Source: http://dls.virginia.gov/pubs/summary/2002/sessum39.htm
Timestamp: 2018-12-18 16:14:34
Document Index: 360911681

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 46', '§ 30', '§ 33', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 15', '§ 46', '§ 15', '§ 46', '§ 18', '§ 18', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46', '§ 46']

P HB4
High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Authorizes the lifting of HOV limitations by the Virginia Department of Transportation on HOV facilities in the Hampton Roads Planning District when restricting use of HOV facilities becomes impossible or undesirable. The bill also repeals Chapter 914 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999, which prohibited HOV lane designations on several controlled access highways in southside Hampton Roads, but never became effective.
Special license plates. Repeals authorization for issuance of special license plates as to which insufficient applications have been received within the time (three years; see subdivision 1 of subsection B of § 46.2-725) provided by law. The affected plates are those for participants in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; those for Virginia Scuba divers, law-enforcement officers, persons once declared missing in action, employees of the Virginia Department of Transportation, returned Peace Corps volunteers; those celebrating the 250th anniversary of the County of Culpeper; those bearing the legends: GLOUCESTER COUNTY, WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, and HISTORIC YORKTOWN; those for members of the Loyal Order of Moose, the American Radio Relay League, the National Speleological Society, the Disabled American Veterans organization, the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, the Old Dominion Boat Club, the State Fire Chiefs Association of Virginia, and the Virginia State Firefighters Association; and those for supporters of the American Automobile Association, Great Meadow, the Richmond Braves, the Salem Avalanche, the Norfolk Tides, the Prince William Cannons, the Pulaski Rangers, the Lynchburg Hillcats, the Martinsville Phillies, the Danville Braves, the Bristol Tigers, D.A.R.E., Inc., parental involvement in local public school programs, Operation Smile, the Virginia Education Foundation, the Virginia's Western Highlands Travel Council, and the Washington D.C. United Soccer team.
P HB51
Deletion of obsolete cross-references. Strikes references to special magistrates and other obsolete Code sections. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission in furtherance of the objective to identify obsolete provisions of law pursuant to § 30-151.
P HB82
Four-for-life. Increases, effective July 1, 2002, from two dollars per year (two-for-life) to four dollars per year (four-for-life) the motor vehicle registration surcharge used to support emergency medical services. From July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004, the additional two dollars per year will be used for emergency medical services, first responders, and public safety purposes, with the existing two dollars per year continuing to be used to support emergency medical services. On and after July 1, 2004, all revenues will be used to support emergency medical services.
Roadside memorials. Requires the Virginia Department of Transportation to establish regulations for placement of roadside memorials to persons killed in highway crashes. Any person who places within the right-of-way of any VDOT-controlled highway any roadside memorial that does not conform to those regulations would be subject to a civil penalty of $100. This is the same penalty provided for placing illegal signs and advertising within highway rights-of-way under § 33.1-373.
P HB89
Special license plates; United We Stand. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates whose design incorporates the flag of the Unites States of America and the legend: United We Stand. Issuance of these plates would be subject to an annual surcharge of $25. For each set of plates issued beyond 1,000 sets, $15 of each $25 fee would be paid to the Rewards for Justice Fund and used solely as reward payments to informants with information about known terrorists or terrorist plans. The bill also authorizes special license plates (i) for supporters of the councils of the Girls Scouts of the USA serving Virginia Girl Scouts, (ii) depicting a Holstein dairy cow, (iii) with the legend EDUCATION BEGINS AT HOME, (iv) for supporters of the NASA Langley Research Center, (v) for supporters of the Relay for Life, and (vi) bearing the legend: "God Bless America." This bill incorporates HB 63, HB 114, HB 402, HB 444, HB 492, HB 597, SB 370, and SB 437.
Golf carts. Allows operation of golf carts on highways other than Virginia Route 205 in Colonial Beach. The bill also allows the Town Council to place further limitations on over-the-road operation of golf carts within the Town. This bill is identical to SB 157.
P HB128
Overweight vehicles; liquidated damages; ability to shift load of certain overweight vehicles. Provides that motor vehicles that qualify for weight extensions under § 46.2-1129 and whose load can be shifted by sliding the axle or axles of the semitrailer or the fifth wheel of the tractor truck and motor vehicles transporting off-the-road mobile construction equipment will be assessed liquidated damages after load shifting rather than prior to shifting. This bill is identical to SB 63.
Law-enforcement notices sent through the mail. Revises the printing specifications for the words "Law-Enforcement Notice" on official mailing envelopes so that the words are no smaller than the print size of the primary address on the envelope. The bill also requires that the words be clearly visible through "window" envelopes.
Vehicle safety inspections and emissions inspections; maximum fees. Increases "cap" on motor vehicle safety inspection fees for passenger cars and pickup or panel trucks from $10 to $15 and increases "cap" on emission inspection fees from $20 to $28.
Child restraint devices. Provides for a mandatory $50 civil penalty for violations of laws that require use of child restraint devices or safety belt systems when transporting children less than 16 years old in motor vehicles, except that a court may still waive or suspend the imposition of the penalty if it finds that the violation occurred because of the defendant's financial inability to acquire a child restraint system.
P HB265
Disabled parking placards. Allows persons to whom disabled parking placards are issued to cover their age as shown on the placard with opaque removable tape.
Laser speed detection devices. Allows Culpeper County and towns located therein to use laser speed detection devices.
P HB278
Automated agencies of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Replaces the two-tier compensation scheme for automated DMV agencies with a single-tier system where the agency annually receives three and one-half percent of its gross collections.
Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive, George Washington Memorial Parkway, and Colonial Parkway. Declares the Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive, George Washington Memorial Parkway, and Colonial Parkway to be scenic highways and Virginia byways.
P HB301
Sight-seeing carriers by boat; special or charter party carriers by boat; motor carriers by launch. Repeals regulation of sight-seeing carriers by boat, special or charter party carriers by boat, and motor carriers by launch by the Department of Motor Vehicles except for insurance requirements.
P HB345
Duty of driver to stop; hit and run. Provides that any person convicted of hit and run is guilty of (i) a Class 5 felony if the accident results in injury to or the death of any person, or if the accident results only in damage to property and the damage is at least $1,000 or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor if the accident results only in damage to property less than $1,000. Under current law, anyone convicted of hit and run is guilty of a Class 5 felony, regardless of the extent of injury or damage.
P HB362
General district courts; jurisdictional amounts; exception. Provides an exception to the $15,000 jurisdictional limit in general district courts for cases involving liquidated damages for violation of vehicle weight limits. In 2001 the General Assembly amended § 46.2-1135 (which refers to general district courts) to increase liquidated damages, which means that cases will more frequently exceed $15,000. This bill is identical to SB 474.
