the instructions provided in the MED 6 regarding referrals to Medical Review Services and driver’s license restrictions.

 

This bill does not change the visual field requirements for commercial driver’s license holders.

 

 

 

HB 1514 and SB 1024: Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability

 

Amends Va. Code § 32.1-127.1:03, adds § 54.1-2400.9, and repeals § 54.1-2966.1

 

This bill expands the immunity provision to include any of the following medical professionals who report to DMV that a licensed driver has/may have a mental or physical condition/disability that impairs affects such person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely:

 

•doctor of medicine,

•osteopathy

•chiropractic

•podiatry

•nurse practitioner

•physician assistant

•optometrist

•physical therapist

•clinical psychologist

 

The bill also provides that these medical professionals are not subject to civil liability or deemed to have violated the practitioner-patient privilege unless he has acted in bad faith or with malicious intent.

 

 

 

HB 1518: Sales and use tax; automotive repair supplies

 

Amends Va. Code § 58.1-602

 

Requires that sales and use tax be collected on the separately stated charges of supplies used during the repair of automobiles, whether or not title or possession of the supplies passes to the customer. Under current law, the tax is paid on such supplies at the time the supplies are purchased by the automobile repairer.

 

 

 

HB 1519: Overweight permits; hauling Virginia-grown farm produce, validity.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-1148

 

Authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue overweight permits that are valid statewide for vehicles hauling Virginia-grown farm produce from the point of origin to the first place of delivery. Under current law, such permits are valid only in Accomack and Northampton Counties.

 

 

 

HB 1520: Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use.

 

§ 1 Bill

 

Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to seek an exemption from the federal reformulated gasoline (RFG) program for conventional, ethanol-free gasoline sold and delivered for use in farm motor vehicles.

 

 

 

HB 1539: Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); Public access to records of public bodies.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 2.2-3701, 2.2-3704, 2.2-3704.1, 2.2-3704.2, 2.2-3705.1 through 2.2-3705.8, 2.2-3711, 2.2-3714, 2.2-3806, 22.1-253.13:3, 22.1-279.8, 23.1-2425, 32.1-48.08,32.1-48.011, 32.1-48.015, 32.1-283.1, 32.1-283.2, 32.1-283.3, 32.1-283.5, 32.1-283.6, 44-146.18, 44-146.22, 54.1-2517, and 54.1-2523

 

The new provisions of this bill will be applied in future DMV FOIA responses beginning July 1, 2017.  It amends some definitions in FOIA and moves some provisions to clarify the meaning.  Some exclusions are consolidated and/or eliminated.

 

The bill clarifies the definition of public record:

 

(i)Defines "personal contact information" that is excluded from FOIA's mandatory disclosure provisions in certain cases;

 

(ii)Clarifies that a requester has the right to inspect records or receive copies at his option;

 

(iii)Clarifies language in certain record exclusions under FOIA that certain records may be disclosed at the discretion of the custodian;

 

(iv)Consolidates the personnel record exclusion with the limitation on the application of that exclusion, and specifically clarifies that the name, in addition to position, job classification, and salary, of a public employee is public information as per opinions of the Attorney General and the FOIA Council;

 

(v)Eliminates, effective July 1, 2018, the exclusion for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority relating to operating and marketing strategies;

 

(vi)Eliminates the exclusion for correspondence of local officials as unnecessary;

 

(vii)Consolidates various public safety exclusions relating to building plans and drawings and critical infrastructure into a single exclusion;

 

(viii)Eliminates the exclusion for administrative investigations of the Department of Human Resource Management, as the exclusion is already covered under the personnel records exclusion;

 

(ix)Expands the exclusion for personal information provided to the Virginia College Savings Plan to cover qualified beneficiaries, designated survivors, and authorized individuals, which terms are defined in the bill;

 

(x)Consolidates the various record exclusions for the Department of Health Professions and the Department of Health into single exclusions for each Department;

 

(xi)Clarifies certain Department of Social Services exclusions;

 

(xii)Provides an exclusion for local finance boards that provide postemployment benefits other than pensions; and

 

(xiii)Eliminates the record exclusion for Virginia Wildlife Magazine.

 

The bill also limits the application of the working papers exemption by stating that information publicly available or not otherwise subject to an exclusion under FOIA or other provision of law that has been aggregated, combined, or changed in format but does not contain a material revision to such information shall not be deemed working papers. The bill contains numerous technical amendments. This bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council pursuant to the HJR 96 FOIA study (2014-2016).

 

 

 

HB 1540: Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); public access to meetings of public bodies.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 2.2-3701, 2.2-3707, 2.2-3707.1, 2.2-3708, 2.2-3708.1, 2.2-3711, 2.2-3712, 10.1-104.7, 15.2-1416, 23.1-1303, and 54.1-2400.2

 

This bill revises the Freedom of Information Act’s (FOIA) various open meeting exemptions relating to legal matters, litigation, certain museums, and the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority. The bill also (i) clarifies where meeting notices and minutes are to be posted, (ii) requires copies of proposed agendas to be made available, (iii) eliminates reporting to the Joint Commission on Science and Technology when a state public body convenes an electronic communication meeting, and (iv) makes technical corrections to several open meeting exemptions to provide context for those meeting exemptions that currently only cross-reference corollary records exemptions. The bill also clarifies closed meeting procedures. The bill contains numerous technical corrections. This bill is also a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council pursuant to the HJR 96 FOIA study (2014-2016).

