2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-390 - Required suspension for conviction of theft or unauthorized use of a motor vehicle

46.2-390. Required suspension for conviction of theft or unauthorized useof a motor vehicle.

When any person is convicted, or found guilty in the case of a juvenile, ofany theft of a motor vehicle or its unauthorized use, or the theft of any ofits parts, whether the motor vehicle is used in the commission of a theft ornot, then in addition to any penalties provided by law, the driver's licenseof the person shall be suspended by the court for a period of not less thansixty days nor more than six months. In case of conviction the court shallorder the surrender of the license to the court where it shall be disposed ofin accordance with 46.2-398. If the conviction is a second or subsequentoffense, the license shall be suspended at least sixty days and not more thanone year, and the court shall transmit the license to the Department asprovided by law. If the person has not obtained a license as required by thischapter, or is a nonresident, the court shall direct in the judgment ofconviction that the person shall not drive any motor vehicle in theCommonwealth for a period to coincide with the judgment of the court. Thissection shall not apply in the event that the theft is one in which therevocation of the license of any person is required under the provisions ofsubdivision 5 of 46.2-389. Sections 46.2-391.1 and 46.2-411 shall not applyto any person whose license is suspended under this section.

(1966, c. 533, 46.1-417.1; 1984, c. 780; 1988, c. 860; 1989, c. 727; 1992,c. 109.)