P HB385
Special license plates; supporters of the Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program; fees. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. The bill also provides that persons awarded multiple Bronze Star, Bronze Star with a "V" for valor, or Silver Star medals can obtain special license plates that indicated their multiple awards. The bill authorizes the issuance of special license plates to: persons awarded the Air Medal or the Air Medal with a "V" for valor, the Combat Infantry Badge, members and former members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, members of Rotary International, members of Optimist International, supporters of the Shenandoah National Park Association, printers, supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers, members of BoatU.S., members and associates of the Virginia Court Appointed Special Advocate Association, supporters of the American Cancer Society, beekeepers and supporters of beekeepers, Pony Club members, Parrothead Club members, 1600 Communications Association members, Blue Knights organization members, supporters of professional motor sports, supporters of Virginia's zoos, supporters of the Washington Redskins football team, supporters of youth soccer, supporters of crime prevention, and retired member of the U.S. Air Force. In addition, the bill authorizes special license plates celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Town of Smithfield, the 200th anniversary of the City of Salem, the 250th anniversary of the City of Portsmouth, the values of diversity and the contributions of African-American communities, and Virginia's Indian tribes. Also authorized are special license plates displaying the following mottos: fox hunting, unlock autism, fight terrorism, and proud to be an American. It also provides for special license plates commemorating: the victims of the bombing of the USS Cole, the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon, and the coming of the first Africans to Virginia in 1619. The bill also authorizes issuance of a special license plate to promote childhood cancer awareness. This bill incorporates HBs 34, 40, 62, 65, 96, 113, 123, 134, 212, 230, 237, 281, 441, 445, 492, 521, 522, 584, 597, 598, 634, 674, 680, 803, 1051, 1133, 1182, 1198, 1210, 1232, and 1280 and SBs 7, 22, 213, 282, 340, 368, 455, 498, 583, and 657.
P HB407
Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Records. Provides that, on the written request of any person who has applied to be a volunteer with a Virginia affiliate of Compeer, the DMV Commissioner will (i) compare personal information supplied by a Virginia affiliate of Compeer with that contained in the Department's records and, when the information supplied by a Virginia affiliate of Compeer is different from that contained in the Department's records, provide the Virginia affiliate of Compeer with correct information as contained in the Department's records and (ii) provide driver information (in the form of an abstract of the applicant's record showing all convictions, accidents, license suspensions or revocations, and any type of driver's license that the individual currently possesses). This information will be provided free of charge if the request is accompanied by evidence that the person receiving the information has applied to be a Compeer volunteer.
Parking ordinances; Pittsylvania County. Adds Pittsylvania County to the list of counties that may by ordinance provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of vehicles within its boundaries (including the installation and maintenance of parking meters). This bill is identical to SB 287.
Disabled parking placards. Provides that no physician's certification of an applicant's disability will be required for the renewal of any disabled parking placard of an applicant to whom disabled parking license plates have been issued.
P HB486
Local vehicle licenses; fees. Authorizes any county, city, or town to enter into an agreement with the Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner whereby the Commissioner will refuse to issue or renew any vehicle registration of any applicant who has not paid (i) the locality's vehicle license (decal) fee or (ii) tangible personal property taxes. Current provisions exempting delinquent personal property taxes of $50 or less and requiring that the tax be levied against the vehicle whose registration is being denied are eliminated.
Air bags. Provides that any person who, without the vehicle owner's knowledge, knowingly installs or reinstalls as part of the vehicle inflatable restraint system of a motor vehicle any air bag that was not designed in accordance with federal safety regulations for that make, model, and year of motor vehicle is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor (jail for up to 12 months and/or a fine up to $2,500) and that any person, without the vehicle owner's knowledge, installs or reinstalls an air bag that was previously installed in another motor vehicle is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Emergency vehicles; exceeding speed limits. Allows law-enforcement vehicles to exceed speed limits, without displaying warning lights or sounding sirens, for the purpose of "pacing" vehicles suspected of speeding.
P HB541
Property and passenger carriers. Clarifies legislation enacted by the 2001 Session to correct an erroneous cross-reference and to establish the procedure by which to appeal a denial by the Department of Motor Vehicles of an application for a license or certificate as a broker or a motor carrier of property or passengers.
Driver's licenses; use of social security numbers. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to assign to applicants for driver's licenses driver's license numbers that are not social security numbers, except when applicants request in writing that their social security numbers be used as their driver's license numbers. This bill incorporates HB 542.
Records of the Department of Motor Vehicles; on-road testing of motor vehicle emissions by Department of Environmental Quality; subsidies to owners of certain motor vehicles found not in compliance with motor vehicle emissions requirements. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to release vehicle owner data to the Department of Environmental Quality in connection with enforcement actions involving on-road testing of motor vehicles. The bill also requires the State Air Pollution Control Board to establish separate and distinct emissions standards applicable to on-road testing of motor vehicles, with such criteria being applicable to all motor vehicles manufactured for a model year 25 years prior to January 1 of the present calendar year or any more recent model year and criteria for each model year being appropriate to that model year. Further provision is made for the expedited identification of "gross violators" of motor vehicle emissions inspection standards. Vehicles registered as "antique" vehicles are exempt. The bill reduces from 90 days to 30 calendar days the time given to owners of vehicles found by on-road testing to be not in compliance with emissions standards to either show that the vehicles have passed a subsequent emissions inspection, qualify for waivers, or have been given waivers. The bill also makes the Department of Environmental Quality responsible for the establishment and operation of a program to subsidize repairs of vehicles that fail to meet emissions standards, when the owner of the vehicle is financially unable to have the vehicle repaired. The costs of implementing and operating this program are to be borne by the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Fund.
P HB571
Low-speed vehicles. Authorizes limited over-the-highway operation of low-speed vehicles, defined as four-wheeled electrically-powered vehicles, other than golf carts, whose maximum speed is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, that are manufactured to comply with safety standards contained in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 571.500. Low-speed vehicles may be operated on public highways with speed limits of no more than 35 miles per hour by licensed drivers or learner's permit holders accompanied by licensed drivers. The same registration and insurance requirements applicable to passenger cars apply also to low-speed vehicles. This bill is identical to SB 44.
P HB606
Speeding; prepayment of fines. Requires the Traffic Infractions and Uniform Fine Schedule adopted by the Supreme Court for the prepayment of fines to include a fine of not less than five dollars per mile over the posted speed limit for speeding on certain roads where the maximum speed limit is 55 or 65 miles per hour.