The new provisions of this bill will be applied when responding to DMV FOIA inquiries beginning July 1, 2017.

 

 

 

HB 1559: Special identification cards; fee for issuance of duplicate or reissuance, expiration of cards.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-333.1 and 46.2-345

 

This bill makes the following changes to the issuance of a special ID card:

 

•Changes the expiration of ID cards from the last day of the month of birth to the applicant’s birthday at the end of the period of years for which the ID has been issued.

 

•Changes the maximum validity period for a special ID card from 7 years to 8 years.

 

•Changes the fee for a special ID from the standard flat fee of $10 to $2 per year with a minimum fee of $10.  Most IDs will cost $16 since most will be issued for 8 years. Limited duration IDs issued for fewer than 5 years will cost the minimum fee of $10.

 

•Specifies that individuals required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry may not be issued an ID for longer than 5 years.

 

The system has been programmed to automatically calculate validity periods and fees.  Additionally, the following DMV publications have been updated to reflect these changes: Obtaining a Virginia Driver’s License or Identification (ID) Card (DMV 141), Virginia’s Secure Children’s Identification Card (DMV 172), and DMV Fees (DMV 201).

 

 

 

HB 1622: Commercial vehicles; harmonizes penalties for driving under the influence (DUI) and commercial DUI.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-341.28

 

This bill revises the driving under the influence (DUI) conviction sanctions to make the penalties for a DUI in a regular vehicle and by a non-CDL holder consistent with the penalties for a DUI conviction where the offense was committed while holding a CDL and/or operating a commercial motor vehicle.

 

The changes are as follows:

•Imposes a $250 mandatory minimum fine for a first offense of commercial DUI and mandatory minimum sentences of five days if the person's blood alcohol level was at least 0.15 and 10 days if the person's blood alcohol level was more than 0.20.

 

•Increases from five to 20 days the mandatory minimum sentence for a second offense committed within five years, adds a 10-day mandatory minimum sentence for a second offense committed within five to 10 years, and imposes a $500 mandatory minimum fine for any second offense committed within a 10-year period.

 

•Imposes additional mandatory minimum sentences for a second offense committed within 10 years of 10 days if the person's blood alcohol level was at least 0.15 and 20 days if the person's blood alcohol level was more than 0.20 as well as an additional $500 mandatory minimum fine.

 

•Raises the penalty for a third offense committed within 10 years from a Class 1 misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 days, or 30 days if the three offenses were committed within five years, to a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of 90 days, or six months if the three offenses were committed within five years, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000.

 

•Adds a penalty for a fourth or subsequent offense committed within a 10-year period that includes a mandatory minimum sentence of one year and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000.

 

This bill also provides that:

•A person convicted of commercial DUI after being convicted of certain felony DUI or DUI-related offenses is guilty of a Class 6 felony with a mandatory minimum sentence of one year and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000. The punishment for any person convicted of commercial DUI who was transporting a minor at the time of the offense shall include an additional mandatory minimum sentence of five days and an additional fine of at least $500 and no more than $1,000.

 

•The mandatory minimum punishments are cumulative and mandatory minimum sentences must be served consecutively.

 

This bill does not change the administrative disqualification action required of DMV in accordance with state laws and federal regulations.

 

 

 

HB 1687 and SB 950: Nonrepairable and rebuilt vehicles; eliminates certain requirement sunset provision, report.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-1600

 

This bill revises the definition of a “nonrepairable vehicle” to eliminate the provision that it is:  a late model vehicle or vehicle that has been damaged, with repair costs that exceed 90 percent of the vehicle’s actual cash value; or a vehicle that has been damaged and is inoperable.  The revised definition is as follows:

"Nonrepairable vehicle" is any vehicle that has been determined by its insurer or owner to have no value except for use as parts and scrap metal or for which a nonrepairable certificate has been issued or applied for.

 

Once a vehicle is determined to be “nonrepairable”, DMV will not issue a title or registration for the vehicle.

 

The bill also revises the definition of a “rebuilt vehicle” to eliminate the provision that the estimated cost of repair not exceed 90 percent of the vehicle’s actual cash value.  With this change, a “rebuilt vehicle is defined as:

 

i.any salvage vehicle that has been repaired for use on the public highways or

 

ii.any late model vehicle that has been repaired and the estimated cost of repair exceeded 75 percent of its actual cash value, excluding the cost to repair damage to the engine, transmission, or drive axle assembly.

 

A vehicle branded as “rebuilt” must pass a Virginia safety inspection in order for DMV to issue a title and registration.

 

These changes will not affect CSC procedures.  The Vehicle Branding Work Center will continue to process all salvage applications and supporting documents.

 

This bill streamlines the Vehicle Branding Work Center’s procedures, requiring that the classification of “nonrepairable” vehicles based on determinations by the insurance company or vehicle owner.  The work center procedures have been updated to reflect the new procedures and requirements.  In addition, the following customer forms have been revised to make them more user friendly and to coincide with the streamlined requirements and procedures:

 

•Salvage Certification Application (VSA 56)

•Non-Repairable Certificate Application (VSA 57)

•Notification of Owner-Retained and/or Water-Damaged Vehicle (VSA 58)

•Report of Recovered Stolen Vehicle (VSA 99)

 

In addition to form revisions the website will be revised to remove any reference to prior July 1, 2015 legislation referencing 90 percent.

