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2008 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 28
Offered January 9, 2008
Prefiled December 4, 2007
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-623 of the Code of Virginia, relating to statements in application for a certificate of title.
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Patrons-- Bulova, Amundson, Plum, Scott, J.M., Sickles and Watts; Senators: Barker, Cuccinelli, Puller and Whipple
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-623 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-623. Statements in application.

A. Every application for a certificate of title shall contain (i) a statement of the applicant's title and of all liens or encumbrances on the vehicle and the names and addresses of all persons having any interest in the vehicle and the nature of every interest in the vehicle; (ii) the Social Security number, if any, of the owner or, if the owner already has a record established at the Department, the owner's license number as assigned pursuant to subdivision A 1 of § 46.2-342 and, if the application is in the name of an employer for a business vehicle, the employer's identification number assigned by the United States Internal Revenue Service; and (iii) a brief description of the vehicle to be titled or registered, including the name of the maker, the vehicle identification or serial number and, when titling or registering a new vehicle, the date of sale by the manufacturer or dealer to the person first operating the vehicle.

B. Not later than July 15, 1998, the lessor of a qualifying vehicle, as defined in § 58.1-3523, shall send a report to the Department for each such qualifying vehicle it was leasing as of July 1, 1998, and has leased between January 1, 1998, and June 30, 1998, containing (i) the name and address of the lessee as it appears in the lease contract; (ii) the social security number of the lessee; and (iii) the registration number of the vehicle as described under Article 1 (§ 46.2-600 et seq.) of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2.

C. Beginning with August 1998, such lessor shall send a monthly report to the Department, by the fifteenth day of the month or such later day as may be prescribed in the guidelines promulgated under § 58.1-3532, listing any changes, additions or deletions to the information provided under subsection B as of the last day of the preceding month.

D. The application shall contain such additional information as may be required by the Department.

E. The Department may require that an applicant present proof reasonably acceptable to the Department of the accuracy of information provided on the application, and may refuse to issue a certificate of title until such proof has been provided.