TRAFFIC
Virginia state traffic laws apply on NAS Oceana
Dam Neck Annex. The speed limit is 25mph unless otherwise
indicated.Seat belts are required on base. The Virginia law states
that seat belts are required for frontseat passengers. Child safety seats are
required for all children under the age of six. It is illegal to use radar
detection devices in Virginia. State inspection stickers are required annually
for all vehicles entering Dam Neck, regardless of where the vehicle is
registered.
VEHICLE CHECKS
All vehicles entering or leaving NAS
Oceana Dam Neck Annex are subject to search.
INSURANCE
All
prospective drivers must present evidence of appropriate certification of
compliance with the Virginia Motor Vehicle Responsibility Act. The
insurance must cover the vehicle and the driver and be for the following minimum
amounts: Public Liability $25,000 (injury or death of one person);
$50,000 (injury or death of two or more persons); $20,000 (property
damage). Lesser amounts of insurance are acceptable provided that
they meet the minimum requirements of the state from which the registered owner
of the vehicles has been transferred. These lesser amounts will be
acceptable only until the current policy has expired (in no case for a period
greater than one year), at which time the previously listed minimum requirements
must be met. An applicant's signature on the Vehicle's Registration
Form will be accepted as certification that the applicant possesses (and will
maintain) this minimum.
ACCIDENTS
When on base, always use (757)
492-6911 for any and all emergencies.
EFFECTIVE SAFETY
INSPECTION
Vehicles registered in states having safety inspection laws
must display current safety inspection sticker, either from the state of
registration or Virginia. Owners with vehicles registered in states
not having mandatory safety inspection requirements must present evidence of
having been inspected by an authorized Virginia State Inspection
Agent. Safety inspections in Virginia are required annually and cost
$15.00.
BASE DECALS
All vehicles entering Dam Neck must display a
base decal. In order to obtain a base decal you must have the
required documentation:
*Military, Dependents or Contractors Badge
*Valid
Drivers License
*Proof of Insurance with a valid expiration date
*State
Registration
*State Inspection Receipt.
For base decals the hours are
0600-1530 in Building 551 at Main gate (757)
492-6932.
DRIVERS LICENSE
Personnel arriving at NAS
Oceana Dam Neck Annex should be aware that by Virginia law they must have either
a driver's license issued by their home state or the state of Virginia to
legally operate a motor vehicle while at Dam Neck. For dependents
Virginia recognizes licenses issued by other states, however, if the dependent
becomes employed within the state of Virginia, then he or she must obtain a
Virginia Drivers license within 30 days. If you have a valid out-of-state
driver's license and need to obtain a Virginia license, you go into one of the
DMV offices, fill out license forms, take a visual examination, surrender your
old license and pay a fee ranging from $7.20 to $16.80 depending on month and
year of birth. For a new license, go to one of the DMV offices, pay
the fee, show legal identification, and PROOF OF RESIDENCY, then take the road,
written, and visual examinations. Those 16-18 must have completed
classroom and behind-the-wheel driver education courses, while those 18-19 need
only to have completed a classroom driver education course.
VEHICLE
REGISTRATION
If you register your vehicle in Virginia you must have a
city sticker (except Virginia Beach), displayed on your vehicle windshield.
Those already on record will be sent a registration form in the mail at the end
of December for the following year's decal. If your POV is registered
in the state of Virginia you must also obtain a city sticker through the
city/town you reside in (except Virginia Beach). Vehicle license decals (city
stickers) go on sale December 16th of each year and must be displayed on the
vehicle by February 15th. All personal property taxes must be paid on
all vehicles before any city decal can be purchased. To transfer a
vehicle license decal to another car, the Virginia State Registration card for
the new vehicle along with the decal (even if mutilated) must be
presented. Decals for all vehicles registered with the State of
Virginia after July 1st are half price. Military personnel get their
decals at no cost if the vehicle is registered only in the active duty military
person's name and that person claims another state (other than Virginia) as his
or her home of record. A leave and earnings statement is
required.