 

The provisions of this bill are effective beginning July 1, 2017 and will expire on July 1, 2021.  As required by this bill, DMV will report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees on the impact of the bill, if any, on the number of nonrepairable vehicle and salvage certificates issued over the three-year period beginning July 1, 2017, compared with the number of such certificates issued over the three-year period before July 1, 2017.

 

 

 

HB 1688: Practice of chiropractic; certain medical evaluations.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 54.1-2900 and 54.1-2915

 

This bill provides that Virginia chiropractors are now permitted to perform physical examinations of applicants for a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit and may issue these applicants a medical examiner’s certificate in accordance with 46 C.F.R. Part 390, Subpart D as long as they are listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.

 

Also, this bill provides that it shall be unprofessional conduct for any person to perform the services of a medical examiner as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 390.5 if the person performing such services is not listed on the National Registry.  Individuals conducting the examinations when not authorized to do so are subject to disciplinary actions to include monetary penalties or suspension, revocation, or renewal denial of their medical license.

 

 

 

HB 1705: Certification of driver education courses; requirements.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-1702

 

Provides that any licensed driver training school is authorized to provide the 90-minute parent/student driver education component in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) that is currently required in Planning District 8 public schools.

 

 

 

HB 1732: License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Virginia Nurses Foundation.

 

§ 1 Bill

 

Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of the Virginia Nurses Foundation.

 

 

 

HB 1761: Regulation of taxicabs.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-2062, and repeals § 46.2-2059.1

 

Provides that the governing body of any county, city, or town that regulates taxicabs may authorize any taxicab to operate software-based devices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of time-and-distance fares, notwithstanding the requirements for the specifications and tolerances for measuring and weighing devices. The bill repeals the requirement that all taxicabs display roof signs and specific markings. The bill contains an emergency clause.

 

 

 

HB 1801: Alcoholic beverage control; delivery privileges of persons holding a wine and beer license.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 4.1-209, 4.1-325, and 4.1-325.2

 

Provides that notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, persons granted a wine and beer license may deliver such wine or beer in closed containers for off-premises consumption:

 

i.To a person's vehicle if located in a designated parking area of the retailer's premises where such person has electronically ordered wine or beer in advance of the delivery or

 

ii.If the licensee holds a delivery permit issued by the ABC Board, to such other locations as may be permitted by Board regulation. The bill contains technical amendments.

 

 

 

HB 1878: Suspension of license; person legally adjudged incompetent.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-400, and repeals § 46.2-314

 

This bill clarifies the roles of the courts and DMV with regard to persons legally adjudged incapacitated or whose license has been suspended following discharge from a facility operated or licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

 

The courts may make one of the following determinations:

 

 

The bill provides that under any circumstance, DMV reserves the right to conduct a medical review of any licensed driver, any person applying for a driver's license or renewal thereof, or any person whose license has been suspended or revoked to determine his fitness to drive a motor vehicle with safety to persons and property.

 

If an individual appears in a CSC and presents an incapacitated court order or contests an action that DMV has taken in relation to an incapacitated court order, the case should be sent to Medical Review Services.

 

Note:  Incapacitation orders may not always include the term “incapacitated”.  Other terms that may be used include guardianship, guardian, or conservator.

 

The bill contains an emergency clause and went into effect 3/23/17.

 

 

 

HB 1888: Wireless telecommunications devices; use by persons driving school buses.

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-919.1

 

Allows school bus drivers to use hands free wireless telecommunications devices to communicate with school or public safety officials.  Prior to July 1, school bus drivers were limited to only using two-way radio devices.

 

 

 

HB 2015: DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund; created.

Amends Va. Code  by adding § 33.2-616

 

Establishes a method by which holders of an account for an electronic toll collection device that is the property of the Commonwealth may opt in to make a voluntary contribution through electronic means to the DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund (the Fund), created by the bill. The bill requires that contributions to the Fund be used solely for the purposes of supporting educational projects through DRIVE SMART Virginia.

 

 

 

HB 2019 and SB 1366: Transportation network company partner; vehicle registration repeal.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-2000, 46.2-2001.3, 46.2-2011.20, 46.2-2011.29, and 46.2-2099.50

 

Removes the requirement that a transportation network company (TNC) partner register his personal vehicle for use as a TNC partner vehicle with the Department of Motor Vehicles.  DMV will not require customers who currently have TNC (black and gold) decals to exchange them for non-TNC decals.

 

Also, this bill allows the Department of State Police to recognize another state's annual motor vehicle safety inspection in lieu of a Virginia inspection and clarifies that a TNC partner can keep proof of inspection in or on the vehicle. The bill contains an emergency clause.

 

 

 

HB 2026 and SB 1364: Property and bulk property carriers; regulation, combines authorities.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-613.1, 46.2-711, 46.2-2100, 46.2-2101, 46.2-2108.2, 46.2-2108.4 through 46.2-2109, 46.2-2115, 46.2-2118, 46.2-2120, 46.2-2121, 46.2-2122, 46.2-2124, 46.2-2125, 46.2-2126, 46.2-2129 through 46.2-2140, 46.2-2143, 46.2-2143.1, and 46.2-2144; and adds §§ 46.2-2121.1 and 46.2-2143.2; and repeals § 46.2-2108.3 and Article 5 (§§ 46.2-2174, 46.2-2175, and 46.2-2176) of Chapter 21 of Title 46.2

 

Combines the current property carrier and bulk property carrier authorities and eliminates the current license requirement for property brokers. The bill eliminates the requirement for the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue specially designated license plates for property-carrying vehicles operated for hire. The bill reduces from $750,000 to $300,000 insurance limits for carriers operating vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 7,500 pounds but not in excess of 10,000 pounds. For passenger cars, motorcycles, autocycles, and vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less, the bill requires liability coverage for property carriers of a minimum of (i) $25,000 per person, $50,000 per incident for death and bodily injury, and $20,000 for property damage when the motor carrier is available to transport property and (ii) $100,000 per person, $300,000 per incident for death and bodily injury, and $50,000 for property damage from the time the motor carrier accepts the request to transport property and the vehicle is en route to pick up the property until the time the property has been removed from the vehicle and delivered to its final destination.

