                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (§ 46.2-200)

There shall be a Department of Motor Vehicles in the executive department,
responsible to the Secretary of Transportation. The Department shall be under
the supervision and management of the Commissioner of the Department of Motor
Vehicles.
		The Department shall be responsible for the administration of the motor
vehicle license, registration and title laws; the issuance, suspension, and
revocation of driver&#8217;s licenses; the examination of applicants for and
holders of driver&#8217;s licenses; the administration, training, disciplining,
and assignment of examiners of applicants for driver&#8217;s licenses; the
administration of the safety responsibility laws, fuel tax laws, the provisions
of this title relating to transportation safety, and dealer licensing laws; the
registration of carriers of passengers or property and vehicles that may be
required to be registered under the International Registration Plan or pay road
tax as described under Chapter 27 (§ 58.1-2700 et seq.) of Title 58.1 under the
International Fuel Tax Agreement; the audit of carriers of passengers or
property for compliance with registration and road tax requirements; proof of
financial responsibility; and any other services that may be required to create
a single point of contact for motor carriers operating within and without the
Commonwealth, including the operation of permanent and mobile motor carrier
service centers.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-26; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-25; 1984, cc. 778, 780;
1989, c. 727; 1990, cc. 1, 317; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 1997, c. 283; 2001, cc. 70,
82.