SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2024 SESSION CHAPTER E250 An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-1608.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to auto recyclers;

R O [S 545] Approved LMarch L28, 1.2024 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

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Entering into a contractual agreement with the Department to update records of motor vehicles to becertificate, demolished or dismantlednonrepairable if such motor vehicles either have been issued a certificate ofin title, salvage the contractualCommonwealth agreement,or theare licensedtitled autoin recycleranother shallstate. be required to comply with the Department'son to procedures for securely accessing and updating the Department's records;

In addition to the contractual agreement, the licensed auto recycler shall be required to comply with the Department's procedures for securely accessing and Supdating 2.the Department's records;

Notifyingand the2. Department that a motor vehicle is being demolished or dismantled or of theB intention to demolish, dismantle, or reduce the motor vehicle to a state where it can no longer be considered a motor vehicle.

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certificateLicensed fromauto recyclers shall electronically notify the CommonwealthDepartment mayof demolishthe demolished or dismantledismantled thevehicle's subjectcertificate motorof vehicle.title, salvage certificate, or nonrepairable certificate number and vehicle identification number.

LicensedB. autorepairable recyclers shall electronically notify the Department in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of the demolished or dismantled vehicle's certificate of title, salvage certificate, or nonrepairable certificate number and vehicle identification number within required time frames pursuant to subsection D of § 46.2-1603.1.

Licensed auto recyclers in possession of the certificate of title, salvage certificate, or nonrepairable certificate from the Commonwealth may demolish or dismantle the subject motor vehicle.

Licensed auto recyclers shall electronically notify the Department in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of the demolished or dismantled vehicle's certificate of title, salvage certificate, or nonrepairable certificate number and vehicle identification number within required time frames pursuant to subsection D of § 46.2-1603.1.

Licensed auto recyclers shall electronically notify the Department of the demolished or dismantled vehicle's certificate of title number, vehicle identification number, year, make, and model within required time frames pursuant to subsection D of § 46.2-1603.1.ication46.2-1603.1. number, year, D.

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Upon receipt of such notification, the Department shall check the records of a nationally recognized databases crime database and the records of a nationally recognized vehicle title database for owner and lienholder information.

The licensed auto recycler may not demolish or dismantle theasethe vehicle until the Department has notified the licensed auto recycler of the results of that inquiry.