Cooperation of Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of State Police with certain federal agencies. Provides that the Department of State Police and the Department of Motor Vehicles are to enter into agreements with the United States Department of State, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and other federal law-enforcement agencies to bring about the interchange of information concerning those aliens residing in the United States who hold or apply for Virginia driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, temporary driver's permits, learner's permits, motorcycle learner's permits, or special identification cards in order (i) to ensure that persons who hold or apply for these documents are lawfully entitled to do so and (ii) to facilitate the detection and prevention of criminal activity and the identification and apprehension of persons engaged in criminal activity. This bill will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2003 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Driver's licenses, etc. Provides that obtaining, aiding in obtaining, or possessing a Virginia driver's license, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title or other document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) constitutes a Class 2 misdemeanor if the violation involved obtaining or possession of the document for purposes of engaging in an age-limited activity (such as obtaining, possessing, or consuming alcoholic beverages) but constitutes a Class 6 felony if the violation was committed for other purposes. The bill also allows persons moving to Virginia from another state or country sixty days (instead of thirty days) to obtain Virginia driver's licenses. The bill prohibits the use of immigration visas and written statements (whether notarized or not) wherein another person "vouches" for the Virginia residency of an applicant for a Virginia driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary driver's permit, learner's permit, motorcycle learner's permit, or special identification card. For applicants less than nineteen years old, however, proof that the applicant's parent or guardian is a Virginia resident may be accepted as evidence of the applicant's Virginia residency. With certain exceptions (most notably for military personnel stationed outside Virginia and persons residing outside of Virginia in connection with their employment), the bill requires DMV to cancel the Virginia driver's licenses, commercial driver's license, and special identification cards or persons who change their address to a non-Virginia address. Under this legislation, no persons who holds a Virginia driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary driver's permit, learner's permit, or motorcycle learner's permit would be allowed to hold a special identification card issued by DMV. The legislation requires the DMV Commissioner, no later than December 1, 2002, to report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees regarding the need for further modification or enhancement to the identity and residency requirements in the application process for Virginia driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, learner's permits, temporary driver's permits and special identification cards. The report specifically must include an assessment of the feasibility and effectiveness of requiring applicants for DMV documents to prove their legal presence in the United States. This bill incorporates HB 14 and HB 415 and is identical to SB 162.
Driver's licenses for persons 19 years old and younger. Requires all applicants (rather than only unlicensed ones) for driver's licenses who are less than 19 years old to furnish proof that they have successfully completed a driver education program approved by the State Department of Education. The bill also requires persons under 19 (rather than those under 18) to hold learner's permits at least nine months before applying for a driver's license, and authorizes the issuance of temporary driver's licenses, valid for six months, to persons who are 18 years old and hold valid driver's licenses issued in another state.
P HB659
Rustic Road Program. Provides for a Rustic Road Program by the Virginia Department of Transportation, beginning July 1, 2003. At the request of a county board of supervisors, the Department may designate a road or road segment as a Rural Rustic Road if it (i) is located in a low-density development area and has an average daily traffic volume of no more than 500 vehicles per day and (ii) has a posted speed limit consistent with the topography and features along the road. For a road or road segment so designated, improvements must utilize a paved surface width based on reduced and flexible standards that leave trees, vegetation, side slopes, and open drainage abutting the roadway undisturbed to the maximum extent possible without compromising public safety.
P HB669
Applications for learner's permits, driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and special identification cards. Requires that every male applicant for a learner's permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card who is less than 26 years old and is either a citizen of the United States or an immigrant shall, at the time of his application, be registered in compliance with the requirement of section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq. The data pertaining to any person less than 18 years old will not be used by Selective Service to register him with Selective Service until he turns 18.
Drivers required to attend driver improvement clinics. Allows the DMV Commissioner, for a good cause shown, to extend the time limit for attending a driver improvement clinic when the person required to attend the clinic is (i) attending an institution of higher education outside Virginia or (ii) in the military and stationed outside the U.S. or is the dependant of a person in the military stationed outside the U.S.
"Apportioned" license plates. Provides that failure to display "apportioned" license plates or a trip permit constitutes prima facie evidence that apportioned or allocated fees as to the vehicle have not been paid.
Disabled parking ordinances; enforcement by owners. Authorizes Henry County (in addition to Franklin County, Danville and Martinsville) by ordinance to provide that a summons for disabled parking ordinances may be issued by any owner of a private parking area of a nursing home, provided the owner has registered his intention to issue summonses with the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality.
Statewide Transportation Plan. Expresses the intent of the General Assembly that the Statewide Transportation Plan be produced with a statewide focus, and not as the result of an aggregation of smaller local, district, or regional plans.
P HB817
Restoration of suspended driver's license; fines. Provides for automatic restoration of a driver's license when a defendant enters into a deferred or installment payment agreement that is acceptable to the court. Under current law only the court can restore the driver's license. This bill amends a provision added to the Code of Virginia by the 2000 General Assembly (HB 355, SB 183), which provided that a person with a suspended license could have the license restored if he paid the reinstatement fee to DMV and entered into an agreement acceptable to the court to make deferred or installment payments. The 2000 bill stated that the court shall restore the defendant's license and an Attorney General's Opinion issued on December 29, 2001, stated that the court must enter an order for restoration to occur. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.
Board of Transportation Safety. Requires that the interests of pedestrians and bicyclists be represented by the members of the Board of Transportation Safety.
Passing stopped school buses. Adds passing a school bus on a private road to the existing language, which only includes highway or school driveway.
Electric personal assistive mobility device. Defines "electric personal assistive mobility device" and provides, generally, for its treatment as an electric power-assisted bicycle, except that it is explicitly limited to speeds of no more than 15 miles per hour.
Commercial motor vehicles; alcohol and grade crossing violations; civil penalties. Provides for disqualification of a person holding a commercial driver's license for certain alcohol-related offenses committed in other states where disqualification was imposed through a civil or administrative hearing without any court proceedings. The bill further provides for disqualification of a commercial driver's license holder for 60 days for violations committed at railroad/highway grade crossings. Longer disqualifications are authorized for repeat offenses. In addition, it authorizes imposition of civil penalties up to $10,000 for employers who allow or require an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any law or regulation pertaining to railroad/highway grade crossings and provides that no court may reduce, dismiss, or defer the conviction of a person charged with any offense committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle because the person has attended a driver improvement clinic.
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV); abstracts of records conviction. Requires the courts to forward abstracts of conviction to DMV within 18 days instead of the current 15 days.
Failure to yield to pedestrians. Allows Fairfax County the same ability as Arlington and Alexandria to provide for enhanced penalties for motorists who fail to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in specially marked crosswalks.
Speed limits in cities. Expands the provisions of § 46.2-878.2 to apply the penalties presently applicable only to speeding in residence districts (fine up to $200) to all roads and streets in residence districts in counties, cities, and towns.
Suspension of operator's license and tags for failure to satisfy judgment. Expands the definition of judgment to include a civil action filed pursuant to § 15.2-1716 (reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to DUI incident). This expansion allows the Commissioner, pursuant to § 46.2-417, to suspend the driver's license and all of the registration certificates and license plates for any person who has failed to satisfy the judgment resulting from emergency response expenses incurred on his behalf in response to his DUI.
"Out-of-service" inspections. Allows specially trained law-enforcement officers of Washington County and Portsmouth to perform "out-of-service" inspections of trucks. HB 1242 adds Pulaski County; SB 108 adds Portsmouth and Pulaski County.
Motor carriers. Provides that DMV will not hear protests by aggrieved parties in cases where an applicant for licensure as a common carrier has received notice of intent to award a contract under the Virginia Public Procurement Act for irregular route services to or from Norfolk Airport. This bill is identical to SB 435.
P HB1188
Vanpools and ridesharing. Revises several Code sections to eliminate conflicts and inconsistencies that arose as the result of 2001 legislation revising Virginia's motor carrier laws. Specifically, the bill (i) amends several statutes so that definitions and provisions applicable to small vanpool vehicles conform to federal regulations and other provisions of Virginia law; (ii) clarifies the use and cost of "PV" license tags for small vanpool vans; (iii) removes a meaningless reference to ridesharing in the shared ride taxi statute (§ 15.2-949) and substitutes language authorizing vanpool capital assistance by a locality, in lieu of establishing a shared ride taxi service; (iv) authorizes localities to give personal property tax breaks to all small non-profit vanpool vans; and (v) provides statutory recognition of the State Corporation Commission's interpretation view that the vanpool notice requirement for insurance purposes, applicable to vanpools using vehicles seating ten or more, includes the driver in the count.
