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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>86804</law_id><section_number>46.2-209.1</section_number><catch_line>Release of vehicle information by Department to prospective vehicle purchasers</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Department of Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Department of Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Powers and Duties of Department, Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Records of Department; when open for inspection; release of privileged information" href="/46.2-208/">46.2-208</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may furnish vehicle information to a prospective purchaser of that vehicle, if the prospective purchaser completes an application therefor, including the vehicle&#x2019;s make, model, year, and vehicle identification number, and pays the fee prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. Such information furnished by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may be provided from the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>&#x2019;s own records, or may be obtained by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> through the National <span class="dictionary">Motor Vehicle</span> Title Information System or any other nationally recognized system providing similar information.
		Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Records of Department; when open for inspection; release of privileged information" href="/46.2-208/">46.2-208</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall furnish vehicle information for a <span class="dictionary">manufactured home</span> to a bona fide prospective purchaser or home <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of such <span class="dictionary">manufactured home</span>, real estate <span class="dictionary">agent</span>, title insurer, <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> <span class="dictionary">agent</span>, attorney, <span class="dictionary">manufactured home</span> dealer, <span class="dictionary">manufactured home</span> broker, or loan officer, provided that any requester completes an application therefor, provides sufficient information to identify the <span class="dictionary">manufactured home</span> and the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> to purchase, and pays the fee prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>. Such information furnished by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may be provided from the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>&#x2019;s own records or may be obtained by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> through the National <span class="dictionary">Motor Vehicle</span> Title Information System or any other nationally recognized system providing similar information.
		Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the release of any personal information, <span class="dictionary">driver</span> information, or special identification card information as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Records of Department; when open for inspection; release of privileged information" href="/46.2-208/">46.2-208</a>.</p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 87, 92, 235, 257; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 421; 2022, c. 479.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
