                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INSURANCE AND SURETY COMPANIES TO FURNISH CERTAIN INSURANCE INFORMATION (§
46.2-706.1)

A. Any liability insurance information relating to individually identified
vehicles or persons, received from such companies under this section, shall be
considered privileged information and not subject to the Virginia Freedom of
Information Act (&#xA7; 2.2-3700 et seq.).

B. Such information shall be used in conjunction with information supplied under
&#xA7; 46.2-706 to verify insurance for motor vehicles certified by their owners
to be insured.

C. Insurance companies licensed to do business in Virginia shall provide to the
Department, electronically in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner, updates
within 30 days of a policy change to liability insurance for a vehicle
registered in Virginia, including liability insurance that satisfies financial
responsibility requirements. A policy change occurs when an insurance company
(i) issues liability insurance, (ii) cancels liability insurance, (iii) becomes
aware of a lapse in liability insurance, (iv) reissues or reinstates liability
insurance, or (v) adds a vehicle to an existing liability insurance policy.

D. Insurance companies licensed to do business in Virginia shall respond
electronically in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner to a Department
request for acknowledgment of liability insurance within 15 days of receiving
the request. Insurance companies shall respond to the request by confirming or
denying the existence of a policy with the company.

E. Every update of a policy change concerning a liability insurance policy shall
include the following information: vehicle identification number, full name of
first named insured, vehicle make, and vehicle model year. If available, the
following information shall also be included: date of birth for first named
insured, full names and dates of birth for all vehicle operators, and Virginia
drivers&#8217; license numbers or social security numbers for the first named
insured and all vehicle operators.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 949; 1996, cc. 474, 489; 2009, c. 419; 2019, cc. 149, 193.