Administrative impoundment of motor vehicles; when driving without an operator's license. (SB122)
Introduced By
Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Administrative impoundment of motor vehicles. Provides for the administrative impoundment of motor vehicles when driving without an operator's license. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100998D |
| 01/06/2010 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 01/14/2010 | Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/14/2010 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 02/15/2010 | Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (3-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
VACOLAO opposes this legislation that imposes the draconian punishment of vehicle impoundment on any person stopped for driving without a license, even before the person is convicted. Unlike the other offenses to which this sanction is applied, the person need never have had a prior conviction of a driving offense. In addition, the sanction would apply to a teen who had not yet gotten a license to drive, a person whose license had expired but had not been renewed, and a person who had been a resident of Virginia for more than 60 days but had not yet gotten a Virginia license