 

The bills have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2018.

 

 

 

HB 2032 and SB 1101: Filing and application fees for transportation network companies.

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-2011.5

 

Allows transportation network companies two fee options when applying for an original or renewal of a certificate. A transportation network company may either pay the existing certificate fees of $100,000 upon application and $60,000 for renewal or pay a $20 surcharge per record when purchasing a driver transcript in addition to the current transcript fee.

 

 

 

HB 2051 and SB 1091: Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 18.2-251, 18.2-259.1, and 46.2-390.1

 

Currently, Virginia law allows some first time marijuana possession offenders to have their court cases deferred while undergoing treatment and completing community service as part of a probation program.  Individuals who successfully complete the probation program do not receive a conviction for marijuana possession.  But the law still requires a six-month suspension of their driving privilege while they complete the probation program.

 

This bill revises the existing provisions to give the court the discretion not to suspend a person’s driving privilege for possession of marijuana (under § 18.2-250.1) violations if the court entered a deferral of disposition and the person did not commit the offense while operating a motor vehicle.  This exception only applies to adults (juveniles will still be subject to license suspension).

 

This bill makes the following changes regarding deferred dispositions entered by the court for violations of § 18.2-250.1 (possession of marijuana):

 

•DMV will no longer automatically revoke driving privileges for six months.

 

•The court must suspend driving privileges only if the possession of marijuana violation was committed while operating a motor vehicle.  The court has the discretion to suspend if the violation was not committed while operating a motor vehicle.

 

•If the court does not suspend, the court must require an additional 50 hours of community service.

 

•When the court does suspend, the suspension period will run consecutively with any other suspension; the court may grant restricted privileges.

 

•These changes apply only to adults; juveniles who violate § 18.2-250.1 will still be subject to six-month license suspension.

 

If the court convicts the customer of § 18.2-250.1, versus placing the customer on a deferred disposition for the violation, and does not suspend driving privileges, DMV will administratively revoke the customer’s driving privileges for six months.

 

The provisions of this bill do not impact the suspension/revocation requirements imposed by the court and DMV related to the following:

 

•Convictions for any type of drug violations §§ 18.2-247 through 18.2-264

 

•Deferred dispositions entered by the court for drug violations other than possession of marijuana violations under § 18.2-250.1

 

The provisions of the bill are contingent upon written assurance from the U.S. Department of Transportation that Virginia will not lose any federal funds as a result of implementation of the bill.

 

 

 

HB 2075: Commercial driver's license; instruction in comprehensive community colleges.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-341.14

 

This bill makes the following changes:

 

•Allows comprehensive community colleges in the Virginia Community College System to administer the in-vehicle component of driver instruction to students enrolled in a commercial driver training course offered by such community college who have failed the behind-the-wheel examination or general knowledge examination for a commercial driver's license three times.

•Requires that after such additional training, DMV will only administer the type of examination the customer previously failed.

•Requires that comprehensive community colleges offering such coursework meet certain standards as established by the Department and that the Department notify such comprehensive community colleges and similarly affected schools of course curriculum requirements and notify such colleges and schools if new topics are added to the mandatory curriculum.

•Requires comprehensive community colleges and affected schools to comply and update their course curriculum with the relevant changes within 45 days.

 

 

 

HB 2146: Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 2.2-3704.1 and 30-179

 

This bill only requires DMV to provide the link to a new FOIA Council form on DMVnow.com FOIA web page.  Effective July 1, 2017.      

This bill requires the Freedom of Information Advisory Council to develop an online public comment form to be posted on its official public government website to enable any requester to comment on the quality of assistance provided to the requester by a public body. The bill also requires all state public bodies subject to the provisions of FOIA and any county or city, and any town with a population of more than 250, to post a link on its official public government website to the online public comment form.

 

 

 

HB 2201: Failure to drive on right side of highways or observe traffic lanes; increases penalties.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-802 and 46.2-804

 

Increases the fine for failing to drive on the right side of highways or failing to observe traffic lanes from no more than $250 to $250 per violation.

 

 

 

HB 2231: Ignition interlock system; period of time which person is prohibited to drive, etc.

Amends Va. Code §§ 18.2-270.1 and 18.2-271.1

 

This bill clarifies the following regarding the ignition interlock requirement for persons convicted of DUI:

 

•The time period during which a person is required to have ignition interlock

 

•The provisions for an exemption for persons to operate employer vehicles without ignition interlock

 

The bill provides that the period of time during which a person is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system or required to have an ignition interlock system installed on each motor vehicle owned by or registered to him is calculated from the date the court issues him a restricted license. The period of time is calculated upon the expiration of the restricted license issued by the court until such time as the person is issued a restricted license by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

 

In addition, the bill allows a driver who has been convicted of a DUI and granted restricted privileges, to be issued a restricted license without the installation of an ignition interlock device under the following conditions:

 

•Convicting court grants the restricted privilege only to drive the employer’s vehicle during course of employment/during working hours (“C” restriction on Form DC-261) and has interlock requirement (“F” restriction).

