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A violation of any such regulation shall constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor. He shall also provide suitable forms for applications, certificates of title, registration cards, license plates, and driver&#8217;s licenses. Unless otherwise required in this title, he shall provide all other forms requisite for the purpose of this title.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236645,"text":"Subject to the provisions of Chapter 40 (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.) of Title 2.2, the Commissioner may adopt reasonable administrative regulations necessary to carry out the laws administered by the Department and may enforce these regulations and laws through the agencies of the Commonwealth he may designate. A violation of any such regulation shall constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor. He shall also provide suitable forms for applications, certificates of title, registration cards, license plates, and driver&#8217;s licenses. 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It has been modified 3 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. 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A violation\nof any such regulation shall constitute a Class 4 misdemeanor. He shall also\nprovide suitable forms for applications, certificates of title, registration\ncards, license plates, and driver&#8217;s licenses. Unless otherwise required in\nthis title, he shall provide all other forms requisite for the purpose of this\ntitle.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-27; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-26; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c.\n727.","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}}