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§ 8.01-309 Service on Secretary of Commonwealth as agent of nonresident operator or owner of aircraft

Any nonresident owner or operator of any aircraft that is operated over and above the land and waters of the Commonwealth or uses aviation facilities within the Commonwealth, shall by such operation and use appoint the Secretary of the Commonwealth as his statutory agent for the service of process in any action against him growing out of any accident or collision occurring within or above the Commonwealth in which such aircraft is involved.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 384; in 1954, chapter 333; in 1977, chapter 617.

Code 1950, § 8-67.4; 1952, c. 384; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617.

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