(Note: driving non-employer vehicle requires interlock)

 

•Convicting court authorized the operation of the employer’s vehicle without ignition interlock (“Yes” in appropriate box on Form DC-266).

 

 

Serving a Customer with the Above Conditions

 

DMV may receive the DC-266 form either through fax from the courts or by the customer presenting the form at a CSC.

 

 

Fax from Courts

 

•At the time of conviction, the convicting court may fax a copy of the DC-266 form for drivers with only “C” or “C/F” restrictions to the Driver License Compliance Work Center (DLC).

 

•The DLC will update the customer’s record to reflect that the court has allowed the customer to drive the employer’s vehicle without ignition interlock.

 

•If the court faxed the DC-266 and DLC has updated the customer’s record prior to the customer arriving at the CSC, the CSR will see “Waived” on the “Employer Vehicle Interlock” field on the Convictions Inquiry screen in mySelect.

 

 

 

 

CSC

 

•When a customer with a DUI applies for a restricted driver’s license at a CSC, the CSR will inform the customer that ignition interlock is required. 

 

•If the customer disputes the need for the interlock requirement and states that they will only drive an employer vehicle during the course of employment, the CSR should check the Conviction Inquiry Screen (see above) to determine if the DLC has updated the Employer Vehicle Interlock indicator to “Waived” and whether the customer has only “C” or “C/F” restrictions. If so, the customer will be eligible to obtain a restricted driver’s license without the installation of ignition interlock.

 

•However, if the Employer Vehicle Interlock indicator shows “Required” and the customer has only “C” or “C/F” restrictions, the CSR should ask the customer for the customer’s DC-266 form to determine if the court has waived the ignition interlock requirement on the employer’s vehicle.

 

•If the DC-266 form has “Yes” checked in the box for the waiving of ignition interlock on an employer vehicle (see DC-266 form above), the CSR should scan this form and the DC-261 form into the Landing Zone and route it to the DLC.  This work center will update the “Employer Vehicle Interlock” indicator to “Waived.”

 

•Once the Employer Vehicle Interlock indicator is updated, a restricted license can be processed.

 

•Please note that the Order Inquiry screen for the DUI will still show “EFF”, indicating that ignition interlock is still required if the customer drives a non-employer vehicle or receives additional restrictions.

 

 

 

HB 2239: Farm use vehicles, certain; registration exemption, highway distance limitations.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-665, 46.2-666, and 46.2-670

 

This bill makes the following changes related to farm use vehicle exemptions:

 

•Increases from 50 to 75 miles the maximum travel distance allowable for travel to obtain supplies or from one part of the owner's land to another by a vehicle used for agricultural or horticultural purposes in order to qualify for exemption from the requirements to obtain a registration certificate, license plates, or decals and pay a registration fee.

 

•Increases from 50 to 75 miles the maximum travel distance allowable by vehicles used for seasonal transportation of farm produce and

 

•Increases from 20 to 75 miles the maximum travel distance allowable for vehicles owned by farmers and used to transport wood products in order to qualify for such exemption.

 

Also, the bill provides that any law-enforcement officer may require a person operating a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer and claiming the farm use exemption to provide, upon request:

 

•the address of the farm or lands owned or leased by the vehicle's owner or,

 

•if such address is unavailable or unknown, the real property parcel identification number of such lands.

 

 

 

HB 2290: Driver education programs; instruction concerning traffic stops.

Amends Va. Code § 22.1-205

 

Requires each driver education program in the public school system to include instruction concerning traffic stops, including law-enforcement procedures for traffic stops, appropriate actions to be taken by drivers during traffic stops, and appropriate interactions with law-enforcement officers who initiate traffic stops. The bill requires the Board of Education to collaborate with the Department of State Police in implementing the changes to its driver education program.

 

 

 

HB 2327: Driving under influence of alcohol; implied consent, refusal of blood or breath tests.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 8.01-44.5, 15.2-1627, 16.1-228, 16.1-241, 16.1-278.8, 16.1-278.9, 16.1-309, 18.2-268.3, 18.2-268.4, 18.2-268.7, 18.2-268.9, 18.2-269, 18.2-272, 19.2-52, 19.2-73, 29.1-738.3, 46.2-341.26:2, 46.2-341.26:3, 46.2-341.26:4, 46.2-341.26:7, 46.2-341.26:9, 46.2-341.27, 46.2-391.2, 46.2-391.4, and 46.2-2099.49

 

This bill eliminates the criminal penalties for refusing to submit to a blood test to determine the alcohol or drug content of a defendant's blood upon arrest for a DUI-related offense; thus changing the 1st offense to a civil penalty.  The Virginia code requires that the court revoke a person’s driving privilege for one year. However, DMV has no administrative authority to revoke for one year, if the court does not.

 

Additionally, if a person is found guilty of a 2nd offense; refusing to submit to a breath test for an offense committed within 10 years of a prior offense of refusal or of another DUI-related offense, the court has the authority to revoke the person’s driving privilege for 3 years.

