                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VEHICLE SEIZURE; PENALTY (§ 46.2-2011.19)

A. Any police officer of the Commonwealth authorized to serve process may hold a
motor vehicle owned by a person against whom an order or penalty has been
entered, but only for such time as is reasonably necessary to promptly petition
for a writ of fieri facias. The Commonwealth shall not be required to post bond
in order to hold and levy upon any vehicle held pursuant to this section.

B. Upon notification of the judgment or penalty entered against the owner of the
vehicle and notice to such person of the failure to satisfy the judgment or
penalty, any investigator, special agent, or officer of the Commonwealth shall
thereafter deny the offending person the right to operate the motor vehicle on
the highways of the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 596.