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The ordinance may also require that the photocopy of the seller’s driver’s license, state identification card, official United States military identification card, or any other form of personal identification with photograph and a copy of the digital photograph required by § 46.2-1608 be electronically transmitted to the police department or sheriff on a weekly basis at an electronic address to be provided. Any local governing body, by such ordinance, may assess and retain a fine of not more than $2,500 for its violation.B\n\nNo licensee shall crush, flatten, or otherwise reduce a vehicle to a state where it can no longer be considered a vehicle until it has been in his possession for up to 10 days unless the vehicle is accompanied by proper documentation pursuant to subsection C. This subsection shall not apply to inoperable vehicles. For purposes of this subsection, an “inoperable vehicle” shall mean any vehicle that is physically damaged beyond use or any vehicle that does not contain or have an engine in running condition or does not have any other essential parts required for operation of the vehicle.C\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles when the licensee maintains a photocopy or electronic copy of one of the documents set out in § 46.2-1206 or this chapter.D\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to scrap metal processors as defined in § 59.1-136.1 or to salvage pools as defined in § 46.2-1600.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245405,"text":"The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance require each licensee within the jurisdiction to make a written or electronic report of the information required to be maintained by § 46.2-1608, at the request of the police department or sheriff, on a daily basis or such other frequency as requested by the police department or sheriff, of every purchase, exchange or acquisition of any salvage or scrap vehicle. The ordinance may also require that the photocopy of the seller’s driver’s license, state identification card, official United States military identification card, or any other form of personal identification with photograph and a copy of the digital photograph required by § 46.2-1608 be electronically transmitted to the police department or sheriff on a weekly basis at an electronic address to be provided. Any local governing body, by such ordinance, may assess and retain a fine of not more than $2,500 for its violation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":245406,"text":"No licensee shall crush, flatten, or otherwise reduce a vehicle to a state where it can no longer be considered a vehicle until it has been in his possession for up to 10 days unless the vehicle is accompanied by proper documentation pursuant to subsection C. This subsection shall not apply to inoperable vehicles. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 873<\/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":[{"id":77682,"section_number":"46.2-1608.2","catch_line":"Licensees to update records of the Department for motor vehicles that are to be demolished or dismantled","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1608.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65709,"section_number":"46.2-1206","catch_line":"Surrender of certificate of title, etc., where motor vehicle acquired for demolition; records to be kept by demolisher or scrap metal processor","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1206\/"},{"id":58576,"section_number":"46.2-1600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1600\/"},{"id":60419,"section_number":"46.2-1608","catch_line":"Maintenance and contents of records","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1608\/"},{"id":77463,"section_number":"59.1-136.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-136.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67751,"identifier":"46.2-1608.1","token":"46.2\/IV\/16\/46.2-1608.1","url":"\/46.2-1608.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1608.1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/16\/46.2-1608.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports to police department; local ordinance; holding period; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1608.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing body<\/span> of any county, city, or town may by ordinance<\/span> require each licensee<\/span> within the jurisdiction<\/span> to make a written or electronic report of the information required to be maintained by § 46.2-1608<\/a>, at the request of the police department<\/span> or sheriff, on a daily basis or such other frequency as requested by the police department<\/span> or sheriff, of every purchase, exchange or acquisition of any salvage or scrap vehicle<\/span>. The ordinance<\/span> may also require that the photocopy of the seller’s driver<\/span>’s license, state identification card, official United States military identification card, or any other form of personal identification with photograph and a copy of the digital photograph required by § 46.2-1608<\/a> be electronically transmitted to the police department<\/span> or sheriff on a weekly basis at an electronic address to be provided. Any local governing body<\/span>, by such ordinance<\/span>, may assess and retain a fine of not more than $2,500 for its violation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No licensee<\/span> shall crush, flatten, or otherwise reduce a vehicle to a state where it can no longer be considered a vehicle until it has been in his possession<\/span> for up to 10 days unless the vehicle is accompanied by proper documentation pursuant to subsection C. This subsection shall not apply to inoperable vehicles<\/span>. For purposes of this subsection, an “inoperable vehicle<\/span>” shall mean any vehicle that is physically damaged beyond use or any vehicle that does not contain or have an engine in running condition or does not have any other essential parts<\/span> required for operation of the vehicle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles when the licensee<\/span> maintains a photocopy or electronic copy of one of the documents set out in § 46.2-1206<\/a> or this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to scrap metal processors<\/span> as defined in § 59.1-136.1<\/a> or to salvage pools<\/span> as defined in § 46.2-1600<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS TO POLICE DEPARTMENT; LOCAL ORDINANCE; HOLDING PERIOD; PENALTY (\u00a7\n46.2-1608.1)\n\nA. The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance require each\nlicensee within the jurisdiction to make a written or electronic report of the\ninformation required to be maintained by § 46.2-1608, at the request of the\npolice department or sheriff, on a daily basis or such other frequency as\nrequested by the police department or sheriff, of every purchase, exchange or\nacquisition of any salvage or scrap vehicle. The ordinance may also require that\nthe photocopy of the seller’s driver’s license, state identification\ncard, official United States military identification card, or any other form of\npersonal identification with photograph and a copy of the digital photograph\nrequired by § 46.2-1608 be electronically transmitted to the police\ndepartment or sheriff on a weekly basis at an electronic address to be provided.\nAny local governing body, by such ordinance, may assess and retain a fine of not\nmore than $2,500 for its violation.\n\nB. No licensee shall crush, flatten, or otherwise reduce a vehicle to a state\nwhere it can no longer be considered a vehicle until it has been in his\npossession for up to 10 days unless the vehicle is accompanied by proper\ndocumentation pursuant to subsection C. This subsection shall not apply to\ninoperable vehicles. For purposes of this subsection, an “inoperable\nvehicle” shall mean any vehicle that is physically damaged beyond use or\nany vehicle that does not contain or have an engine in running condition or does\nnot have any other essential parts required for operation of the vehicle.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles when the licensee\nmaintains a photocopy or electronic copy of one of the documents set out in\n§ 46.2-1206 or this chapter.\n\nD. The provisions of this section shall not apply to scrap metal processors as\ndefined in § 59.1-136.1 or to salvage pools as defined in § 46.2-1600.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 873.","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}}