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Such information may be electronic, provided that printed materials are made available upon request.\n\nB\n\nThe Department of Veterans Services shall furnish the Department with all materials required to be offered pursuant to this section. Distribution of materials shall be in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner in consultation with the Department of Veterans Services.\n\nC\n\nNothing in this section shall require the Department to verify a person’s veteran status.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1361557,"text":"If any person indicates that he is a veteran on any form or application submitted to the Department for the purpose of a driver or vehicle transaction, the Department shall offer such person information on veterans services that are available in the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 698<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1452581,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365444,"identifier":"46.2-221.5","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1\/46.2-221.5","url":"\/46.2-221.5\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-221.5\/","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1\/46.2-221.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Information on veterans services provided","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-221.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If any person indicates that he is a veteran on any form or application submitted to the Department<\/span> for the purpose of a driver<\/span> or vehicle<\/span> transaction, the Department<\/span> shall offer such person information on veterans services that are available in the Commonwealth. Such information may be electronic, provided that printed materials<\/span> are made available upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> of Veterans Services shall furnish the Department<\/span> with all materials<\/span> required to be offered pursuant to this section. Distribution of materials<\/span> shall be in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span> in consultation with the Department<\/span> of Veterans Services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall require the Department<\/span> to verify a person’s veteran status. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINFORMATION ON VETERANS SERVICES PROVIDED (\u00a7 46.2-221.5)\n\nA. If any person indicates that he is a veteran on any form or application\nsubmitted to the Department for the purpose of a driver or vehicle transaction,\nthe Department shall offer such person information on veterans services that are\navailable in the Commonwealth. Such information may be electronic, provided that\nprinted materials are made available upon request.\n\nB. The Department of Veterans Services shall furnish the Department with all\nmaterials required to be offered pursuant to this section. Distribution of\nmaterials shall be in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner in consultation\nwith the Department of Veterans Services.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall require the Department to verify a\nperson’s veteran status.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 698.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}