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I, cc. 358, 359, 421, 544.","full_text":"A\n\nAs used in this section, “disability that can impair communication” means a condition with symptoms that can impair the ability of a person with such condition to receive, send, process, or comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal, or graphic symbol systems, including autism spectrum disorders as defined in § 38.2-3418.17 and hearing loss.\n\nB\n\nThe Department shall include on the application for registration of a motor vehicle an option for the vehicle owner to, if applicable, voluntarily indicate that he or a person who will regularly occupy his vehicle has a disability that can impair communication. On any application on which the applicant indicates that a person who will regularly occupy his vehicle has such a disability, the Department may require the applicant to certify that he has the consent of the regular occupant of the vehicle to release information pursuant to subsection D.\n\nC\n\nAny vehicle owner with a driver’s license indicator authorized pursuant to subsection K of § 46.2-342; special identification card indicator authorized pursuant to subsection L of § 46.2-345 or subsection H of § 46.2-345.2; or identification privilege card indicator authorized pursuant to subsection I of § 46.2-345.3 or whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an individual with such an indicator shall be eligible for the registration indicator. A vehicle owner with such an indicator on his credential and a vehicle owner whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an individual with a driver’s license indicator or special identification card indicator may apply to the Department for a registration indicator in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner.\n\nD\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of § 46.2-208, the Department shall provide information regarding vehicle registrants who have indicated, pursuant to subsection B or C, that they or individuals who will regularly occupy their vehicles have a disability that can impair communication with employees and agents of criminal justice agencies as defined in § 9.1-101. The Department shall confirm the presence or absence of a registration indicator indicating that the registrant or a person regularly occupying the vehicle of a registrant has a disability that can impair communication, but it shall not provide information about the type of health condition or disability that the registrant or a person regularly occupying the vehicle of a registrant has.\n\nE\n\nAny vehicle owner who has a registration indicator indicating that the registrant or a person regularly occupying the vehicle of a registrant has a disability that can impair communication may have such indicator removed by requesting such removal, in writing, to the Department.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1362809,"text":"As used in this section, “disability that can impair communication” means a condition with symptoms that can impair the ability of a person with such condition to receive, send, process, or comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal, or graphic symbol systems, including autism spectrum disorders as defined in § 38.2-3418.17 and hearing loss.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1362810,"text":"The Department shall include on the application for registration of a motor vehicle an option for the vehicle owner to, if applicable, voluntarily indicate that he or a person who will regularly occupy his vehicle has a disability that can impair communication. On any application on which the applicant indicates that a person who will regularly occupy his vehicle has such a disability, the Department may require the applicant to certify that he has the consent of the regular occupant of the vehicle to release information pursuant to subsection D.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1362811,"text":"Any vehicle owner with a driver’s license indicator authorized pursuant to subsection K of § 46.2-342; special identification card indicator authorized pursuant to subsection L of § 46.2-345 or subsection H of § 46.2-345.2; or identification privilege card indicator authorized pursuant to subsection I of § 46.2-345.3 or whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an individual with such an indicator shall be eligible for the registration indicator. A vehicle owner with such an indicator on his credential and a vehicle owner whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an individual with a driver’s license indicator or special identification card indicator may apply to the Department for a registration indicator in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":1362812,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of § 46.2-208, the Department shall provide information regarding vehicle registrants who have indicated, pursuant to subsection B or C, that they or individuals who will regularly occupy their vehicles have a disability that can impair communication with employees and agents of criminal justice agencies as defined in § 9.1-101. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 786<\/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":[{"id":362219,"section_number":"38.2-3418.17","catch_line":"Coverage for autism spectrum disorder","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3418.17\/"},{"id":365288,"section_number":"46.2-208","catch_line":"Records of Department; when open for inspection; release of privileged information","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-208\/"},{"id":365604,"section_number":"46.2-342","catch_line":"What license to contain; organ donor information; Uniform Donor Document","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-342\/"},{"id":365610,"section_number":"46.2-345","catch_line":"Issuance of special identification cards; fee; confidentiality; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-345\/"},{"id":365608,"section_number":"46.2-345.2","catch_line":"Issuance of special identification cards without photographs; fee; confidentiality; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-345.2\/"},{"id":365609,"section_number":"46.2-345.3","catch_line":"Issuance of identification privilege cards; fee; confidentiality; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-345.3\/"},{"id":378510,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1453933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365787,"identifier":"46.2-600.1","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-600.1","url":"\/46.2-600.