 

The Virginia Code does not provide for the granting of restricted privileges for the conviction of a Refusal.  Also, based on Virginia Code, suspensions for Refusal convictions and suspensions for DUI convictions will always run consecutive to each other.

 

 

 

HB 2336 and SB 1486: Law-enforcement officer; report of officer involved in accident.

 

Amends Va. Code by adding § 46.2-373.1

 

Provides that any law-enforcement officer who is listed as a driver in a motor vehicle accident report submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles will not have the accident listed on his driving record if he was driving a motor vehicle provided by a law-enforcement agency in the course of his employment and was operating the motor vehicle in the performance of his official duties at the time of such accident.

 

 

 

HB 2386 and SB 854: Unpaid court fines, etc.; increases grace period for collection.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 19.2-349 and 19.2-354, and adds § 19.2-354.1

 

This bill includes the following provisions related to court handling of unpaid fines and costs:

 

•Increases the grace period after which collection activity for unpaid court fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution may be commenced from 30 days to 90 days after sentencing or judgment.

•Establishes the requirements for deferred or installment payment agreements that a court must offer a defendant who is unable to pay court-ordered fines, costs, forfeitures, and penalties.

•Requires that a court take into account a defendant's financial circumstances, including whether the defendant owes fines and costs to other courts, in setting the terms of a payment agreement.

•Fixes the maximum down payments that a court may require as a condition of entering a payment plan and provides that payments made within 10 days of their due date are timely made.

•Precludes a court from denying a defendant the opportunity to enter into a payment agreement solely because of the crime committed, the total amount owed or that such amount has been referred to collections, any previous default by the defendant or failure to establish a payment history, or the defendant's eligibility for a restricted driver's license.

•Allows all costs and fines owed by a defendant to any one court to be incorporated into one payment agreement and allows a defendant to request a modification of the terms of the agreement, which shall be granted upon a good faith showing of need.

•Requires a court to consider a request by a defendant who has defaulted on a payment agreement to enter into a subsequent agreement and requires the court to fix a down payment for subsequent payment agreements.

•Provides that the payment agreement includes restitution unless the court has entered a separate order regarding the payment of restitution.

 

 

HB 2423: Golf carts; use on public highways in Town of Jarratt.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-916.2

 

Golf carts on public highways; exceptions. Permits the use of golf carts on public highways in the Town of Jarratt if the governing body of the town reviews and approves such highway usage. Current law prohibits such usage because the Town of Jarratt has not established its own police department.

 

 

 

HB 2467: Driving on a suspended or revoked license; period of suspension.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-301 and 46.2-395

 

Prior to July 1, 2017, the following suspensions/revocations ran consecutively (one after the other) to any fines and costs suspensions in effect:

 

•Drug violations

•Driving while suspended/revoked (§ 46.2-301) if ordered by court

•Juvenile Driver Improvement 90-day suspensions and one year revocations

This bill mandates that fines and costs suspensions/revocations will run concurrent (at the same time) as any other order already in effect on a customer’s record.

 

 

This bill does not change other existing requirements to run suspensions/revocations consecutively:

 

•DUI suspensions run consecutively with other DUI and Refusal suspensions/revocations

•Refusals run consecutively with the Refusal and DUI suspensions/revocations

•Drug violations with any other suspension/revocation (except fines and costs suspensions)

•Driving while suspended/revoked (46.2-301) suspension periods run consecutively with indefinite suspensions in effect on offense date if ordered by court, excluding fines and costs suspensions

•Juvenile driver improvement suspensions/revocations run consecutively with any other outstanding suspensions/revocations, excluding fines and costs suspensions

In other cases, if specifically directed by the court, DMV will run a suspension consecutively with any other suspensions/revocations except fines and costs suspensions.

 

Case Example 1:

 

Customer is convicted of a drug violation.  At the time the conviction is added to the customer’s record, the only suspension order in effect is a fines and costs suspension.  In this case, DMV will run the drug revocation beginning on the conviction date and concurrently with the fines and costs suspension.

 

Case Example 2:

 

Customer is convicted of a drug violation.  At the time the conviction is added to the customer’s record, the customer has a fines and costs suspension and a driver improvement clinic suspension in effect.  In this case, DMV will run the drug revocation period consecutively with the driver improvement clinic suspension and concurrently with the fines and cost suspension.

 

 

 

SB 817 Restricted driver’s license; purposes.

 

Amends Va. Code § 18.2-271.1

 

This bill expands the list of options for restricted privileges granted/authorized by the court and DMV to include travel to and from a job interview and will require the driver to maintain on his person written proof from the prospective employer of the date, time, and location of the job interview.

 

When processing a request for a to/from job interview restriction related to a Driver Improvement Violation of Probation Order (DI -07) and issuing a Driver Improvement Restricted License Order (DI-100), customers are not required to present documentation from a potential employer.  However, documentation is still required to obtain all other restrictions on a DI-100 restricted license order.

 

This restriction (code N) will be decoded on the driver’s license and display on the driver’s transcript as follows:

 

 

 

Court restricted license order forms have been revised to include this restriction as an option.  DMV has also revised the DI100 to add this new restriction code as an option.

 

The new verbiage regarding restriction reasons will appear on the court order/DI 100 as follows:

 

(n) [ ] Yes [ ] no Travel to and from a job interview for which you have written proof from your potential employer of the date, time and location of the job interview

 

 

 

SB 1021 Failure to obey highway sign where driver sleeping or resting; prepayable offense.

