                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FORFEITURE OF MOTOR VEHICLES USED IN COMMISSION OF CERTAIN CRIMES (§
19.2-386.16)

A. Any vehicle knowingly used by the owner thereof or used by another with his
knowledge of and during the commission of, or in an attempt to commit, a second
or subsequent offense of &#xA7; 18.2-346, 18.2-346.01, 18.2-347, 18.2-348,
18.2-348.1, 18.2-349, 18.2-355, 18.2-356 or 18.2-357 or of a similar ordinance
of any county, city or town or knowingly used for the transportation of any
stolen goods, chattels or other property, when the value of such stolen goods,
chattels or other property is $1,000 or more, or any stolen property obtained as
a result of a robbery, without regard to the value of the property, shall be
forfeited to the Commonwealth. The vehicle shall be seized by any
law-enforcement officer arresting the operator of such vehicle for the criminal
offense, and delivered to the sheriff of the county or city in which the offense
occurred. The officer shall take a receipt therefor.

B. Any vehicle knowingly used by the owner thereof or used by another with his
knowledge of and during the commission of, or in an attempt to commit, a
misdemeanor violation of subsection D of &#xA7; 18.2-47 or a felony violation of
(i) Article 3 (&#xA7; 18.2-47 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 or (ii) &#xA7;
18.2-357 where the prostitute is a minor, shall be forfeited to the
Commonwealth. The vehicle shall be seized by any law-enforcement officer
arresting the operator of such vehicle for the criminal offense, and delivered
to the sheriff of the county or city in which the offense occurred. The officer
shall take a receipt therefor.

C. Forfeiture of such vehicle shall be enforced as is provided in Chapter 22.1
(&#xA7; 19.2-386.1 et seq.).

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 18.1-103, 18.1-107.1; 1960, c. 358; 1966, c. 247; 1970,
c. 353; 1975, cc. 14, 15, § 18.2-110; 1981, c. 188; 1982, c. 509; 1992, cc.
310, 725; 1993, cc. 609, 866; 2004, c. 995; 2010, c. 710; 2011, cc. 818, 852;
2012, cc. 283, 756; 2018, cc. 764, 765; 2019, c. 458; 2020, cc. 89, 401; 2021,
Sp. Sess. I, c. 188.