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Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Coverage of Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles in the Nexus archive.
- Virginia DMV records 117 cannabis-related deaths on the roads; launches campaign
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched its first cannabis-impaired driving campaign after recording 117 cannabis-related deaths on roads. The campaign promotes the message 'if you get high to relax, then relax. Don't drive high.'
- Fourth Circuit defines anti-cop license plate as protected private speech
The Fourth Circuit ruled that a Virginia driver's anti-government license plate, 'FTP&ATF,' is protected private speech under the First Amendment. The court found personalized license plates are not government speech and rejected the DMV's claim that the plate was offensive and violative of its content guidelines.