HD4 - Uninsured Motorists in Virginia (1992)

  • Published: 1992
  • Author: Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 230 (Regular Session, 1987)

Executive Summary:
Results of Insurance Monitoring Efforts July 1, 1990 Through June 30, 1991

There were 4,794,803 vehicles registered in the State of Virginia as of June 30, 1991. This is a slight decrease over the 4,813,939 vehicles registered as of June 30, 1990.

Vehicle Owners Issued Notices: 309,185
Resulting Net Orders of Suspension: 24,795
Average Detection Rate **: 8.02%

** 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 6.77%.

The number of motorists who voluntarily paid the uninsured motor vehicle fee at the time of registration for FY90-91 was 6,455.

The number of motorists who paid the penalty fee only following detection by DMV as being uninsured was 18,306 for FY90-91.

The number of Certificates of Insurance filed totaled 23,992.

Net revenue collections decreased during the past fiscal year to $7,516,368.

The Department of Motor Vehicles' appropriation was increased to $3,831,455 during FY90-91 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 FY90-91 were $3,684,914. 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 a decrease in the net revenue collections.