P HB1192
Parking fines; personal property taxes on vehicles. Allows local governing bodies to enter into regional compacts for the inter-jurisdictional enforcement of local parking and vehicular personal property tax ordinances assessed against vehicles of persons.
"Out-of-service" inspections. Adds Pulaski County to the list of localities whose specially trained law-enforcement officers are authorized to conduct "out-of-service" inspections of vehicles subject to federal motor carrier safety requirements. HB 1102 adds Washington County and Portsmouth; SB 108 authorizes Portsmouth and Pulaski County.
Trucks hauling gravel, sand, or crushed stone. Extends to July 1, 2007, the temporary application of coal truck weight limits to trucks hauling gravel, sand, or crushed stone in counties authorized to impose a coal severance tax.
Parking. Prohibits localities to adopt ordinances prohibiting parking of two motorcycles in single parking spaces marked or sized for single four-wheel vehicles. Counties, cities, and towns may adopt ordinances permitting parking of three or more motorcycles in single parking spaces.
Approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways. Requires drivers, when approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways, where reasonable, to change lanes or, when lane changing is either unreasonable or unsafe, to proceed with caution. Violations are Class 1 misdemeanors. However, if a violation results in damage to property of another person, the court may order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for not more than one year. If the violation resulted in injury to another person, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for not more than two years. If the violation resulted in the death of another person, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for two years. This bill is modeled on "Scott's Law" from Illinois and is identical to SB 367.
P HB1328
Child restraint devices. Increases the maximum age of children that must be secured in child restraint devices when traveling in motor vehicles. The bill also allows restraining a child who is at least four years old but less than six years old with a standard automobile seat belt instead of a child restraint device, if the weight and size of the child is such as to make the use of such seat belt practical and the use of an approved child restraint impractical. This bill is identical to SB 395.
Aggressive Driving; offense and penalty. Creates the new offense of aggressive driving and provides that a person is guilty of aggressive driving if he violates one or more of an enumerated list of traffic violations, e.g., following too closely, failure to observe lanes marked for traffic, stopping on highway, etc., with the intent to harass, intimidate, injure or obstruct another person. Aggressive driving shall be punished as a Class 2 misdemeanor, however, aggressive driving with the intent to injure another person shall be punished as a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to SB 522.
P HB1358
Driver improvement clinics. Allows persons under 18 to receive good driving points for attending driver improvement clinics if they have not been directed to attend by the DMV Commissioner or required to attend by a court.
P HJ200
Dulles Corridor rapid transit project. Encourages the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Commonwealth Transportation Board, to work towards developing innovative alternative management strategies for transportation facilities and revenues in the Dulles Corridor. The resolution also provides that the analysis of alternative management strategies must ensure that in no event shall the Commonwealth set aside its fiduciary responsibilities to bondholders or others who have a legal interest in the Dulles Toll Road or to impair any outstanding statutory, contractual, or other legal obligation.
Overweight vehicles; liquidated damages; ability to shift load of certain overweight vehicles. Provides that motor vehicles that qualify for weight extensions under § 46.2-1129 and whose load can be shifted by sliding the axle or axles of the semitrailer or the fifth wheel of the tractor truck and motor vehicles transporting off-the-road mobile construction equipment will be assessed liquidated damages after load shifting rather than prior to shifting.This bill is identical to HB 128.
Motor vehicle titles; joint owners. Clarifies that the issuance by the Department of Motor Vehicles of a certificate of title to two natural persons, jointly with right of survivorship, shall not be used by one of the joint owners as a defense to the lienor's enforcement of a security interest in the vehicle that was granted by one or both of the joint owners of the vehicle on the same date or prior to the issuance of the certificate of title.
"Out-of-service" inspections. Allows specially trained law-enforcement officers of Portsmouth and Pulaski County to conduct "out-of-service" inspections of vehicles subject to federal motor carrier safety requirements.
Possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; penalty. Creates a rebuttable presumption that the driver has consumed an alcoholic beverage in violation of § 18.2-323.1 if (i) an open container is located in the passenger area of a motor vehicle, (ii) the alcoholic beverage has been at least partially removed and (iii) the appearance, conduct, odor of alcohol, speech or other physical characteristic of the driver may be reasonably associated with the consumption of an alcoholic beverage. A violation of § 18.2-323.1 is punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
Golf carts. Allows operation of golf carts on highways other than Virginia Route 205 in Colonial Beach. The bill also allows the Town Council to place further limitations on over-the-road operation of golf carts within the Town. This bill is identical to HB 115.
Driver's licenses, etc. Provides that obtaining, aiding in obtaining, or possessing a Virginia driver's license, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title or other document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) constitutes a Class 2 misdemeanor if the violation involved obtaining or possession of the document for purposes of engaging in an age-limited activity (such as obtaining, possessing, or consuming alcoholic beverages) but constitutes a Class 6 felony if the violation was committed for other purposes. The bill also allows persons moving to Virginia from another state or country sixty days (instead of thirty days) to obtain Virginia driver's licenses. The bill prohibits the use of immigration visas and written statements (whether notarized or not) wherein another person "vouches" for the Virginia residency of an applicant for a Virginia driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary driver's permit, learner's permit, motorcycle learner's permit, or special identification card. For applicants less than nineteen years old, however, proof that the applicant's parent or guardian is a Virginia resident may be accepted as evidence of the applicant's Virginia residency. With certain exceptions (most notably for military personnel stationed outside Virginia and persons residing outside of Virginia in connection with their employment), the bill requires DMV to cancel the Virginia driver's licenses, commercial driver's license, and special identification cards or persons who change their address to a non-Virginia address. Under this legislation, no persons who holds a Virginia driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary driver's permit, learner's permit, or motorcycle learner's permit would be allowed to hold a special identification card issued by DMV. The legislation requires the DMV Commissioner, no later than December 1, 2002, to report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation Committees regarding the need for further modification or enhancement to the identity and residency requirements in the application process for Virginia driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, learner's permits, temporary driver's permits and special identification cards. The report specifically must include an assessment of the feasibility and effectiveness of requiring applicants for DMV documents to prove their legal presence in the United States. This bill is identical to HB 638.
Motor carriers; registration. Prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from registering or reregistering motor vehicles owned by a motor carrier if the State Corporation Commission notifies the Department that the motor carrier has not filed an annual report or paid taxes due to the State Corporation Commission.
P SB287
Parking ordinances; Pittsylvania County. Adds Pittsylvania County to the list of counties that may by ordinance provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of vehicles within its boundaries (including the installation and maintenance of parking meters). This bill is identical to HB 430.
