                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RELEASE OF VEHICLE INFORMATION BY DEPARTMENT TO PROSPECTIVE VEHICLE PURCHASERS
(§ 46.2-209.1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of § 46.2-208, the Commissioner
may furnish vehicle information to a prospective purchaser of that vehicle, if
the prospective purchaser completes an application therefor, including the
vehicle&#8217;s make, model, year, and vehicle identification number, and pays
the fee prescribed by the Commissioner. Such information furnished by the
Commissioner may be provided from the Department&#8217;s own records, or may be
obtained by the Commissioner through the National Motor Vehicle Title
Information System or any other nationally recognized system providing similar
information.
		Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-208, the Commissioner shall furnish
vehicle information for a manufactured home to a bona fide prospective purchaser
or home owner of such manufactured home, real estate agent, title insurer,
settlement agent, attorney, manufactured home dealer, manufactured home broker,
or loan officer, provided that any requester completes an application therefor,
provides sufficient information to identify the manufactured home and the intent
to purchase, and pays the fee prescribed by the Commissioner. Such information
furnished by the Commissioner may be provided from the Department&#8217;s own
records or may be obtained by the Commissioner through the National Motor
Vehicle Title Information System or any other nationally recognized system
providing similar information.
		Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the release of any
personal information, driver information, or special identification card
information as defined in § 46.2-208.

HISTORY: 2000, cc. 87, 92, 235, 257; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 421; 2022, c. 479.