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-600.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/1\/46.2-600.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Indication of special communication needs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-600.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section, “disability that can impair communication<\/span>” means a condition with symptoms that can impair the ability of a person with such condition to receive, send, process, or comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal, or graphic symbol systems, including autism spectrum disorders as defined in § 38.2-3418.17<\/a> and hearing<\/span> loss. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall include on the application for registration of a motor vehicle<\/span> an option for the vehicle owner<\/span> to, if applicable, voluntarily indicate that he or a person who will regularly occupy his vehicle has a disability that can impair communication<\/span>. On any application on which the applicant indicates that a person who will regularly occupy his vehicle has such a disability, the Department<\/span> may require the applicant to certify that he has the consent of the regular occupant of the vehicle to release information pursuant to subsection D. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any vehicle owner<\/span> with a driver<\/span>’s license indicator authorized pursuant to subsection K of § 46.2-342<\/a>; special identification card indicator authorized pursuant to subsection L of § 46.2-345<\/a> or subsection H of § 46.2-345.2<\/a>; or identification privilege<\/span> card indicator authorized pursuant to subsection I of § 46.2-345.3<\/a> or whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an individual with such an indicator shall be eligible for the registration indicator. A vehicle owner<\/span> with such an indicator on his credential and a vehicle owner<\/span> whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an individual with a driver<\/span>’s license indicator or special identification card indicator may apply to the Department<\/span> for a registration indicator in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of § 46.2-208<\/a>, the Department<\/span> shall provide information regarding vehicle registrants who have indicated, pursuant to subsection B or C, that they or individuals who will regularly occupy their vehicles<\/span> have a disability that can impair communication<\/span> with employees and agents<\/span> of criminal justice agencies as defined in § 9.1-101<\/a>. The Department<\/span> shall confirm the presence or absence of a registration indicator indicating that the registrant or a person regularly occupying the vehicle of a registrant has a disability that can impair communication<\/span>, but it shall not provide information about the type of health condition or disability that the registrant or a person regularly occupying the vehicle of a registrant has. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any vehicle owner<\/span> who has a registration indicator indicating that the registrant or a person regularly occupying the vehicle of a registrant has a disability that can impair communication<\/span> may have such indicator removed by requesting such removal, in writing, to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINDICATION OF SPECIAL COMMUNICATION NEEDS (\u00a7 46.2-600.1)\n\nA. As used in this section, “disability that can impair\ncommunication” means a condition with symptoms that can impair the ability\nof a person with such condition to receive, send, process, or comprehend\nconcepts or verbal, nonverbal, or graphic symbol systems, including autism\nspectrum disorders as defined in § 38.2-3418.17 and hearing loss.\n\nB. The Department shall include on the application for registration of a motor\nvehicle an option for the vehicle owner to, if applicable, voluntarily indicate\nthat he or a person who will regularly occupy his vehicle has a disability that\ncan impair communication. On any application on which the applicant indicates\nthat a person who will regularly occupy his vehicle has such a disability, the\nDepartment may require the applicant to certify that he has the consent of the\nregular occupant of the vehicle to release information pursuant to subsection D.\n\nC. Any vehicle owner with a driver’s license indicator authorized pursuant\nto subsection K of § 46.2-342; special identification card indicator\nauthorized pursuant to subsection L of § 46.2-345 or subsection H of §\n46.2-345.2; or identification privilege card indicator authorized pursuant to\nsubsection I of § 46.2-345.3 or whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an\nindividual with such an indicator shall be eligible for the registration\nindicator. A vehicle owner with such an indicator on his credential and a\nvehicle owner whose vehicle is regularly occupied by an individual with a\ndriver’s license indicator or special identification card indicator may\napply to the Department for a registration indicator in a manner prescribed by\nthe Commissioner.\n\nD. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of § 46.2-208, the\nDepartment shall provide information regarding vehicle registrants who have\nindicated, pursuant to subsection B or C, that they or individuals who will\nregularly occupy their vehicles have a disability that can impair communication\nwith employees and agents of criminal justice agencies as defined in §\n9.1-101. The Department shall confirm the presence or absence of a registration\nindicator indicating that the registrant or a person regularly occupying the\nvehicle of a registrant has a disability that can impair communication, but it\nshall not provide information about the type of health condition or disability\nthat the registrant or a person regularly occupying the vehicle of a registrant\nhas.\n\nE. Any vehicle owner who has a registration indicator indicating that the\nregistrant or a person regularly occupying the vehicle of a registrant has a\ndisability that can impair communication may have such indicator removed by\nrequesting such removal, in writing, to the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 786; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 358, 359, 421, 544.","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"}}