 

Amends and reenacts Va. Code §§ 16.1-69.40:1 and 46.2-830.1

 

Provides that a violation of a highway sign where a driver has parked or stopped his vehicle on the shoulder of the highway in order to sleep or rest is a prepayable offense unless such vehicle is parked or stopped in such manner as to impede or render dangerous the shoulder or other portion of the highway.

 

 

 

SB 1040 FOIA; record exclusion for personal contact information, definition.

 

Amends Va. Code § 2.2-3705.1

 

The new provisions of this bill will also be applied in future DMV FOIA responses beginning July 1, 2017.  It changes the working of the personal information exemption under the FOIA law to apply to “personal contact information”.  The term is now defined.  For DMV, personal contact information is already privileged under Va. Code § 46.2-208.

 

The bill provides that personal contact information provided to a public body for the purpose of receiving electronic mail from the public body is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of FOIA, provided that the electronic mail recipient has requested that the public body not disclose such information. The bill defines "personal contact information" as the home or business (i) address, (ii) email address, or (iii) telephone number or comparable number assigned to any other electronic communication device. Current law excludes "personal information," which is defined as including a broader range of information than the limited definition of personal contact information in the bill.

 

 

 

SB 1069 Salvage vehicles, out-of-state; titling vehicles in the Commonwealth.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-1600, 46.2-1603, 46.2-1603.2, 46.2-1604, 46.2-1605, and 46.2-1606

 

This bill provides a process by which the owner of a rebuilt salvage vehicle that has been titled and registered in another state may obtain a nonnegotiable “junk” title for such vehicle to operate on the highways of the Commonwealth.

 

DMV will issue a nonnegotiable “junk” title for an out-of-state vehicle that has a NMVTIS brand(s) or out-of-state documents equal to Virginia’s non-repairable brand (“Junk”, “for destruction”, “for parts only”, “not to be repaired”, etc.). The nonnegotiable “junk” title document is issued for the purpose of ownership and registration only.  Liens may be recorded on the non-negotiable title document.  Applicants must submit documentation indicating the repairs have been completed.

 

The document cannot be used to transfer ownership except as provided in Virginia Code §46.2-633, §46.2-633.2, or §46.2-634. However, the nonnegotiable “junk” title can be transferred to the insurance company for claims purposes.  The insurance company will receive a non-repairable certificate.  

 

If Virginia has issued a non-repairable certificate, the vehicle will not be eligible to obtain a nonnegotiable title.  Only out-of-state vehicle(s) with brands equal to Virginia’s non-repairable requirements are eligible.

 

The Acknowledgment Non-Negotiable (Junk) Title Application form (VSA 140) has been revised to add the following certification statement to help ensure that the customer is informed of the requirements:

 

Virginia Code § 46.2-1606 requires a vehicle to have been rebuilt/repaired, titled, and registered in another state in order to be eligible for a nonnegotiable title. In addition, a vehicle that has been declared to be non-repairable in Virginia cannot receive a nonnegotiable title, regardless of whether or where it has been rebuilt/repaired.  By signing this form, you acknowledge the following as conditions on the issuance of a nonnegotiable title for this vehicle:

 

1.I understand I cannot transfer ownership except as provided in VA Code §§ 46.2-633, 46.2-633.2, and 46.2-634 or to an insurance company as part of the claims process;

2.I am not titling this vehicle for the purpose of resale;

3.I intend to drive this vehicle; and

4.I understand I cannot add a co-owner after the nonnegotiable title has been issued.

 

 

After the vehicle has been titled, it will display the brand “Junk Nonnegotiable- Not for Resale” on the face of the title and registration card (below).

 

 

 

 

 

CSC’s will not be authorized to process original junk nonnegotiable titles.  However, they will be able to process junk nonnegotiable title reprints, supplementals, substitutes and replacements as well as all registration transactions.  The Vehicle Branding Work Center is the only location that can process an original “Junk Nonnegotiable Title”.

 

 

 

SB 1074 Automobile clubs; a service agreement offered by a club does not constitute insurance.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 38.2-100 and 38.2-514.1

 

Provides that a service agreement offered by an automobile club does not constitute insurance. The measure also provides that the types of services related to motor travel or to the operation, use, or maintenance of a motor vehicle that may supplied by an automobile club are not limited to towing service, emergency road service, indemnification service, guaranteed arrest bond certificate service, discount service, financial service, theft service, map service, or touring service.

 

 

 

SB 1207 Electric personal delivery devices; operation on sidewalks and shared-use paths.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-100, 46.2-904, 46.2-908, 46.2-908.1, 46.2-1015, and 46.2-2101, adds § 46.2-908.1:1

 

Allows for the operation of electric personal delivery devices on the sidewalks and shared-use paths and across roadways on crosswalks in the Commonwealth unless otherwise prohibited by a locality. The bill directs that such devices shall not be considered vehicles and are exempt from the motor carrier provisions of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles).

 

 

 

SB 1211 Vehicle license fees and taxes, local; collection by counties and adjoining towns.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-752

 

Allows counties and adjoining towns to enter into reciprocal agreements to collect each other's vehicle license fees and taxes. Currently, such collection is limited to no delinquent license fees and taxes.

