46.2-606 - Notice of change of address. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-606. Notice of change of address.

A. Whenever any person who has applied for or obtained the registration ortitle to a vehicle moves from the address shown in his application,registration card or certificate of title, he shall notify the Department ofhis change of address within 30 days.

B. The Department may contract with the United States Postal Service or anauthorized agent to use the National Change of Address System for the purposeof obtaining current address information for a person whose name appears incustomer records maintained by the Department. If the Department receivesinformation from the National Change of Address System indicating that aperson whose name appears in a Department record has submitted a permanentchange of address to the Postal Service, the Department may then update itsrecords with the mailing address obtained from the National Change of AddressSystem.

C. Anyone failing to comply with this section may be charged a fee of $5, tobe used to cover the Department's expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoingprovision of this subsection, no fee shall be imposed on any person whoseaddress is obtained from the National Change of Address System.

(1974, c. 347, § 46.1-52.1; 1989, c. 727; 1996, cc. 943, 994; 2010, cc. 25,55.)