HD15 - Uninsured Motorists (1991)

  • Published: 1991
  • Author: Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 230 (Regular Session, 1987)

Executive Summary:
RESULTS OF INSURANCE MONITORING EFFORTS JULY 1, 1989 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1990

There were 4,819,939 vehicles registered in the State of Virginia as of June 30, 1990. This is a slight decrease over the 5,068,030 vehicles as of June 30, 1989.

Vehicle Owners Issued Notices: 309,448
Resulting Net Orders of Suspension: 23,322
Average Detection Rate**: 7.54%

** The Average Detection Rate represents the efforts of all of the Insurance Monitoring processes administered by the Department.

The Vehicle Registration Sample process detection rate was 6.12%.

The number of motorists who voluntarily paid the uninsured motor vehicle fee at the time of registration for FY89-90 was 5,008.

The number of motorists who paid the penalty fee only following detection by DMV as being uninsured was 19,349 for FY89-90.

The Number of Certificates of Insurance filed totaled 24,637.

Net revenue collections increased during the past fiscal year to $7,706,218.

The Department of Motor Vehicles' appropriation was increased to $3,770,950 during FY89-90 to more closely cover the actual expenditures necessary to administer the Insurance Monitoring Program.

The net funds available for transfer to the State Corporation Commission during FY89-90 were $3,935,268. This is a decrease from the previous fiscal year and is due primarily to the increase in the expenditures required to administer the Insurance Monitoring program and appropriated to the Department of Motor Vehicles.