{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-819.10.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-819.10.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-819.10.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-819.10.html"}],"law_id":62069,"edition_id":1,"section_id":62069,"structure_id":12876,"section_number":"46.2-819.10","catch_line":"Withholding of vehicle registration for enforcement of out-of-state toll violations","history":"2016, c. 753.","full_text":"A\n\nUpon receipt of notice from a state that has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth pursuant to § 46.2-819.9 that a resident of Virginia owes unpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties to that state, the Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew the vehicle registration certificate or the license plate issued for a vehicle or vehicles owned by such resident in accordance with this section until such state has notified the Commissioner that such tolls, fees, or penalties have been paid.\n\t\t\tIf the resident is the owner and operator of the vehicle used in the commission of the offense, the Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew the vehicle registration certificate or the license plate issued for that vehicle. If the resident was the operator of the vehicle, but not the owner, the Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew any vehicle registration certificate or license plates for any vehicle owned by the resident.B\n\nThe Department shall send each resident identified pursuant to subsection A notice of the intent to deny renewal of registration at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of a current vehicle registration. Such notice shall include instructions for contacting the state to which the unpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties are owed by the resident and indicate that such contact information is provided for the purpose of payment of the amounts owed.C\n\nUpon receipt of notice from the applicable state that the resident has satisfied all outstanding obligations to that state, the Commissioner shall release the hold on the vehicle registrations and permit the same to be issued or renewed.D\n\nThe Commissioner shall charge a $40 fee to defray the cost of processing and withholding the registration or registration renewal under this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226510,"text":"Upon receipt of notice from a state that has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth pursuant to § 46.2-819.9 that a resident of Virginia owes unpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties to that state, the Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew the vehicle registration certificate or the license plate issued for a vehicle or vehicles owned by such resident in accordance with this section until such state has notified the Commissioner that such tolls, fees, or penalties have been paid.\n\t\t\tIf the resident is the owner and operator of the vehicle used in the commission of the offense, the Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew the vehicle registration certificate or the license plate issued for that vehicle. If the resident was the operator of the vehicle, but not the owner, the Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew any vehicle registration certificate or license plates for any vehicle owned by the resident.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":226511,"text":"The Department shall send each resident identified pursuant to subsection A notice of the intent to deny renewal of registration at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of a current vehicle registration. Such notice shall include instructions for contacting the state to which the unpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties are owed by the resident and indicate that such contact information is provided for the purpose of payment of the amounts owed.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":226512,"text":"Upon receipt of notice from the applicable state that the resident has satisfied all outstanding obligations to that state, the Commissioner shall release the hold on the vehicle registrations and permit the same to be issued or renewed.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":226513,"text":"The Commissioner shall charge a $40 fee to defray the cost of processing and withholding the registration or registration renewal under this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12876,"edition_id":1,"name":"Toll Violations and Enforcement","identifier":"1.1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12875,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":230317,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12876,"identifier":"1.1","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1.1","url":"\/46.2\/III\/8\/1.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12875,"edition_id":1,"name":"Regulation of Traffic","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12827,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":230189,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12875,"identifier":"8","token":"46.2\/III\/8","url":"\/46.2\/III\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12827,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228597,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12827,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":61262,"structure_id":12876,"section_number":"46.2-819","catch_line":"Use of toll facility without payment of toll; 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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 753<\/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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80400,"section_number":"46.2-819.9","catch_line":"Agreements for enforcement of tolling violations against nonresidents","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-819.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230327,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62069,"identifier":"46.2-819.10","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1.1\/46.2-819.10","url":"\/46.2-819.10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-819.10\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1.1\/46.2-819.10","dublin_core":{"Title":"Withholding of vehicle registration for enforcement of out-of-state toll violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-819.10","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon receipt of notice from a state that has entered into an agreement with the Commonwealth pursuant to § 46.2-819.9<\/a> that a resident of Virginia owes unpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties to that state, the Commissioner<\/span> shall refuse to issue<\/span> or renew the vehicle<\/span> registration certificate or the license plate<\/span> issued for a vehicle<\/span> or vehicles<\/span> owned by such resident in accordance with this section until such state has notified the Commissioner<\/span> that such tolls, fees, or penalties have been paid.\n\t\t\tIf the resident is the owner<\/span> and operator<\/span> of the vehicle<\/span> used in the commission<\/span> of the offense<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall refuse to issue<\/span> or renew the vehicle<\/span> registration certificate or the license plate<\/span> issued for that vehicle<\/span>. If the resident was the operator<\/span> of the vehicle<\/span>, but not the owner<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall refuse to issue<\/span> or renew any vehicle<\/span> registration certificate or license plates<\/span> for any vehicle<\/span> owned by the resident. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall send each resident identified pursuant to subsection A notice of the intent<\/span> to deny renewal of registration at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of a current vehicle<\/span> registration. Such notice shall include instructions for contacting the state to which the unpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties are owed by the resident and indicate that such contact information is provided for the purpose of payment of the amounts owed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon receipt of notice from the applicable state that the resident has satisfied all outstanding obligations to that state, the Commissioner<\/span> shall release the hold on the vehicle<\/span> registrations and permit the same to be issued or renewed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall charge a $40 fee to defray the cost of processing and withholding the registration or registration renewal under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITHHOLDING OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF OUT-OF-STATE TOLL\nVIOLATIONS (\u00a7 46.2-819.10)\n\nA. Upon receipt of notice from a state that has entered into an agreement with\nthe Commonwealth pursuant to § 46.2-819.9 that a resident of Virginia owes\nunpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties to that state, the Commissioner\nshall refuse to issue or renew the vehicle registration certificate or the\nlicense plate issued for a vehicle or vehicles owned by such resident in\naccordance with this section until such state has notified the Commissioner that\nsuch tolls, fees, or penalties have been paid.\n\t\t\tIf the resident is the owner and operator of the vehicle used in the\ncommission of the offense, the Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew the\nvehicle registration certificate or the license plate issued for that vehicle.\nIf the resident was the operator of the vehicle, but not the owner, the\nCommissioner shall refuse to issue or renew any vehicle registration certificate\nor license plates for any vehicle owned by the resident.\n\nB. The Department shall send each resident identified pursuant to subsection A\nnotice of the intent to deny renewal of registration at least 30 days prior to\nthe expiration date of a current vehicle registration. Such notice shall include\ninstructions for contacting the state to which the unpaid tolls, administrative\nfees, or penalties are owed by the resident and indicate that such contact\ninformation is provided for the purpose of payment of the amounts owed.\n\nC. Upon receipt of notice from the applicable state that the resident has\nsatisfied all outstanding obligations to that state, the Commissioner shall\nrelease the hold on the vehicle registrations and permit the same to be issued\nor renewed.\n\nD. The Commissioner shall charge a $40 fee to defray the cost of processing and\nwithholding the registration or registration renewal under this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 753.","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}}