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If the certificate of the Commissioner or someone designated by him for that purpose shows that the notice or copy has been so sent or provided, it shall be deemed prima facie evidence that the notice or copy has been sent and delivered or otherwise provided to the driver for all purposes involving the application of the provisions of this title. In the discretion of the Commissioner, service may be made as provided in § 8.01-296, which service on the driver shall be made by delivery in writing to the driver in person in accordance with subdivision 1 of § 8.01-296 by a sheriff or deputy sheriff in the county or city in which the address is located, who shall, as directed by the Commissioner, take possession of any suspended or revoked license, registration card, or set of license plates or decals and return them to the office of the Commissioner. No such service shall be made if, prior to service, the driver has complied with the requirement which caused the issuance of the decision or order. In any such case, return shall be made to the Commissioner.B\n\nIn lieu of making a direct payment to sheriffs as a fee for delivery of the Department’s processes, the Commissioner shall effect a transfer of funds, on a monthly basis, to the Compensation Board to be used to provide additional support to sheriffs’ departments. The amount of funds so transferred shall be as provided in the general appropriation act.C\n\nThe Department may contract with the United States Postal Service or an authorized agent to use the National Change of Address System for the purpose of obtaining current address information for a person whose name appears in customer records maintained by the Department. If the Department receives information from the National Change of Address System indicating that a person whose name appears in a Department record has submitted a permanent change of address to the Postal Service, the Department may then update its records with the mailing address obtained from the National Change of Address System.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210588,"text":"Whenever it is provided in this title that a driver’s license may or shall be suspended or revoked either by the Commissioner or by a court, notice of the suspension or revocation or any certified copy of the decision or order of the Commissioner may be sent by the Department by certified mail to the driver at the most recent address of the driver on file at the Department. If the certificate of the Commissioner or someone designated by him for that purpose shows that the notice or copy has been so sent or provided, it shall be deemed prima facie evidence that the notice or copy has been sent and delivered or otherwise provided to the driver for all purposes involving the application of the provisions of this title. In the discretion of the Commissioner, service may be made as provided in § 8.01-296, which service on the driver shall be made by delivery in writing to the driver in person in accordance with subdivision 1 of § 8.01-296 by a sheriff or deputy sheriff in the county or city in which the address is located, who shall, as directed by the Commissioner, take possession of any suspended or revoked license, registration card, or set of license plates or decals and return them to the office of the Commissioner. No such service shall be made if, prior to service, the driver has complied with the requirement which caused the issuance of the decision or order. In any such case, return shall be made to the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":210589,"text":"In lieu of making a direct payment to sheriffs as a fee for delivery of the Department’s processes, the Commissioner shall effect a transfer of funds, on a monthly basis, to the Compensation Board to be used to provide additional support to sheriffs’ departments. 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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 144 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 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 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 1980, chapter 704; in 1981, chapter 619; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1985, chapter 231; in 1989, chapters 439 and 727; in 1993, chapter 24; in 1994, chapter 345<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 943<\/a> and 994<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 414<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 25<\/a> and 55<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 615<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 964<\/a> and 965<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78892,"section_number":"46.2-370","catch_line":"Revoked driver's licenses, special identification cards, certificates of title, license plates, registration cards to be returned; Commissioner may take possession of them","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-370\/"},{"id":65111,"section_number":"46.2-504","catch_line":"Form and contents of order of probation, suspension or revocation; service","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-504\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57169,"section_number":"8.01-296","catch_line":"Manner of serving process upon natural persons","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-296\/"}],"permalink":{"id":225919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57478,"identifier":"46.2-416","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/12\/46.2-416","url":"\/46.2-416\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-416\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/12\/46.2-416","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of