Proof of insurance, etc., for vehicles involved in accidents. Authorizes law-enforcement officers present at the scene of reportable motor vehicle accidents to require the operators of motor vehicles involved to furnish proof that, at the time of such accident, either (i) the vehicles they were operating were insured motor vehicles as defined in § 46.2-705 or (ii) the fee required by § 46.2-706 for registration of uninsured vehicles had been paid. Failure to furnish proof of such within 30 days would constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor (jail up to six months and/or a fine up to $1,000).
Approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways. Requires drivers, when approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways, where reasonable, to change lanes or, when lane changing is either unreasonable or unsafe, to proceed with due caution. Violations are Class 1 misdemeanors. However, if a violation results in damage to property of another person, the court may, in addition, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for not more than one year. If the violation resulted in injury to another person, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for not more than two years. If the violation resulted in the death of another person, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for two years. This bill is modeled on "Scott's Law" from Illinois and is identical to HB 1261.
Statewide Pedestrian Plan. Requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop a Statewide Pedestrian Plan.
Child restraint devices. Increases the maximum age of children who must be secured in child restraint devices when traveling in motor vehicles. The bill also allows restraining a child who is at least four years old but less than six years old with a standard automobile seat belt instead of a child restraint device, if the weight and size of the child is such as to make the use of such seat belt practical and the use of an approved child restraint impractical. This bill is identical to HB 1328.
P SB405
Eluding police; penalty. Provides for mandatory suspension of a driver's license for not less than 30 days and no more than one year when a person is convicted of an offense for eluding police. Currently, the court has the discretion to suspend a person's license for that period of time, unless the person exceeded the speed limit by 20 miles an hour, in which case the court is required to suspend the license for not less than 90 days.
Motor carriers. Provides that DMV will not hear protests by aggrieved parties in cases where an applicant for licensure as a common carrier has received notice of intent to award a contract under the Virginia Public Procurement Act for irregular route services to or from Norfolk Airport. This bill is identical to HB 1183.
Low-speed vehicles. Authorizes limited over-the-highway operation of low-speed vehicles, defined as four-wheeled electrically-powered vehicles, other than golf carts, whose maximum speed is greater than 20 miles per hour but not greater than 25 miles per hour, that are manufactured to comply with safety standards contained in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 571.500. Low-speed vehicles may be operated on public highways with speed limits of no more than 35 miles per hour by licensed drivers or learner's permit holders accompanied by licensed drivers. The same registration and insurance requirements applicable to passenger cars apply also to low-speed vehicles. This bill is identical to HB 57.
P SB521
Ignition interlock and review of DMV order for manifest injustice; commercial driver's license. Removes judicial discretion to allow a DUI second offender to drive his vehicle without an ignition interlock. Currently, the court may allow such person to drive without the interlock if the court states in its order why the interlock is not required. The bill also provides that administrative revocation or suspension of a person's driver's license by the DMV is not subject to judicial review on the basis of manifest injustice unless the Commissioner's revocation order was the result of an error or was issued without authority. The bill also provides, in a provision that appears only in the enactment clause and not in the Code, that a judge shall send a second or third DUI conviction order to the DMV only if the defendant was convicted on a process alleging second or third DUI.
Aggressive Driving; offense and penalty. Creates the new offense of aggressive driving and provides that a person is guilty of aggressive driving if he violates one or more of an enumerated list of traffic violations, e.g., following too closely, failure to observe lanes marked for traffic, stopping on highway, etc., with the intent to harass, intimidate, injure or obstruct another person. Aggressive driving shall be punished as a Class 2 misdemeanor, however, aggressive driving with the intent to injure another person shall be punished as a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to HB 1342.
Conviction of a serious driving offense. Provides that a conviction for certain traffic offenses resulting in death may include suspension of the driver's license for not more than 12 months.
Youthful drivers. Makes it clear that volunteer firefighters and volunteer rescue squad personnel responding to emergency calls are exempt from the midnight-to-4:00 a.m. "curfew" for drivers under 18.
Driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and special identification cards. Provides that unlawfully obtaining, or aiding any person to obtain, a Virginia driver's license, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title or other document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) constitutes a Class 4 felony (imprisonment for two to 10 years and a fine up to $100,000), (presently such offenses are only Class 2 misdemeanors -- jail for up to six months and/or a fine up to $1,000), unless they involve aid to five or more persons); extends from 30 days to 60 days the time during which a new resident may operate a motor vehicle in Virginia without having a Virginia driver's license; requires that applications for driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, learner's permits and renewals thereof be accompanied by certification and proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is in conformity with federal law; requires that no driver's license, commercial driver's license, or special identification card shall be valid for a length of time that exceeds the length of time during which the holder of the license or special identification card is permitted by federal law to be present in the United States; and provides that minors can be issued replacement driver's licenses and learner's permits for those that are lost, stolen, or destroyed, but requires that adults whose driver's licenses are lost, stolen, or destroyed to apply for a renewal of the lost, stolen, or destroyed licenses. This bill is incorporated into HB 638.
Special license plates; members of the 1600 Communications Association. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of the 1600 Communications Association. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB40
Special license plates; supporters of Virginia zoos. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" license plates to supporters of Virginia zoos. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets) $15 will go, in equal shares, to the Blue Ridge Zoological Society and the Virginia Zoological Society to be spent at their discretion to support their programs and activities. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB59
Special license plates; Rotary International. Authorizes issuance of special license plates for members of Rotary International. This bill incorporates HB 521and HB 634 and is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; God Bless America. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates whose design incorporates the flag of the United States of America and the legend "God Bless America." This bill is incorporated into HB 89.
F HB64
Special license plates; "One Nation Under God." Authorizes the issuance of special license plates whose design incorporates the flag of the United States of America and the legend "One Nation Under God."
F HB65
Special license plates; Proud to be an American. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates whose design incorporates the flag of the Unites States of America and the legend: Proud to be an American. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; World War II veterans; fees. Provides for a one-time surcharge of $15 for issuance of World War II veteran license plates. This one-time surcharge would replace the present $10 annual surcharge.
Special license plates; supporters of professional motor sports. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of professional motor sports. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25, instead of the standard $10 for most other non-revenue-sharing special license plates. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB113
Special license plates; Parrothead Club. Authorizes issuance of special license plates for members and supporters of the Parrothead Club. Standard requirements as to fees and minimum number of applications required, contained in § 46.2-725, apply to license plates authorized by this bill. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; education begins at home. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the legend: EDUCATION BEGINS AT HOME. This bill is incorporated into HB 89.
Special license plates; members of Virginia affiliates of the United States Pony Clubs. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of Virginia affiliates of the United States Pony Clubs. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB134
Special license plates; USS Cole. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates honoring persons injured or killed in the bombing of the USS Cole on October 12, 2000. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Speeding in residence districts. Allows Fairfax City to prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle at a speed of 15 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit in a residence district and, when indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the penalty for violations, subjects violators to a civil penalty of $100, in addition to any other penalty provided by law but no other civil penalty.
