§ 46.2-709 Requiring other proof of financial responsibility in the future; suspended driver’s license, registration certificate and license plates to be returned to Commissioner; Commissioner may take possession thereof
Whenever any proof of financial responsibility in the future filed by any person as required by this article no longer fulfills the purpose for which it is required, the Commissioner shall require other proof of financial responsibility in the future as required by this article and shall suspend such person’s driver’s license, registration certificates, and license plates and decals pending the furnishing of proof as required. Any person whose driver’s license or registration certificates, or license plates and decals have been suspended as provided in this article and have not been reinstated shall immediately return every such license, registration certificate, and set of license plates and decals held by him to the Commissioner. Any person failing to comply with this requirement shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in § 46.2-113. The Commissioner is authorized to take possession of any license, registration certificate, or set of license plates and decals on their suspension under the provisions of this chapter or to direct any police officer to take possession of and return them to the office of the Commissioner.
History
This law was first created in 1958. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 407 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1958 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 188; in 1972, chapters 435 and 609; in 1976, chapter 156; in 1978, chapter 605; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapters 705 and 727; in 2025, chapters 163 and 177.
1958, c. 407, § 46.1-167.5; 1960, c. 188; 1972, cc. 435, 609; 1976, c. 156; 1978, c. 605; 1984, c. 780; 1989, cc. 705, 727; 2025, cc. 163, 177.