suspension or revocation of license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-416","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever it is provided in this title that a driver<\/span>’s license may or shall be suspended or revoked either by the Commissioner<\/span> or by a court<\/span>, notice of the suspension<\/span> or revocation<\/span> or any certified copy of the decision or order<\/span> of the Commissioner<\/span> may be sent by the Department<\/span> by certified mail to the driver<\/span> at the most recent address of the driver<\/span> on file at the Department<\/span>. If the certificate of the Commissioner<\/span> or someone designated by him for that purpose shows that the notice or copy has been so sent or provided, it shall be deemed prima facie evidence<\/span> that the notice or copy has been sent and delivered or otherwise provided to the driver<\/span> for all purposes involving the application of the provisions of this title. In the discretion of the Commissioner<\/span>, service may be made as provided in § 8.01-296<\/a>, which service on the driver<\/span> shall be made by delivery in writing to the driver<\/span> in person in accordance with subdivision 1 of § 8.01-296<\/a> by a sheriff or deputy sheriff in the county or city in which the address is located, who shall, as directed by the Commissioner<\/span>, take possession<\/span> of any suspended or revoked license, registration card, or set of license plates<\/span> or decals<\/span> and return them to the office of the Commissioner<\/span>. No such service shall be made if, prior to service, the driver<\/span> has complied with the requirement which caused the issuance of the decision or order<\/span>. In any such case, return shall be made to the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In lieu of making a direct payment to sheriffs as a fee for delivery of the Department<\/span>’s processes, the Commissioner<\/span> shall effect a transfer of funds, on a monthly basis, to the Compensation Board to be used to provide additional support to sheriffs’ departments<\/span>. The amount of funds so transferred shall be as provided in the general appropriation act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may contract<\/span> with the United States Postal Service or an authorized agent<\/span> to use the National Change of Address System for the purpose of obtaining current address information for a person whose name appears in customer records maintained by the Department<\/span>. If the Department<\/span> receives information from the National Change of Address System indicating that a person whose name appears in a Department<\/span> record has submitted a permanent change of address to the Postal Service, the Department<\/span> may then update its records with the mailing address obtained from the National Change of Address System. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE (\u00a7 46.2-416)\n\nA. Whenever it is provided in this title that a driver’s license may or\nshall be suspended or revoked either by the Commissioner or by a court, notice\nof the suspension or revocation or any certified copy of the decision or order\nof the Commissioner may be sent by the Department by certified mail to the\ndriver at the most recent address of the driver on file at the Department. If\nthe certificate of the Commissioner or someone designated by him for that\npurpose shows that the notice or copy has been so sent or provided, it shall be\ndeemed prima facie evidence that the notice or copy has been sent and delivered\nor otherwise provided to the driver for all purposes involving the application\nof the provisions of this title. In the discretion of the Commissioner, service\nmay be made as provided in § 8.01-296, which service on the driver shall be\nmade by delivery in writing to the driver in person in accordance with\nsubdivision 1 of § 8.01-296 by a sheriff or deputy sheriff in the county or\ncity in which the address is located, who shall, as directed by the\nCommissioner, take possession of any suspended or revoked license, registration\ncard, or set of license plates or decals and return them to the office of the\nCommissioner. No such service shall be made if, prior to service, the driver has\ncomplied with the requirement which caused the issuance of the decision or\norder. In any such case, return shall be made to the Commissioner.\n\nB. In lieu of making a direct payment to sheriffs as a fee for delivery of the\nDepartment’s processes, the Commissioner shall effect a transfer of funds,\non a monthly basis, to the Compensation Board to be used to provide additional\nsupport to sheriffs’ departments. The amount of funds so transferred shall\nbe as provided in the general appropriation act.\n\nC. The Department may contract with the United States Postal Service or an\nauthorized agent to use the National Change of Address System for the purpose of\nobtaining current address information for a person whose name appears in\ncustomer records maintained by the Department. If the Department receives\ninformation from the National Change of Address System indicating that a person\nwhose name appears in a Department record has submitted a permanent change of\naddress to the Postal Service, the Department may then update its records with\nthe mailing address obtained from the National Change of Address System.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 144, \u00a7 46.1-441.2; 1980, c. 704; 1981, c. 619; 1984, c. 780;\n1985, c. 231; 1989, cc. 439, 727; 1993, c. 24; 1994, c. 345; 1996, cc. 943, 994;\n2001, c. 414; 2010, cc. 25, 55; 2012, c. 615; 2020, cc. 964, 965.","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}}