Special license plates; beekeepers and their supporters. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to beekeepers and supporters of beekeepers. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB229
Special license plates; 173rd Airborne Brigade. Authorizes issuance of special license plates to members and former members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, instead of to members of the Society of the 173rd Airborne Brigade. These license plates would be exempt from minimum order requirements generally applicable to special license plates provided a one-time fee of $3,500 has been paid to the DMV Commissioner. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates American Cancer Society. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the American Cancer Society. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB253
Teen drivers; passenger limitations. Allows drivers under 17 to transport up to three passengers under 18 when driving to or from school or a school-sponsored activity.
Special license plates. Returns responsibility for issuing special license plates to the DMV Commissioner. The bill retains provisions for minimum numbers of prepaid applications received prior to production and issuance and minimum numbers of active plates to keep series open. No authority is given the Commissioner to issue "revenue-sharing" plates.
Special license plates; plates available to military veterans. Changes the annual $10 surcharge for these plates to a one-time $10 surcharge. This bill does not affect veteran-related special license plates that presently are not subject to the standard annual $10 surcharge.
F HB281
Special license plates; persons awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to persons awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; veterans of World War II. Eliminates all fees for issuance of special license plates for World War II veterans.
Teen drivers; passenger limitations. Allows drivers under 17 who attend a Governor's School to transport up to three passengers under 18 when driving to or from the Governor's School that they attend.
Special license plates; supporters of public schools; fees. Exempts special license plates for supporters of public schools from the 350 prepaid application requirement contained in § 46.2-725.
F HB390
Special license plates. Provides that, for special license plates authorized or reauthorized on or after July 1, 2002, none will be issued until the Commissioner receives (i) an administrative fee, in an amount not to exceed $2,000, as determined by the Commissioner, from the person, organization, or group seeking the special license plates or (ii) at least 350 prepaid applications therefor within two years. It also provides that no additional license plates shall be issued or reissued in any series that, after five or more years of issuance, has fewer than 200 active sets of plates. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB402
Special license plates; Holstein dairy cow. Authorizes issuance of special license plates depicting a Holstein dairy cow. Standard requirements as to fees and minimum number of applications required, contained in § 46.2-725, apply to license plates authorized by this bill. This bill is incorporated into HB 89.
F HB415
Driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, temporary driver's permits, learner's permits, motorcycle learner's permits, and special identification cards. Requires applicants for driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, temporary driver's permits, learner's permits, motorcycle learner's permits, and special identification cards to submit documentary proof of their name, date of birth, and Virginia residency. This bill is incorporated into HB 638 .
F HB423
"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. Allows any county, city, or town to have a "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement program. No such program shall be instituted solely to generate revenue. Certain functions hitherto authorized to be performed by technicians or employees must now be performed by law-enforcement officers. Photo-monitoring system cameras may not record the image of a vehicle proceeding legally through an intersection during the green phase of a signal, unless the image appears incidental to the recorded image of a vehicle illegally entering an intersection during the red phase of a signal. When selecting intersections for a traffic light signal violation photo-monitoring system, localities must consider factors such as the accident rate for the intersection, the number of red light violations occurring at the intersection, the difficulty experienced by law-enforcement officers in patrol cars or on foot in apprehending violators and the ability of law-enforcement officers to apprehend violators safely within a reasonable distance of the violation. The timing of the yellow phase of the signal at intersections being monitored must meet or exceed the minimum time recommended by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Localities that use photo-monitoring systems must place conspicuous signs indicating this at or near the boundary of the locality on all primary highways. Prior to or coincident with implementation or expansion of a "photo-red" program, a locality must implement a public awareness program. The July 1, 2005, "sunset" on "photo-red" programs is repealed.
F HB441
Special license plates; Childhood Cancer Awareness. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" license plates to promote childhood cancer awareness. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation to be spent in promoting childhood cancer awareness in Virginia. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB444
Special license plates; Girl Scouts. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" license plates to supporters of the Girl Scouts of America. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the councils of the Girl Scouts of the USA serving Virginia Girl Scouts to be spent in support of their programs and activities. This bill is incorporated into HB 89.
F HB445
Special license plates whose design incorporates the flag of the United States; FIGHT TERRORISM. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates whose design incorporates the flag of the United States and the legend: FIGHT TERRORISM. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB470
Standing or parked vehicles. Requires that persons having control of motor vehicles must stop the motors and remove the ignition keys when the vehicles are parked or standing unattended. The bill does not apply to certain emergency vehicles or to vehicles parked or standing on their owners' residential property.
Notification by law-enforcement officers and Department of Motor Vehicles to parents and guardians of certain minors. Provides for notification of the parents or guardians of minors who are arrested or issued summonses or citations for driving while intoxicated or motor vehicle code violations. Similar notification is provided for convictions of such offenses and for suspensions, revocations, or cancellations of driver's licenses and learner's permits.
F HB491
Motorcycles; helmets. Limits the application of the "motorcycle helmet law" to operators and passengers less than 21 years old.
F HB492
Special license plates; United We Stand. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates whose design incorporates the flag of the Unites States of America and the legend: United We Stand. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; Rotary International. Authorizes issuance of special license plates for members of Rotary International. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB522
Special license plates to benefit the children of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" license plates to benefit the children of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Board of Directors of the Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund to be used in providing educational scholarships for the children of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Driver's licenses; use of social security numbers. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to assign to applicants for driver's licenses driver's license numbers that are not social security numbers, except when applicants request in writing that their social security number be used as their driver's license numbers. This bill is incorporated into HB 564.
Special license plates; persons awarded the Bronze Star, Bronze Star with a "V" for valor, or the Silver Star. Provides that the design of plates issued to persons who have been awarded more than one of these decorations shall indicate the number of these decorations. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; United We Stand. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates whose design incorporates the flag of the Unites States of America and the legend: United We Stand. This bill is incorporated into HB 89.
F HB598
Special license plates; unlocking autism. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the legend: UNLOCKING AUTISM. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. Provides that the amount of the penalty for "photo-red" violations will be $150 for a first offense, $75 for a second offense, and $100 for a third or subsequent offense, and authorizes localities with "photo-red" programs to exchange information necessary to determine the appropriate amount of the penalty.
Special license plates; members and associates of the Virginia Court Appointed Special Advocate Association. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members and associates of the Virginia Court Appointed Special Advocate Association. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB676
F HB680
Special license plates bearing the legend: FOX HUNTING. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the legend: FOX HUNTING. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Local ordinances incorporating state laws relating to operation of motor vehicles; disposition of fines imposed for violations. Provides that fines imposed for violations of local ordinances incorporating provisions of the Code of Virginia relating to operation of motor vehicles must be deposited into the Literary Fund (and not into the treasury of the county, city, or town) when the violations are committed on interstate highways.
Four-for-life. Increases, effective July 1, 2002, from two dollars per year (two-for-life) to four dollars per year (four-for-life) the motor vehicle registration surcharge used to support emergency medical services. This bill is incorporated into HB 82.
Vehicle registration fees. Imposes an additional annual fee of one dollar per year on motor vehicle registration. This fee, however, will be refunded to the registered owner of the vehicle if requested in writing. All remaining funds will be used by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation in the planning, promotion, and commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown Settlement in the year 2007.
"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. Authorizes James City County and York County to have "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. This bill is incorporated into HB 423.
