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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-902.1 — Officer may require certain motorists to furnish proof of insurance; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 11: Accidents, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-902.1

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-902.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any law-enforcement officer present at the scene of a motor vehicle accident as to which a law-enforcement officer is required by § 46.2-373 to file an accident report with the Department may require the operator of any motor vehicle involved in such accident to furnish proof that the vehicle he was operating at the time of such accident was an insured motor vehicle as defined in § 46.2-705 . Failure to furnish proof of insurance when required by a law-enforcement officer as provided in this section within thirty days shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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