                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CUSTOMERS (§ 24.2-411.3)

A. Each person coming into an office of the Department of Motor Vehicles or
accessing its website in order to (i) apply for, replace, or renew a
driver&#8217;s license or other document issued under Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 46.2-300
et seq.) of Title 46.2 except driver privilege cards or permits issued pursuant
to &#xA7; 46.2-328.3 or identification privilege cards issued pursuant to &#xA7;
46.2-345.3; or (ii) change an address on an existing driver&#8217;s license or
other document issued under Chapter 3 (&#xA7; 46.2-300 et seq.) of Title 46.2
except driver privilege cards or permits issued pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-328.3 or
identification privilege cards issued pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-345.3 shall be
presented with (a) a question asking whether or not the person is a United
States citizen and (b) the option to decline to have his information transmitted
to the Department of Elections for voter registration purposes. The citizenship
question and option to decline shall be accompanied by a statement that
intentionally making a materially false statement during the transaction
constitutes election fraud and is punishable under Virginia law as a felony.
			The Department of Motor Vehicles may not transmit the information of any
person who so declines. The Department of Motor Vehicles may not transmit the
information of any person who indicates that he is not a United States citizen,
nor may such person be asked any additional questions relevant to voter
registration but not relevant to the purpose for which the person came to an
office of the Department of Motor Vehicles or accessed its website.

B. For each person who does not select the option to decline to have his
information transmitted to the Department of Elections for voter registration
purposes and who has identified himself as a United States citizen, the
Department of Motor Vehicles shall request any information as may be required by
the State Board to ensure that the person meets all voter registration
eligibility requirements.

C. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall electronically transmit to the
Department of Elections, in accordance with the standards set by the State
Board, the information collected pursuant to subsection B for any person who (i)
has indicated that he is a United States citizen, (ii) has indicated that he is
17 years of age or older, and (iii) at the time of such transaction did not
decline to have his information transmitted to the Department of Elections for
voter registration purposes.

D. The Department of Elections shall use the information transmitted to
determine whether a person already has a registration record in the voter
registration system.

   1. For any person who does not yet have a registration record in the voter
   registration system, the Department of Elections shall transmit the
   information to the appropriate general registrar. The general registrar shall
   accept or reject the registration of such person in accordance with the
   provisions of this chapter.

   2. For any person who already has a registration record in the voter
   registration system, if the information indicates that the voter has moved
   within the Commonwealth, the Department of Elections shall transmit the
   information and the registration record to the appropriate general registrar,
   who shall treat such transmittal as a request for transfer and process it in
   accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

   3. General registrars shall not register any person who does not satisfy all
   voter eligibility requirements.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 908, 909, 1227, 1246; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 544.