Parking trucks in residential zones. Allows Fairfax and Prince William Counties to prohibit parking of nonfarm trucks and tractor trucks for which plates have been issued under § 46.2-712 in areas zoned for residential use.
Motorcycle helmets. Provides that the motorcycle helmet law will expire on July 1, 2004, unless reenacted prior to that date.
Wireless telecommunications devices. Prohibits use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons less than 18 years old while operating motor vehicles.
Special license plates; Optimist International. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of Optimist International. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Regional bicycle pedestrian advisory committees. Requires the Virginia Department of Transportation to develop and implement a program to establish regional bicycle pedestrian advisory committees.
F HB821
Motorcycle helmets. Repeals the motorcycle helmet law, effective July 1, 2004.
F HB833
Motorcycle helmets. Exempts motorcyclists operating on scenic highways and Virginia byways from the motorcycle helmet law.
Removal of unsafe vehicles. Adds law-enforcement officers in Portsmouth to the list of law-enforcement officers certified to perform vehicle safety inspections.
F HB945
Reckless driving; penalty. Provides that if a person is guilty of reckless driving and such reckless driving results in the death of another, the person is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the penalty is a Class 1 misdemeanor regardless of whether the conduct results in a death.
Driver education programs; slower traffic to keep right. Requires driver education programs to include the desirability of slower traffic keeping to the right on multi-lane highways.
Commercial vehicle load covers. Requires that every vehicle load cover be adequately maintained.
F HB1014
Parking. Authorizes localities to adopt ordinances to prohibit parking commercial vehicles where they block passing traffic or so restrict the view of oncoming and cross-traffic as to interfere with traffic safety.
Special license plates celebrating Virginia's Indian tribes. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates celebrating Virginia's Indian tribes. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB1056
Hit and run; duty of driver to stop. Provides that any person convicted of hit and run is guilty of (i) a Class 5 felony if the accident results in injury to or the death of any person, or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor if the accident results only in damage to property. Under current law, anyone convicted of hit and run is guilty of a Class 5 felony, regardless of the extent of injury or damage.
F HB1057
Aggressive driving; offense and penalty. Makes driving with the intent to annoy, harass, molest, intimidate, injure or obstruct another vehicle a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a mandatory fine of $500 and mandatory attendance at a driver improvement clinic. This bill is incorporated into HB 1342
F HB1133
Special license plates; Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB1176
Turns by trucks on Fullerton Road and Rolling Road in Fairfax County. Prohibits turns by trucks (including combinations with trailers and semitrailers) traveling on Rolling Road in Fairfax County onto Fullerton Road in Fairfax County and vice versa.
Special license plates; values of diversity; contributions of African-American communities. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates commemorating the values of diversity and the contributions of African-American communities around the Commonwealth. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F HB1198
Special license plates; members of BoatU.S. Authorizes the DMV Commissioner to issue to members of BoatU.S. special license plates bearing the legend: BoatU.S. Member. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways. Requires drivers, when approaching stationary emergency vehicles on highways, where possible, to change lanes or, when lane changing is either impossible or unsafe, to reduce speed. Violations are Class 1 misdemeanors. However, if a violation results in damage to property of another person, the court must, in addition, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for 90 days to a year. If the violation resulted in injury to another person, the court must, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for 180 days to two years. If the violation resulted in the death of another person, the court must, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for two years. This bill is modeled on "Scott's Law" from Illinois and is incorporated into HB 1261.
Special license plates commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Town of Smithfield. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates commemorating the 250th anniversary of the town of Smithfield, the 200th anniversary of the City of Salem, and the 250th anniversary of the City of Portsmouth. These authorizations expire in five years. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; Supporters of the Shenandoah National Park Association. Authorizes issuance of special license plates for supporters of the Shenandoah National Park Association. Standard requirements as to fees and minimum number of applications required, contained in § 46.2-725, apply to license plates authorized by this bill. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Definitions of certain terms as used in Title 46.2; speed limits in business and residence districts. Provides definitions of "arterial highways," "collector highways," and "local highways," and revises the definition of "residence district" as those terms are used in Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia and provides how the maximum speed limit is to be determined for certain highways that divide business and residence districts. The purpose of the bill is to bring the Code into compliance with the opinion of the Virginia Supreme Court in Brooks v. Painter (225 Va 400).
Parking in Fairfax and Prince William Counties. Allows governing bodies of Fairfax County and towns within it and Prince William County by ordinance to regulate or prohibit parking of trailers or semitrailers (regardless of whether they are attached to another vehicle) and vehicles primarily used for commercial purposes if they have a registered gross weight of 6,000 pounds or more.
"Photo-red programs." Allows Fredericksburg to have a "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement program. This bill is incorporated into HB 423.
F HJ250
Motor vehicle safety inspection. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the Commonwealth's system of motor vehicle safety inspection. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee may consider all aspects of the safety inspection system, related laws and regulations as it deems necessary, including but not limited to, the following: (i) training required of safety inspectors, (ii) scope of the safety inspection, (iii) costs typically incurred by inspection station operators in performing the inspection, (iv) propriety of the safety inspection fees, (v) propriety of the present rules and regulations governing inspection station operators, and (vi) state oversight of safety inspection stations.
Four-for-life. Increases, effective July 1, 2002, from two dollars per year (two-for-life) to four dollars per year (four-for-life) the motor vehicle registration surcharge used to provide funding for public safety and emergency response purposes.
Special license plates commemorating the coming of the first Africans to Virginia in 1619. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates commemorating the coming of the first Africans to Virginia in 1619. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; printers. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for printers. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement program. Adds Blacksburg, Charlottesville, Newport News, Manassas, Manassas Park, Fredericksburg, James City County, York County, and Albemarle County to the list of localities authorized to have "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. This bill requires a law-enforcement officer of the locality to certify a traffic light violation. It prohibits use of a monitoring system that records a vehicle lawfully entering an intersection, unless this recording is incidental to the recording of a violation using video. It requires localities to maintain a minimum timing for yellow lights and to notify citizens prior to the implementation of such a system. This bill removes the sunset date.
F SB62
Driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and special identification cards; use of thumbprints or other biometric identifiers required. Requires use of thumbprints or other biometric identifiers (as determined by the DMV Commissioner) in connection with driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and special identification cards. These provisions would only apply to driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, special identification cards, and applications therefor issued or submitted on or after July 1, 2004. This bill incorporates SB 376.
Motor vehicle registration. Requires applicants for registration of insured motor vehicles to provide the Department of Motor Vehicles with the insurance policy numbers applicable to those vehicles.
Special license plates; members of BoatUS. Authorizes the DMV Commissioner to issue to members and supporters of BOAT US special license plates bearing the legend: BOATUS MEMBER. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
Special license plates; members of the Blue Knight organization. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members of the Blue Knight organization. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F SB348
Failure to exhibit driver's license; fingerprint. Requires the owner or operator of a motor vehicle to allow the imprinting of his finger on a summons if he fails to exhibit his driver's license when requested to do so by a law-enforcement officer and the officer has reason to question the proof of identity offered by the person. The bill also provides that the officer shall remove the fingerprint from the summons six months from the date of issuance of the summons or case disposition whichever is later.
