46.2-1608.1 - Reports to police department; local ordinance; holding period; penalty.
§ 46.2-1608.1. Reports to police department; local ordinance; holding period;penalty.
A. The governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance requireeach licensee within the jurisdiction to make a written or electronic reportof the information required to be maintained by § 46.2-1608, at the requestof the police department or sheriff, on a daily basis or such other frequencyas requested by the police department or sheriff, of every purchase, exchangeor acquisition of any salvage or scrap vehicle. The ordinance may alsorequire that the photocopy of the seller's driver's license, stateidentification card, official United States military identification card, orany other form of personal identification with photograph and a copy of thedigital photograph required by § 46.2-1608 be electronically transmitted tothe police department or sheriff on a weekly basis at an electronic addressto be provided. Any local governing body, by such ordinance, may assess andretain a fine of not more than $2,500 for its violation.
B. No licensee shall crush, flatten, or otherwise reduce a vehicle to a statewhere it can no longer be considered a vehicle until it has been in hispossession for up to 10 days unless the vehicle is accompanied by properdocumentation pursuant to subsection C. This subsection shall not apply toinoperable vehicles. For purposes of this subsection, an "inoperablevehicle" shall mean any vehicle that is physically damaged beyond use or anyvehicle that does not contain or have an engine in running condition or doesnot have any other essential parts required for operation of the vehicle.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles when thelicensee maintains a photocopy or electronic copy of one of the documents setout in § 46.2-1206 or this chapter.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to scrap metal processorsas defined in § 59.1-136.1 or to salvage pools as defined in § 46.2-1600.
(2010, c. 873.)