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2002 SESSION

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HB 14 Driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses & special I.D. cards.

Introduced by: John A. Rollison, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and special identification cards. Provides that unlawfully obtaining, or aiding any person to obtain, a Virginia driver's license, special identification card, vehicle registration, certificate of title or other document issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) constitutes a Class 4 felony (imprisonment for two to 10 years and a fine up to $100,000), (presently such offenses are only Class 2 misdemeanors -- jail for up to six months and/or a fine up to $1,000), unless they involve aid to five or more persons); extends from 30 days to 60 days the time during which a new resident may operate a motor vehicle in Virginia without having a Virginia driver's license; requires that applications for driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, learner's permits and renewals thereof be accompanied by certification and proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is in conformity with federal law; requires that no driver's license, commercial driver's license, or special identification card shall be valid for a length of time that exceeds the length of time during which the holder of the license or special identification card is permitted by federal law to be present in the United States; and provides that minors can be issued replacement driver's licenses and learner's permits for those that are lost, stolen, or destroyed, but requires that adults whose driver's licenses are lost, stolen, or destroyed to apply for a renewal of the lost, stolen, or destroyed licenses.


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