Special license plates; retired members of the United States Air Force. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for retired members of the United States Air Force. These plates would be distinct from the plates already authorized for active duty and reserved armed forces members and would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F SB370
Special license plates; Relay for Life. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to supporters of the Relay for Life. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 89.
Driver's licenses. Requires a driver's license application to include the applicant's county, city, or town of residence, whether he is a U.S. citizen, and his thumbprints or index fingerprints. This bill is incorporated into SB 62.
Special license plates; members and supporters of the NASA Langley Research Center. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates to members and former members of the NASA Langley Research Center. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 89.
F SB452
Injuring signs. Clarifies that "legally posted sign" includes street signs and raises the punishment for injuring or stealing the signs from a Class 2 to a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Special license plates; supporters of youth soccer. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of youth soccer. These plates would be subject to standard fees and prepaid application requirements contained in § 46.2-725. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F SB498
F SB548
"Photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement programs. Authorizes the Town of Leesburg to establish a "photo-red" traffic light signal enforcement program.
F SB583
Special license plates; crime prevention. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates bearing the Internet address of the Virginia Crime Prevention Association and the legend: CRIME PREVENTION. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F SB598
School buses. Eliminates the requirement that school buses be yellow.
Special license plates; recipients of the Air Medal or Air Medal with "V" for valor. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for recipients of the Air Medal or Air Medal with "V" for valor. Standard requirements as to fees and minimum number of applications required, contained in § 46.2-725, apply to license plates authorized by this bill. This bill is incorporated into HB 89.
F SB657
Special license plates; supporters of the Washington Redskins football team. Authorizes the issuance of "revenue sharing" license plates to supporters of the Washington Redskins football team. For each set of plates issued (after the first 1,000 sets), $15 will go to the Washington Redskins Leadership Council to be spent on community programs. This bill is incorporated into HB 385.
F SJ234
Data collection methodology. Requests the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, working in conjunction with the Department of State Police and other law-enforcement agencies, to develop a data collection methodology that will make it possible to create a better reporting mechanism to accurately capture the contributing factors in crashes resulting from drivers who are inattentive or distracted, or both.
F SR5
Data collection methodology. Requests the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, working in conjunction with the Department of State Police and other law-enforcement agencies, to develop a data collection methodology that will make it possible to create a better reporting mechanism to accurately capture the contributing factors in crashes resulting from inattentive and/or distracted drivers.
C HB116
Sale of motor vehicles by unlicensed persons. Provides that prohibition on sale of motor vehicles by persons not licensed as motor vehicle dealers or salespersons does not apply to owners of parking lots and other real property who have taken reasonable steps to prevent the use of their property for the display and sale of motor vehicles by unlicensed persons.
C HB236
Colored warning lights on law-enforcement vehicles. Eliminates the requirement that colored warning lights on Department of Corrections vehicles and law-enforcement vehicles be of types approved by the Superintendent of State Police.
C HB348
Flashing of headlights on certain vehicles. Allows emergency vehicles to use flashing headlights whenever their warning lights are activated. Under current law, they cannot use flashing headlights at night.
Disregarding signal by law-enforcement officer to stop; eluding police; penalty. Provides that any person who, having received a visible or audible signal from any law-enforcement officer to bring his motor vehicle to a stop, drives such motor vehicle in a willful and wanton disregard of such signal or who attempts to escape or elude such law-enforcement officer, is guilty of a Class 6 felony (formerly a Class 3 misdemeanor) and provides further that if an injury results from the offense, the person is guilty of a Class 5 felony, and if a death results from the offense, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
C HB393
Salvage vehicles. Requires that all salvage vehicles that are repaired or rebuilt for over-the-road use have titles permanently branded to show that they are "rebuilt vehicles." There are also editorial and technical changes.
C HB421
Motor vehicle dealers. Repeals the provision of § 46.2-1500 that exempts persons who sell and distribute fire-fighting equipment, ambulances, and funeral vehicles from having to be licensed as motor vehicle dealers.
C HB798
Driver's license; fingerprinting non-U.S. citizens. Requires non-U.S. citizens who wish to obtain a driver's license to submit to a computerized scan of their finger image at the Department. The Department is required to implement a system to carry out this provision.
C HB807
Speeding; use of "photo-radar" technology. Authorizes the use of photo-radar technology in identifying and prosecuting persons for speeding. The structure and provisions of the bill very closely parallel use of "photo-red" technology to identify and prosecute persons who fail to comply with traffic light signals, except that this bill applies to all counties, cities, and towns, whereas the "photo-red" program is authorized only for a limited number of localities.
Use of certain wireless communication devices by drivers while vehicle is in motion; civil penalty; reporting requirement. Provides that the driver of a motor vehicle is prohibited from using any hand-held wireless communication device while his vehicle is in motion, unless the device is equipped for hands-free operation and the driver is so operating the hands-free equipment. Anyone violating this section is subject to a $25 civil penalty. Law-enforcement agencies are required to maintain a record of hand-held wireless communication device-related accidents.
C HB809
Vehicle safety inspections. Provides that making appointments to have safety inspections performed by authorized stations is neither required nor prohibited.
C HB871
Overweight permits for vehicles hauling timber. Applies, mutatis mutandis, the provisions of § 46.2-1143 (overweight permits for coal haulers), including penalties, to overweight permits for timber haulers.
C HB872
Salvage vehicles. Requires that the title of any vehicle declared a total loss by an insurance company as part of the claims process must be branded by DMV to indicate that it is a salvage vehicle.
C HB1029
Restoration of privilege of operating motor vehicle to persons convicted under the Habitual Offender Act. Provides that a nonresident of Virginia may petition any circuit court for restoration of his driving privilege. The current option for the filing of the petition is the court where he was declared an habitual offender.
C HB1231
Vehicle safety inspections. Allows any person who is a student in good standing attending a training program in automotive mechanics certified by either the Automotive Youth Education Systems or the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation to be approved by the Department of State Police to perform safety inspections.
Damaging highway signs; penalty. Provides that if a person willfully damages any legally posted highway sign and the damage results in or contributes to a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of any person, he is guilty of a Class 5 felony (imprisonment for one to 10 years or jail for up to 12 months and/or a fine of up to $1,500). This is the same penalty as that provided for involuntary manslaughter.
C SB87
Hand-held mobile telephones. Prohibits the use of hand-held mobile telephones by operators of motor vehicles while the vehicles are in motion. Exceptions are made for emergencies and use of mobile telephones by law-enforcement and emergency service personnel. The bill does not become effective until August 1, 2002, but provides for warnings during July, 2002. This bill is based on legislation passed by the State of New York.
C SB283
Special license plates; Purple Heart. Eliminates all fees for issuance of Purple Heart special license plates.
Special license plates; supporters of the Girl Scouts of America. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of the Girl Scouts of America.
C SB499
Special license plates; military combat units with at least 50 but no more than 350 members; fees. Provides for the issuance by DMV of special license plates for current or former members of current or former military combat units that have at least 50 but fewer than 350 members. In addition to the prescribed registration fee, such special license plates would be subject to an annual fee of ten dollars and an additional one-time fee of $10.