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The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds collected pursuant to subsection A shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund, less costs of administration incurred and withheld by the Department, shall be used solely for the purposes of supporting educational projects in the Commonwealth through DRIVE SMART Virginia’s existing network of education, corporate, and community partners in an effort to improve behavior, raise awareness, and educate members of the general public in workplaces, schools, municipalities, and other locations on issues related to safe driving. Such issues shall include work zone safety, sharing the road with bicyclists and pedestrians, teen driver safety, occupant protection, designated driving, distracted road users, and other issues as needed. DRIVE SMART Virginia shall submit an annual report to the Secretary regarding its use of disbursements from the Fund. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Secretary.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272967,"text":"The Department shall establish a method by which holders of an account for an electronic toll collection device that is the property of the Commonwealth may opt to make a voluntary contribution to the DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund through electronic means.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":272968,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” DRIVE SMART Virginia is a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds collected pursuant to subsection A shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund, less costs of administration incurred and withheld by the Department, shall be used solely for the purposes of supporting educational projects in the Commonwealth through DRIVE SMART Virginia’s existing network of education, corporate, and community partners in an effort to improve behavior, raise awareness, and educate members of the general public in workplaces, schools, municipalities, and other locations on issues related to safe driving. Such issues shall include work zone safety, sharing the road with bicyclists and pedestrians, teen driver safety, occupant protection, designated driving, distracted road users, and other issues as needed. DRIVE SMART Virginia shall submit an annual report to the Secretary regarding its use of disbursements from the Fund. 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 533<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":206203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76054,"identifier":"33.2-616","token":"33.2\/II\/6\/33.2-616","url":"\/33.2-616\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-616\/","token":"33.2\/II\/6\/33.2-616","dublin_core":{"Title":"Electronic toll collection device; DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund contribution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-616","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall establish a method by which holders of an account for an electronic toll collection device that is the property of the Commonwealth may opt to make a voluntary contribution to the DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund through electronic means. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” DRIVE SMART Virginia is a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds collected pursuant to subsection A shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund, less costs of administration incurred and withheld by the Department<\/span>, shall be used solely for the purposes of supporting educational projects in the Commonwealth through DRIVE SMART Virginia’s existing network of education, corporate, and community partners in an effort to improve behavior, raise awareness, and educate members of the general public in workplaces, schools, municipalities, and other locations on issues<\/span> related to safe driving. Such issues<\/span> shall include work zone safety, sharing the road with bicyclists and pedestrians, teen driver safety, occupant protection, designated driving, distracted road users, and other issues<\/span> as needed. DRIVE SMART Virginia shall submit an annual report to the Secretary<\/span> regarding its use of disbursements from the Fund. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Secretary<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION DEVICE; DRIVE SMART VIRGINIA EDUCATION FUND\nCONTRIBUTION (\u00a7 33.2-616)\n\nA. The Department shall establish a method by which holders of an account for an\nelectronic toll collection device that is the property of the Commonwealth may\nopt to make a voluntary contribution to the DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund\nthrough electronic means.\n\nB. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the DRIVE SMART Virginia Education Fund, referred to in this section\nas “the Fund.” DRIVE SMART Virginia is a nonprofit organization\nexempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The\nFund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds collected\npursuant to subsection A shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to\nthe Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be\ncredited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at\nthe end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall\nremain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund, less costs of administration incurred\nand withheld by the Department, shall be used solely for the purposes of\nsupporting educational projects in the Commonwealth through DRIVE SMART\nVirginia’s existing network of education, corporate, and community\npartners in an effort to improve behavior, raise awareness, and educate members\nof the general public in workplaces, schools, municipalities, and other\nlocations on issues related to safe driving. Such issues shall include work zone\nsafety, sharing the road with bicyclists and pedestrians, teen driver safety,\noccupant protection, designated driving, distracted road users, and other issues\nas needed. DRIVE SMART Virginia shall submit an annual report to the Secretary\nregarding its use of disbursements from the Fund. Expenditures and disbursements\nfrom the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the\nComptroller upon written request signed by the Secretary.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 533.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}