Accident Reports

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This is Article 11 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Accident Reports.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Licensure of Drivers”, which is part of Subtitle II “Titling, Registration and Licensure”, which is part of Title 46.2 “Motor Vehicles”.

It’s comprised of the following 20 sections.

§ 46.2-371	Driver to give immediate notice of certain accidents
§ 46.2-372	Driver to report certain accidents in writing; certification of financial responsibility to Department; supplemental reports; reports by witnesses
§ 46.2-373	Report by law-enforcement official investigating accident
§ 46.2-373.1	Report of law-enforcement officer involved in accident
§ 46.2-374	Department to prepare and supply forms for reports
§ 46.2-375	Reports by medical examiners of deaths resulting from accidents
§ 46.2-376	Report required of person in charge of garage or repair shop
§ 46.2-377	Reports made by garages to be without prejudice and confidential; exceptions
§ 46.2-378	Extent to which reports may be used as evidence
§ 46.2-379	Use of crash reports made by investigating officers
§ 46.2-380	Reports made under certain sections open to inspection by certain persons; copies; maintenance of reports and photographs for three-year period
§ 46.2-381	Accident reports required by county or municipal ordinance; copies
§ 46.2-382	Courts to keep full records of certain cases
§ 46.2-382.1	Courts to make findings relating to commercial motor vehicles
§ 46.2-383	Courts to forward abstracts of records or furnish abstract data of conviction by electronic means in certain cases; records in office of Department; inspection; clerk's fee for reports
§ 46.2-384	Law-enforcement officers arresting drivers for certain offenses to request abstracts or transcripts of drivers' conviction records
§ 46.2-385	Prosecuting attorneys to appear in certain cases
§ 46.2-386	Forms for and information to be contained in abstracts; certification
§ 46.2-387	Penalty for failure to forward record of conviction or of judgment for damages
§ 46.2-388	Uniform summons to be used for reportable motor vehicle law violations; citations