                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WITHHOLDING OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF OUT-OF-STATE TOLL
VIOLATIONS (§ 46.2-819.10)

A. Upon receipt of notice from a state that has entered into an agreement with
the Commonwealth pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-819.9 that a resident of Virginia owes
unpaid tolls, administrative fees, or penalties to that state, the Commissioner
shall refuse to issue or renew the vehicle registration certificate or the
license plate issued for a vehicle or vehicles owned by such resident in
accordance with this section until such state has notified the Commissioner that
such tolls, fees, or penalties have been paid.
			If the resident is the owner and operator of the vehicle used in the
commission of the offense, the Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew the
vehicle registration certificate or the license plate issued for that vehicle.
If the resident was the operator of the vehicle, but not the owner, the
Commissioner shall refuse to issue or renew any vehicle registration certificate
or license plates for any vehicle owned by the resident.

B. The Department shall send each resident identified pursuant to subsection A
notice of the intent to deny renewal of registration at least 30 days prior to
the expiration date of a current vehicle registration. Such notice shall include
instructions for contacting the state to which the unpaid tolls, administrative
fees, or penalties are owed by the resident and indicate that such contact
information is provided for the purpose of payment of the amounts owed.

C. Upon receipt of notice from the applicable state that the resident has
satisfied all outstanding obligations to that state, the Commissioner shall
release the hold on the vehicle registrations and permit the same to be issued
or renewed.

D. The Commissioner shall charge a $40 fee to defray the cost of processing and
withholding the registration or registration renewal under this section.

HISTORY: 2016, c. 753.