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The prohibition which had been adduced some time back was to be found in § 46.2-346 of the Code of Virginia. However, some time back (2004), that section was amended as follows:
The question related to using ones Virgina driver's license to document one's legal name for the purposes of invoking the mundane name allowance for the registration of a name with the SCA College of Arms. The usual standard was that a photocopy of the relevant document be provided. When it was discovered that this was problematic in Virginia, adjustments were made to accomodate that limitation. For quite some time now, it has been legal to make that photocopy -- a fact that has apparently hitherto escaped notice. Reference was made to this specific matter by a Sovereign of Arms at the Laurel Road Show at KWHSS.
The prohibition which had been adduced some time back was to be found in § 46.2-346 of the Code of Virginia. However, some time back (2004), that section was amended as follows:
CHAPTER 722
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-346 of the Code of Virginia, relating to photographing or otherwise copying certain driver documents issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
[H 86]
Approved April 12, 2004
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-346 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-346. Unlawful acts enumerated.
A. No person shall:
1. Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession any driver's license which he knows to be fictitious or to have been cancelled, revoked, suspended, or altered, or photographed for the purpose of evading the intent of this chapter;
2. Lend to, or knowingly permit the use of by one not entitled thereto, any driver's license issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof;
3. Display or represent as his own any driver's license not issued to him;
4. Reproduce by photograph or otherwise, any driver's license, temporary driver's permit,orlearner's permit, or special identification cardwithout obtaining prior written consent of the Departmentwith the intent to commit an illegal act;
5. Fail or refuse to surrender to the Department, on demand, any driver's license issued in the Commonwealth or any other state when the license has been suspended, cancelled, or revoked by proper authority in the Commonwealth, or any other state as provided by law, or to fail or refuse to surrender the suspended, cancelled, or revoked license to any court in which a driver has been tried and convicted for the violation of any law or ordinance of the Commonwealth or any county, city, or town thereof, regulating or affecting the operation of a motor vehicle.
B. Any law-enforcement officer empowered to enforce the provisions of this title may retain any driver's license held in violation of this section and shall submit the license to the appropriate court for evidentiary purposes.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0722
The question related to using ones Virgina driver's license to document one's legal name for the purposes of invoking the mundane name allowance for the registration of a name with the SCA College of Arms. The usual standard was that a photocopy of the relevant document be provided. When it was discovered that this was problematic in Virginia, adjustments were made to accomodate that limitation. For quite some time now, it has been legal to make that photocopy -- a fact that has apparently hitherto escaped notice. Reference was made to this specific matter by a Sovereign of Arms at the Laurel Road Show at KWHSS.
