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HB 1666 People with disabilities that can impair communication; vehicle registration.

Introduced by: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Voluntary registry for people with disability that impairs communication; vehicle registration. Authorizes an individual with a disability that can impair communication to voluntarily indicate such disability on his application for registration of a motor vehicle. The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to share this indication with criminal justice agencies.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Voluntary Registry for People with Special Communication Needs; vehicle registration. Authorizes an individual with a disability that can impair communication to voluntarily indicate such disability on his application for registration of a motor vehicle. The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to share this indication with criminal justice agencies.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Voluntary Registry for People with Special Communication Needs; vehicle registration. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to include on the application for registration of a motor vehicle an option for the owner to indicate and provide evidence that he or a member of his immediate family has a disability that can impair communication. The bill directs the Superintendent of State Police to keep and maintain the Voluntary Registry for People with Special Communication Needs (the Registry). The bill provides that the Department of State Police shall make the Registry information available to law-enforcement agencies through the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) and ensure that any search of motor vehicle information includes an indication that the registered owner or a member of his immediate family is included in the Registry. The bill exempts any information provided on such completed form and in the Registry from being subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.