[Archived] Remember to Display Red Decals to Avoid Fines

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

For Immediate Release
November 19, 2004
PIO 280-04/rdo

Remember to Display Red Decals to Avoid Fines

Law enforcement officers will be checking vehicle decals closely next week. City of Alexandria residents, including military personnel, are reminded that they must display their 2004/2005 red City decals on all vehicles or risk getting a parking ticket and/or moving violation.

Police and/or Sheriff Departments from the City of Alexandria, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Manassas City, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Town of Herndon and the Town of Middleburg participate in a region-wide enforcement effort commencing on Monday, Nov. 22. Decals should be affixed next to the State Safety Inspection sticker. Decals from prior years should be removed before affixing the current one. Motorcycle decals should be affixed to the bike's fork next to the State Safety Inspection sticker.

By law, the deadline for displaying the red 2004/2005 decals was Nov. 15. On or after Nov. 22, law enforcement personnel in participating jurisdictions will issue tickets to drivers of vehicles without decals or with expired decals (e.g. last year's blue decal).

Decals can be obtained at the Personal Property Office, City Hall, 301 King Street, Room 1410. Decal fees for personal use vehicles are $25 for a car, truck or van and $15 for a motorcycle. There is no proration for decals. Vehicle decals will be issued at no cost to active duty military personnel who reside in the City of Alexandria due to military orders, and who are the sole owners of vehicles garaged or parked in the City and who maintain their legal residences in a state other than Virginia. Vehicles with out-of-state license plates are required to display a City decal if they are garaged here.

For more information, call the Personal Property Office at 703.838.4560.

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