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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1984, chapters 778 and 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1990, chapters 1 and 317; in 1995, chapters 744<\/a> and 803<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 283<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 70<\/a> and 82<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60957,"section_number":"58.1-2700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":225391,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71459,"identifier":"46.2-200","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1\/46.2-200","url":"\/46.2-200\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-200\/","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1\/46.2-200","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department of Motor Vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-200","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There shall be a Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span> in the executive department<\/span>, responsible to the Secretary of Transportation. The Department<\/span> shall be under the supervision and management of the Commissioner<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span>.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> shall be responsible for the administration of the motor vehicle<\/span> license, registration and title laws<\/span>; the issuance, suspension<\/span>, and revocation<\/span> of driver<\/span>’s licenses; the examination of applicants for and holders of driver<\/span>’s licenses; the administration, training, disciplining, and assignment of examiners of applicants for driver<\/span>’s licenses; the administration of the safety responsibility laws<\/span>, fuel tax laws<\/span>, the provisions of this title relating to transportation safety, and dealer licensing laws<\/span>; the registration of carriers of passengers or property and vehicles that may be required to be registered under the International Registration Plan or pay road tax as described under Chapter 27 (\u00a7 58.1-2700<\/a> et seq.) of Title 58.1 under the International Fuel Tax Agreement; the audit of carriers of passengers or property for compliance with registration and road tax requirements; proof of financial responsibility<\/span>; and any other services that may be required to create a single point of contact for motor carriers operating within and without the Commonwealth, including the operation of permanent and mobile motor carrier service centers.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-200)\n\nThere shall be a Department of Motor Vehicles in the executive department,\nresponsible to the Secretary of Transportation. The Department shall be under\nthe supervision and management of the Commissioner of the Department of Motor\nVehicles.\n\t\tThe Department shall be responsible for the administration of the motor\nvehicle license, registration and title laws; the issuance, suspension, and\nrevocation of driver’s licenses; the examination of applicants for and\nholders of driver’s licenses; the administration, training, disciplining,\nand assignment of examiners of applicants for driver’s licenses; the\nadministration of the safety responsibility laws, fuel tax laws, the provisions\nof this title relating to transportation safety, and dealer licensing laws; the\nregistration of carriers of passengers or property and vehicles that may be\nrequired to be registered under the International Registration Plan or pay road\ntax as described under Chapter 27 (\u00a7 58.1-2700 et seq.) of Title 58.1 under the\nInternational Fuel Tax Agreement; the audit of carriers of passengers or\nproperty for compliance with registration and road tax requirements; proof of\nfinancial responsibility; and any other services that may be required to create\na single point of contact for motor carriers operating within and without the\nCommonwealth, including the operation of permanent and mobile motor carrier\nservice centers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-26; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-25; 1984, cc. 778, 780;\n1989, c. 727; 1990, cc. 1, 317; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 1997, c. 283; 2001, cc. 70,\n82.","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}}