                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXHIBITION DRIVING; IMPOUNDMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE. (§ 46.2-867.1)

A. The motor vehicle being driven by any person arrested for a violation of
exhibition driving pursuant to subsection C or E of &#xA7; 46.2-865 shall be
impounded or immobilized by the arresting law-enforcement officer for a period
of 20 days. The impoundment shall follow the procedures set out in subsections
A, B, and C of &#xA7; 46.2-301.1, mutatis mutandis.
			At the time of arrest, the arresting officer, acting on behalf of the
Commonwealth, shall serve notice of the impoundment upon the arrested person.
Such notice shall include information on the person&#8217;s right to petition
for review of the impoundment pursuant to this section. The arresting officer
shall at the time of arrest provide the arrested person information on the
location of the motor vehicle and how and when the vehicle will be released. A
copy of the notice of impoundment shall be delivered to the magistrate and
thereafter promptly forwarded to the clerk of the general district court of the
jurisdiction where the arrest was made. Transmission of such notice may be by
electronic means.

B. All reasonable costs of impoundment or immobilization, including removal and
storage expenses, shall be paid by the offender prior to the release of the
motor vehicle. However, where the arresting law-enforcement officer discovers
that the vehicle was being rented or leased from a vehicle renting or leasing
company, the officer shall not impound the vehicle or continue the impoundment
but shall notify the rental or leasing company that the vehicle is available for
pickup and shall notify the clerk of the general district court if he has
previously been notified of the impoundment.

C. Notwithstanding any provisions of this section, a dismissal or acquittal of
the charge of a violation of subsection C or E of &#xA7; 46.2-865 for which the
motor vehicle was impounded or immobilized shall result in an immediate
rescission of the impoundment or immobilization provided in subsection A.

D. The penalties imposed by this section are in addition to any other penalty
imposed by law.

HISTORY: 2025, c. 648.