Source: https://vacode.org/46.2-373/
Timestamp: 2020-02-24 06:00:36
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Report by law-enforcement officer investigating accident (§ 46.2-373)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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§ 46.2-373 Report by law-enforcement officer investigating . . .
§ 46.2-373
Report by law-enforcement officer investigating accident
A. Every law-enforcement officer who in the course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $ 1,500 or more, either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or thereafter and elsewhere, by interviewing participants or witnesses shall, within twenty-four hours after completing the investigation, forward a written report of the accident to the Department. The report shall include the name or names of the insurance carrier or of the insurance agent of the automobile liability policy on each vehicle involved in the accident.
If you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 46.2-373 on the official Code of Virginia website.
. . . Charles Davis Burrell v. Commonwealth of Virginia Department . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 01/27/05)
. . . accident involving injury. Va.Code Ann. § 46.2-373(A). The officer thus had probable cause to . . .
Burrell v. Commonwealth of VA (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 01/27/05)
. . . any accident involv- . . .
HB2320: Accident reports; increases amount of property damage reported by law-enforcement officers. (failed)
SB1032: Accident reports; law-engorcement officers to report if use of cell phone was factor in accident. (failed)
SB39: Traffic accident reports; increases amount of damage threshold to be reported by law enforcement. (failed)
SB1464: Chief Executive Officer for Transportation; abolished Commonwealth Transportaion Commissioner. (failed)
SB39: Traffic accident reports; increases amount of damage threshold to be reported by law enforcement. (passed)
SB103: Transportation, Chief Executive Officer for; abolishes office of Transportation Commissioner. (failed)
SB913: Chief Executive Officer for Transportation; replaces Transportation Commissioner, etc.
§ 46.2-368 Certificate of self-insurance exempts from chapter
§ 46.2-374 Department to prepare and supply forms for reports
§ 46.2-888 Stopping on highways; general rule