General Provisions

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This is Chapter 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Subtitle I “General Provisions; Department of Motor Vehicles”, which is part of Title 46.2 “Motor Vehicles”.

It’s comprised of the following 23 sections.

§ 46.2-100	Definitions
§ 46.2-100.1	Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 46.2-101	Applicability of title to vehicles on certain toll roads and parking facilities
§ 46.2-102	Enforcement by law-enforcement officers; officers to be uniformed; officers to be paid fixed salaries
§ 46.2-103	Stopping vehicles for inspection or to secure information
§ 46.2-104	Possession of registration cards; exhibiting registration card and licenses; failure to carry license or registration card
§ 46.2-105	Making false affidavit or swearing falsely, perjury
§ 46.2-105.1	Unlawful procurement of certificate, license, or permit; unauthorized possession of examination or answers; unlawful distribution of false operator's license; penalty
§ 46.2-105.2	Obtaining documents from the Department when not entitled thereto; penalty
§ 46.2-106	Reciprocal agreements entered into by Governor
§ 46.2-107	Lists of vehicles used for rent or hire, or by contract carriers
§ 46.2-108	Records required of persons renting motor vehicles without drivers; inspections; insurance
§ 46.2-109	Reports by persons in charge of garages and repair shops; vehicles equipped with bullet-proof glass or smoke projectors or struck by bullets
§ 46.2-110	Right to inspect vehicles in garages
§ 46.2-111	Flares and other signals relating to stopped commercial motor vehicles
§ 46.2-112	Tampering with odometer; penalty; civil liability
§ 46.2-113	Violations of this title; penalties
§ 46.2-114	Disposition of fines and forfeitures
§ 46.2-115	Inapplicability of title on Tangier Island; adoption of local ordinances; penalties
§ 46.2-116	Registration with Department of Criminal Justice Services required for tow truck drivers; penalty
§ 46.2-117	Revocation and suspension of registration of tow truck driver; notice and hearing; assessment of costs
§ 46.2-118	Prohibited acts by tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators
§ 46.2-119	Complaints against tow truck drivers or towing and recovery operators; enforcement by the Office of the Attorney General