CHAPTER 550

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
46.1-64.1 so as to require certain information to be supplied in the
transfer of certain motor vehicles; to provide for the stamping of
such information upon the certificates of title thereof; and to provide
a penalty for violations.

(S 848]
Approved April 5, 1966

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a section numbered
46.1-64.1, as follows:

§ 46.1-64.1. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly
to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any motor vehicle that:

(1) Has been used as a taxicab, or (2) has been damaged by water
to such an extent that the insurance company insuring such vehicle has
paid a claim of one thousand dollars or more because of such water damage
or has determined such motor vehicle to be a total loss; unless and until
he shall attach to the certificate of title of such motor vehicle a signed
statement to the effect that such vehicle has been used as a taxicab or has
been damaged by water.

(b) Persons violating the provisions of (a) hereof shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.

(c) Upon receipt of a certificate of title to which is attached the
information required in (a) hereof, the Commissioner shall, upon issuing
a new certificate of title, place an appropriate stamp upon such certificate
in order to convey such information to the new owner of such motor vehicle.