Every state agency having knowledge of the blind or visually handicapped, maintaining any register of the blind, or administering either tax deductions or exemptions for or aid to the blind or visually handicapped shall report in January of each year to the Department the names of all persons so known, registered or benefiting from such deductions or exemptions, for aid to the blind or visually handicapped. This information shall be used by the Department only for the purpose of determining qualifications of these persons for licensure under Chapter 3 (§ 46.2-300 et seq.). If any such state agency has knowledge that any person so reported continues to operate a motor vehicle, such agency may provide this information to appropriate law-enforcement agencies as otherwise permitted by law.
The Department shall report to the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired and the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services at least annually the name and address of every person who has been refused a driver's license solely or partly because of failure to pass the Department's visual examination.
If any employee of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired makes a report to the Department of Motor Vehicles or provides information to an appropriate law-enforcement agency as required or permitted by this section concerning any client of the agency, it shall not be deemed to have been made in violation of the client-agency relationship.
1968, c. 98, §§ 46.1-40.1, 46.1-40.1:1; 1977, c. 340; 1984, c. 780; 1988, c. 798; 1989, c. 727; 2003, c. 301; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 2 - Department of Motor Vehicles
§ 46.2-200. Department of Motor Vehicles
§ 46.2-201. Appointment of Commissioner; term; vacancies
§ 46.2-202. Oath and bond; salary
§ 46.2-203. Regulations; violation; forms for applications, certificates, licenses, etc.
§ 46.2-203.2. Emergency contact information program
§ 46.2-204. Medical Advisory Board
§ 46.2-205. Department offices and agencies; agreements with dealers
§ 46.2-205.2. Agreements with other agencies or contractors for other agencies; collection of fees
§ 46.2-206. Disposition of fees
§ 46.2-207. Uncollected checks and electronic payments tendered for license fees or taxes; penalty
§ 46.2-208. Records of Department; when open for inspection; release of privileged information
§ 46.2-208.3. Notice by Department
§ 46.2-209. Release of information in Department records for motor vehicle research purposes
§ 46.2-209.1. Release of vehicle information by Department to prospective vehicle purchasers
§ 46.2-210. List of registrations and titles
§ 46.2-211. Commissioner to advise local commissioners of revenue of situs of certain vehicles
§ 46.2-212. Notice given for records supplied
§ 46.2-212.1. Payments by payment devices
§ 46.2-212.2. Automatic payments
§ 46.2-214. Charges for information supplied by Department
§ 46.2-214.1. Additional charge for information supplied by Department
§ 46.2-214.2. Waiver of certain fees by Department
§ 46.2-214.3. Discount for multiyear registration
§ 46.2-214.4. Discount for online transactions
§ 46.2-215. Certification of certain records and admissibility in evidence
§ 46.2-216. Destruction of records
§ 46.2-216.4. Department to provide self-service options to customers
§ 46.2-217. Enforcement of laws by Commissioner; authority of officers
§ 46.2-218. Fees not allowed law-enforcement officers
§ 46.2-220. Special counsel for defense of law-enforcement officers
§ 46.2-221.5. Information on veterans services provided
§ 46.2-222. General powers of Commissioner with respect to transportation safety
§ 46.2-223. Additional powers and duties of Commissioner
§ 46.2-226. Electronic credentials
§ 46.2-228. Design of electronic credentials