                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE (§ 46.2-416)

A. Whenever it is provided in this title that a driver&#8217;s license may or
shall be suspended or revoked either by the Commissioner or by a court, notice
of the suspension or revocation or any certified copy of the decision or order
of the Commissioner may be sent by the Department by certified mail to the
driver at the most recent address of the driver on file at the Department. If
the certificate of the Commissioner or someone designated by him for that
purpose shows that the notice or copy has been so sent or provided, it shall be
deemed prima facie evidence that the notice or copy has been sent and delivered
or otherwise provided to the driver for all purposes involving the application
of the provisions of this title. In the discretion of the Commissioner, service
may be made as provided in &#xA7; 8.01-296, which service on the driver shall be
made by delivery in writing to the driver in person in accordance with
subdivision 1 of &#xA7; 8.01-296 by a sheriff or deputy sheriff in the county or
city in which the address is located, who shall, as directed by the
Commissioner, take possession of any suspended or revoked license, registration
card, or set of license plates or decals and return them to the office of the
Commissioner. No such service shall be made if, prior to service, the driver has
complied with the requirement which caused the issuance of the decision or
order. In any such case, return shall be made to the Commissioner.

B. In lieu of making a direct payment to sheriffs as a fee for delivery of the
Department&#8217;s processes, the Commissioner shall effect a transfer of funds,
on a monthly basis, to the Compensation Board to be used to provide additional
support to sheriffs&#8217; departments. The amount of funds so transferred shall
be as provided in the general appropriation act.

C. The Department may contract with the United States Postal Service or an
authorized agent to use the National Change of Address System for the purpose of
obtaining current address information for a person whose name appears in
customer records maintained by the Department. If the Department receives
information from the National Change of Address System indicating that a person
whose name appears in a Department record has submitted a permanent change of
address to the Postal Service, the Department may then update its records with
the mailing address obtained from the National Change of Address System.

HISTORY: 1968, c. 144, § 46.1-441.2; 1980, c. 704; 1981, c. 619; 1984, c. 780;
1985, c. 231; 1989, cc. 439, 727; 1993, c. 24; 1994, c. 345; 1996, cc. 943, 994;
2001, c. 414; 2010, cc. 25, 55; 2012, c. 615; 2020, cc. 964, 965.