 

 

 

SB 1276 Traffic violations, certain; dismissal for proof of compliance with law.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 16.1-69.48:1, 46.2-324, 46.2-613, 46.2-711, 46.2-715, 46.2-716, 46.2-752, 46.2-1000, 46.2-1003, 46.2-1052, and 46.2-1053

 

Provides that a court may, in its discretion, dismiss a violation for failure to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of change of address, for failing to register, title, or properly display license plates, for failure to pay local licensing fees or taxes, for failure to have certain safety equipment or having unsafe or defective equipment, or for improper tinting, if such a person can prove to the court compliance with the law on or before the court date and payment of court fees.

 

 

 

SB 1316 Trucks; overweight permits for hauling asphalt.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-1143

 

Adds trucks hauling asphalt to those vehicles whose owner or operator may obtain an overweight permit from the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to operate in counties that impose a severance tax on gases or a severance license tax on coal producers.

 

 

 

SB 1350 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; refund to purchaser.

 

Amends Va. Code § 58.1-2403 and 58.1-2423

 

Allows a purchaser to be refunded any motor vehicle sales and use tax paid if the vehicle is returned pursuant to the Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Act, or if the vehicle is returned within 45 days of purchase, and the purchase price is refunded, due to a mechanical defect or failure.  The bill requires a person claiming the refund to submit an affidavit to DMV stating that the:

 

•vehicle was returned due to a mechanical defect or failure,

•purchase price was refunded,

•title was assigned to the person accepting the return, and

•purchaser no longer has possession of the vehicle.

 

 

The process for the CSC does not change.  SUT refunds will continue to be sent to the title work center in HQ.

 

The following procedures have been revised to reflect changes to refund SUT due to mechanical defect or failure:

 

•CSCOM 1004 – Documents to be forwarded

•VLIC 3.340 (157) – Lemon Law

•VLIC 4.620 – Sales and Use Tax: Motor Vehicle Sales

•VLIC 4.705 -  Refunds: Vehicle Products

•SUT Exempt Transaction Guideline Table

 

 

The following forms have been updated or created:

 

The “Refund of Sales and Use Tax Application and Affidavit Due to Mechanical Defect or Failure” form (SUT 2A) has been created for customers to certify that they have met the requirements to qualify for the mechanical defect/failure refund.

 

 

In addition, the “Purchaser Statement of Exemption” form (SUT 3) has been revised to add the follow to the list of exemptions.

 

 

 

 

 

SB 1363 Statewide one-stop online portal for address changes; Secretary of Transportation to study.

 

§ 1 Bill

 

Requires the Secretary of Transportation or his designee to convene a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a one-stop online portal for citizen address changes in order to develop a single statewide address database for utilization by state entities. The task force shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report on its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2017.

 

The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2018.

 

 

 

SB 1387 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; operational and programmatic efficiency.

 

Amends Va. Code § 30-61.1

 

Authorizes the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to establish an operational and programmatic efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of state agencies, under a contract with a United States-based private management consulting firm with experience in conducting statewide performance reviews. The purpose of the review and assessment is to provide an objective and independent cost-savings assessment of the Commonwealth's organizational structure and its programs in order to provide information to the Governor and the General Assembly to effect savings in expenditures, a reduction in duplication of effort, and programmatic efficiencies in the operation of state government. The bill also (i) provides certain required terms for the contract with the private entity and (ii) requires the Commission to submit a report to the General Assembly on the results of any review and assessment by December 1 of the year in which the review is conducted.

 

 

 

SB 1494 Transportation network company; brokers allowed to arrange rides with TNC.

 

Amends Va. Code §§ 46.2-2000, 46.2-2001, 46.2-2001.1, 46.2-2011.11, 46.2-2011.14, 46.2-2011.16, 46.2-2011.22, 46.2-2099.17, 46.2-2099.18, 46.2-2099.19, and 46.2-2099.48, adds § 46.2-2099.19:1

 

Allows brokers to arrange rides with transportation network company (TNC) partner vehicles. The bill requires such brokers to be licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles and includes insurance requirements for TNC partner vehicles operating at the request of a broker.

 

 

 

SB 1497 Manufactured home; excludes a park model recreation vehicle from definition.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-100

 

This bill excludes a park model recreational vehicle from the definition of "manufactured home".  The revised definition is a vehicle that is

i.designed and marketed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use;

ii.(ii) not permanently affixed to real property for use as a permanent dwelling;

iii.(iii) built on a single chassis mounted on wheels; and

iv.(iv) certified by the manufacturer as complying with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A119.5 Park Model Recreational Vehicle Standard.

 

 

The following VLICS have been revised to reflect the legislative changes.

 

•VLIC-3.210 Manufactured Home/Mobile Office-Application for Title

•VLIC-3.440   Manufactured Home Converted to Real Estate or Personal Property

 

 

SB 1507 Safety inspections; appointments.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-1166

 

Allows any motor vehicle inspection station to accept appointments for safety inspections in addition to accepting vehicles on a first-come, first-served basis, so long as at least one lane is reserved for the sole purpose of first-come, first-served safety inspections.

 

 

 

SB 1514 Parking of certain vehicles; local regulation.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-1222.1

 

Adds Leesburg to the towns that are permitted to regulate or prohibit the parking on any public highway of watercraft, boat trailers, motor homes, and camping trailers and to regulate or prohibit the parking of commercial vehicles on any public highway in a residence district.

 

 

 

SB 1532 Motor vehicle license fees; exemption of antique vehicles.

 

Amends Va. Code § 46.2-755

 

Exempts a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that is licensed as an antique vehicle from the imposition of local license fees.

 

•VLIC-314 Updated to include the exemption