On Nov. 1, the Town of Chatham will begin participating in the Vehicle Registration Withholding (DMV stop) Program as authorized by the Code of Virginia.
Through the DMV stop program, Chatham will ask the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to withhold registration or registration renewals for any taxpayer who owes delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and fees to the town.
Once a DMV stop has been placed on an account, the taxpayer must pay the entire amount due with certified funds (cash, money order, or cashier’s check) to get the stop removed, Clerk-Treasurer Tim Hammell said.
An additional processing fee of $40 per vehicle will be added to any funds owed to the town, Hammell added.
