The following persons are exempt from paying motor vehicle license fees:
(a) Persons who are nonresidents of the State and live within the Commonwealth as a result of military orders within the meaning of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly known as Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act). Such persons shall display proof of his/her military status by providing an appropriate ID card or similar identification and a registration card showing the motor vehicle to be registered solely in the name or names of nonresident military personnel, or jointly titled with a military spouse residing in Loudoun County because of such military orders, as long as the residence or domicile is the same for both the servicemember and spouse.
(b) “Active Volunteer Member” of a volunteer fire department or volunteer rescue squad, as defined under the “Length of Service Retirement Plan” for volunteers of fire and rescue squads. No individual shall qualify for more than one motor vehicle license fee exemption per year.
(c) Former or current member of a volunteer fire department or volunteer rescue squad who has provided ten or more “Years of Fire or Rescue Service” as defined under the “Length of Service Retirement Plan” for volunteers of fire and rescue services. For purposes of this exemption, the minimum ten years of service shall not include service years accrued as a result of excess points. No individual shall qualify for more than one motor vehicle license fee exemption per year.
(d) Motor vehicle owned or leased by a deputy sheriff. No deputy sheriff shall qualify for more than one license fee exemption per year.
(e) Motor vehicle owned or leased by a police officer. No police officer shall qualify for more than one motor vehicle license fee exemption per year.
(f) Motor vehicle owned or leased by an officer of the Virginia State Police. No Virginia State Police officer shall qualify for more than one motor vehicle license fee exemption per year.
(g) Motor vehicle owned or leased by a salaried firefighter. No salaried firefighter shall qualify for more than one motor vehicle license fee exemption per year.
(h) Motor vehicle owned or leased by a salaried emergency medical technician. No emergency medical technician shall qualify for more than one motor vehicle license fee exemption per year.
(i) A list of the individuals who qualify for the exemptions to the motor vehicle license fee pursuant to sub-sections (b) through (h) herein, will be yearly provided to the office of the Treasurer by the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Department or the Sheriff’s Office, or their respective successors, as applicable. Such a list shall provide a certification from the respective department or office that each individual appearing on the list meets the criteria as specified in this section. No individual may qualify for more than one motor vehicle license fee exemption per year.
(j) All motor vehicles exempted from the imposition of State, county, city and town ordinances under the provisions of Article 11, Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, are hereby exempted from the operation and requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 97-12. Passed 11-5-97; Ord. 02-20. Passed 6-4-02; Ord. 03-02. Passed 4-8-03; Ord. 03-03. Passed 4-3-03; Ord. 07-08. Passed 11-13-07; Ord. 18-07. Passed 4-11-18.)