HD52 - Uninsured Motorists In Virginia (1997)

  • Published: 1997
  • Author: Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Enabling Authority: House Joint Resolution 230 (Regular Session, 1987)

Executive Summary:
Insurance Monitoring Activities
July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996

As of June 30, 1996, there were 5,784,385 vehicles registered in Virginia. This number represents an increase of 307,719 or 5.62% in the number of vehicles registered as of June 30, 1995.

The following statistics provide an overview of the Department of Motor Vehicles' insurance monitoring activities for FY95-96:

• 160,264 vehicle owners were issued notices which resulted in 11,540 net orders of suspension.

• The average overall detection rate for DMV's Insurance Monitoring Program was 7.89%.

• The detection rate for each insurance monitoring process was as follows:

Vehicle Registration
Conviction Sampling
Suspected Uninsured Accident
Law Enforcement Notification
Citizen Information/Police Accident Report

FY93-94
6.53%--Vehicle Registration
20.77%--Conviction Sampling
69.92%--Suspected Uninsured Accident
47.69%--Law Enforcement Notification
53.69%--Citizen Information/Police Accident Report

FY94-95
5.55%--Vehicle Registration
30.81%--Conviction Sampling
62.76%--Suspected Uninsured Accident
45.03%--Law Enforcement Notification
59.00%--Citizen Information/Police Accident Report

FY95-96
4.65%--Vehicle Registration
36.73%--Conviction Sampling
62.62%--Suspected Uninsured Accident
46.48%--Law Enforcement Notification
56.60%--Citizen Information/Police Accident Report

• 2,838 motorists voluntarily paid the uninsured motor vehicle fee at the time of registration.

• 18,352 motorists paid the penalty fee after being detected by DMV as being uninsured.

• A total of 240,746 certificates of insurance were filed.

• Gross revenue collections were $7,618,192.
Some motorists pay a prorated voluntary fee, while others pay penalty fees that are less than the current annual fee ($400). Therefore, the number of motorists paying fees exceeds the result of revenue divided by the annual fee.

• DMV's appropriation was $3,893,324.

• The net funds available for transfer to the State Corporation Commission were $3,724,868, a decrease of $1,446,766 from FY94-95.