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These reimbursements shall be made from appropriations made in the general appropriations act. In the event the appropriation is insufficient to satisfy requests for reimbursement, payments shall be made in chronological order on the basis of the date on which the requests were received. No payments, however, shall be made for requests received on any date until adequate funds are available to pay all requests received on that date. The Commissioner may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 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These reimbursements shall be made from appropriations made in the general appropriations act. In the event the appropriation is insufficient to satisfy requests for reimbursement, payments shall be made in chronological order on the basis of the date on which the requests were received. No payments, however, shall be made for requests received on any date until adequate funds are available to pay all requests received on that date. The Commissioner may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 454 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. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 196; in 1986, chapters 10 and 553; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1990, chapter 207; in 2006, chapter 603<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82860,"section_number":"46.2-1205","catch_line":"Disposition of inoperable abandoned vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1205\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229759,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74419,"identifier":"46.2-1207","token":"46.2\/III\/12\/1\/46.2-1207","url":"\/46.2-1207\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1207\/","token":"46.2\/III\/12\/1\/46.2-1207","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certification of disposal; reimbursement of locality by Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1207","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

On certification by a locality on forms provided by the Department<\/span> that an inoperable abandoned motor vehicle<\/span> left on property within the locality has been disposed of as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1205<\/a> or that an inoperable motor vehicle has been removed from the vehicle owner<\/span>’s property and disposed of by the locality or its authorized agent<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall reimburse the locality fifty dollars for each such motor vehicle disposed of at the expense of the locality. These reimbursements shall be made from appropriations made in the general appropriations act. In the event the appropriation is insufficient to satisfy requests for reimbursement, payments shall be made in chronological order<\/span> on the basis of the date on which the requests were received. No payments, however, shall be made for requests received on any date until adequate funds are available to pay all requests received on that date. The Commissioner<\/span> may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. These regulations shall include the requirement of the identification number or motor number of the vehicle for which reimbursement is applied, or an acceptable reason why that number is not furnished.\n\t\tNo reimbursement shall be made to any locality for vehicles<\/span> which it acquires from sources outside its jurisdiction<\/span> nor for vehicles<\/span> it receives from dealers engaged in the business of dismantling used automobiles.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATION OF DISPOSAL; REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCALITY BY COMMISSIONER (\u00a7\n46.2-1207)\n\nOn certification by a locality on forms provided by the Department that an\ninoperable abandoned motor vehicle left on property within the locality has been\ndisposed of as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1205 or that an inoperable motor vehicle has\nbeen removed from the vehicle owner’s property and disposed of by the\nlocality or its authorized agent, the Commissioner shall reimburse the locality\nfifty dollars for each such motor vehicle disposed of at the expense of the\nlocality. These reimbursements shall be made from appropriations made in the\ngeneral appropriations act. In the event the appropriation is insufficient to\nsatisfy requests for reimbursement, payments shall be made in chronological\norder on the basis of the date on which the requests were received. No payments,\nhowever, shall be made for requests received on any date until adequate funds\nare available to pay all requests received on that date. The Commissioner may\npromulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.\nThese regulations shall include the requirement of the identification number or\nmotor number of the vehicle for which reimbursement is applied, or an acceptable\nreason why that number is not furnished.\n\t\tNo reimbursement shall be made to any locality for vehicles which it acquires\nfrom sources outside its jurisdiction nor for vehicles it receives from dealers\nengaged in the business of dismantling used automobiles.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 454, \u00a7 46.1-555.9; 1976, c. 196; 1986, cc. 10, 553; 1989, c.\n727; 1990, c. 207; 2006, c. 603.","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}}