46.2-756 - Collection by Department of certain license fees. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-756. Collection by Department of certain license fees.

The Department shall develop and implement standardized procedures and feeswhereby, upon the written request of the governing body of any county, city,or town, the Department may collect motor vehicle, trailer, and semitrailerlicense fees, or portions thereof, provided the portions are for theidentical period as the state license plate, levied by such county, city, ortown. The Department shall make such charge as may be proper to defray thecost of handling such fees, and such monies as may be received shall be usedby the Commissioner to defray the expenses of the Department incurredhereunder. All receipts from the local fees collected shall be deposited in afiduciary account, and any interest that may accrue shall be credited to suchaccount for the benefit of the participating counties, cities, and towns.However, before a registration or certificate of title is issued under therequirements of § 46.2-600 the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, orsemitrailer shall advise the Department of the situs, as provided insubsection A of § 46.2-752, of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not collect the motor vehicle,trailer, or semitrailer license fee of a county, city, or town on motorvehicles or vehicles falling within the provisions of § 46.2-755.

(Code 1950, § 46-104.2; 1952, c. 395; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-111; 1975, c. 533;1977, c. 388; 1982, c. 160; 1984, c. 47; 1989, c. 727; 2003, c. 293; 2006, c.418.)