Bill Text: VA HB1043 | 2012 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Vehicle registration; grace period for replacement of plates, etc., for member of armed forces, etc.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385) [HB1043 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2012-HB1043-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1043 Offered January 11, 2012 Prefiled January 11, 2012 A BILL to amend and reenact §46.2-221.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to grace period for registration for active duty military. ---------- Patron-- Keam ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That §46.2-221.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§46.2-221.4. Grace period for replacement of license plates or decals and registrations for certain active duty military personnel stationed outside the United States.

Owners or lessees of vehicles registered in the Commonwealth who have served outside of the United States in the armed services of the United States or who are a spouse or a dependent child accompanying a person who has served outside of the United States in the armed services shall have a 90-day grace period, beginning on the date they are that the member of the armed services of the United States is no longer serving outside the United States, in which to comply with the vehicle registration requirements of this title.

To be eligible for the grace period, the vehicle shall:

1. Be owned or leased by a person or persons qualifying under this section;

2. Have had valid registration issued by the Department at the time the owner member of the armed services of the United States began service in the armed forces outside of the United States;

3. Comply with the financial responsibility requirements of this title;

4. Display the latest license plates and decals issued by the Department for the vehicle; and

5. Be operated only by persons qualifying under this section while possessing:

a. Orders or other military documentation demonstrating that they are entitled to the benefits of this section; and

b. The latest registration card issued by the Department for the vehicle.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person or persons who own or lease vehicles registered in the Commonwealth and are currently serving outside of the United States in the armed services of the United States from complying, when possible and as necessary, with the vehicle registration requirements of this title during the period of service outside the United States or while on leave in Virginia.

For the purposes of this section "the armed services of the United States" includes active duty service with the regular Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard or other reserve component.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to special license plates issued to members of the National Guard under §46.2-744.