46.2-946 - Department to transmit officer's report to party jurisdiction; suspension of resident's license for noncompliance with citation issued by party jurisdiction.
§ 46.2-946. Department to transmit officer's report to party jurisdiction;suspension of resident's license for noncompliance with citation issued byparty jurisdiction.
Upon receipt of the report as described in § 46.2-945, the Department ofMotor Vehicles shall transmit a certified copy of such report to the officialin charge of the issuance of driver's licenses in the home jurisdiction inwhich the motorist resides or by which he is licensed.
Upon receipt from the issuing jurisdiction of a certification ofnoncompliance with a citation by a motorist holding a driver's license issuedby this Commonwealth, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehiclesforthwith shall suspend such motorist's driver's license. The order ofsuspension shall indicate the reason for the order, and shall notify themotorist that his license shall remain suspended until he has furnishedevidence satisfactory to the Commissioner that he has fully complied with theterms of the citation which was the basis for the suspension order.
The licensing authority of the issuing jurisdiction may suspend the privilegeof a motorist for whom a report has been transmitted.
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to ascertain andremain informed as to which jurisdictions are party jurisdictions hereunderand, accordingly, to maintain a current listing of such jurisdictions, whichlisting he shall from time to time cause to be disseminated among theappropriate departments, divisions, bureaus and agencies of thisCommonwealth, the principal executive officers of the several counties,cities and towns of this Commonwealth and the licensing authorities in allother jurisdictions which are, have been, or claim to be a party jurisdictionpursuant hereto.
Consistent with the terms of the applicable Nonresident Violator Compact, thehome jurisdiction shall take no action regarding any report transmitted bythe issuing jurisdiction, which is transmitted more than six months after thedate on which the traffic citation was issued.
Consistent with the terms of the applicable Nonresident Violator Compact, thehome jurisdiction shall take no action regarding any report on any violationwhere the date of issuance of the citation predates the entry into thecompact for the two party jurisdictions affected.
(1964, c. 247, § 46.1-179.3; 1980, c. 366; 1989, c. 727.)