Virginia SB 592: Submissions to the Department of Motor Vehicles; paper documents.

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SENATE BILL NO. 592 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 7, 2020 

A BILL to amend and reenact � 46.2-216.1 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to submissions to the Department of Motor Vehicles; paper 
 documents. 
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Patron-- Hanger 

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Referred to Committee on Transportation 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 46.2-216.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted as follows:

� 46.2-216.1. Electronic filings or submissions to Department; 
 provision of electronic documents by Department.

A. Whenever this title or Title 58.1 provides that applications, 
 certificates, fees, letters of credit, notices, penalties, records, reports, 
 surety bonds, tariffs, taxes, time schedules, or any other documents or 
 payments be filed or submitted to the Department in written form or otherwise, 
 the Commissioner may, after providing 12-months' written notification to 
 impacted applicants, licensees, or any other person or entity, require that all 
 or certain applicants, licensees, or any other person or entity engaged in 
 business with the Department, make such filings or submissions electronically 
 in a format prescribed by the Commissioner. Any such requirement shall not 
 apply to an individual application for a driver's license, commercial driver's 
 license, special identification card, or the titling or registration of 12 or 
 fewer vehicles during a period of one year. The Commissioner shall develop a 
 method to ensure that the electronic filing is received and stored accurately 
 and that it is readily available to satisfy the requirements of the statutes 
 which call for a written document. Notwithstanding the provisions of this 
 section, the Commissioner may accept, in lieu of paper documents, a filing or 
 submission made by electronic means for any document not required to be filed 
 or submitted electronically pursuant to the provisions of this title or Title 
 58.1.

B. Whenever this title or Title 58.1 provides that a written 
 certificate or other document is to be delivered to an owner, registrant, 
 licensee, lien holder, or any other person or entity by the Department or the 
 Commissioner, the Commissioner may provide the written certificate or other 
 document by electronic means. The electronic document may consist of all of the 
 information included in the paper certificate or document or it may be an 
 abstract or listing of the information held in electronic form by the 
 Department. Whenever a certificate or other document is provided by electronic 
 means, the Department will not be required to produce a written certificate or 
 document until requested to do so by the owner, registrant, licensee, lien 
 holder, or other party.

C. The Commissioner is authorized to establish, where feasible 
 and cost efficient, contracts with public-private partnerships with commercial