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These records shall be public records and open to inspection by any person damaged as to his person or property by the operation of the vehicle or by law-enforcement personnel in the discharge of their duties. Any person who has been damaged as to his person or property may require a production of the written record in person or by his authorized agent or attorney.B\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person who rents a motor vehicle as provided in this section to fail to make or have in possession or to refuse an inspection of the record required in this section.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall prescribe and the owner shall use the form for the keeping of the record provided in this section.D\n\nNo person engaged in the business of renting automobiles and trucks without drivers shall rent any vehicle without a driver unless the vehicle is an insured motor vehicle as defined in &#xA7; 46.2-705. A violation of this subsection shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312880,"text":"Every person engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles without drivers who rents any vehicle without a driver, otherwise than as a part of a bona fide transaction involving the sale of the motor vehicle, shall maintain a record of the identity of the person to whom the vehicle is rented and the exact time the vehicle is the subject of the rental or in possession of the person renting and having the use of the vehicle. These records shall be public records and open to inspection by any person damaged as to his person or property by the operation of the vehicle or by law-enforcement personnel in the discharge of their duties. Any person who has been damaged as to his person or property may require a production of the written record in person or by his authorized agent or attorney.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":312881,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person who rents a motor vehicle as provided in this section to fail to make or have in possession or to refuse an inspection of the record required in this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":312882,"text":"The Commissioner shall prescribe and the owner shall use the form for the keeping of the record provided in this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":312883,"text":"No person engaged in the business of renting automobiles and trucks without drivers shall rent any vehicle without a driver unless the vehicle is an insured motor vehicle as defined in &#xA7; 46.2-705. 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It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1960, chapter 141; in 1972, chapter 373; in 1978, chapter 605; in 1980, chapter 9; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76189,"section_number":"46.2-705","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-705\/"}],"permalink":{"id":225339,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87378,"identifier":"46.2-108","token":"46.2\/I\/1\/46.2-108","url":"\/46.2-108\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-108\/","token":"46.2\/I\/1\/46.2-108","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records required of persons renting motor vehicles without drivers; inspections; insurance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-108","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every person engaged in the business of renting <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicles<\/span> without <span class=\"dictionary\">drivers<\/span> who rents any vehicle without a <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>, otherwise than as a part of a bona fide transaction involving the sale of the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, shall maintain a record of the identity of the person to whom the vehicle is rented and the exact time the vehicle is the subject of the rental or in <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of the person renting and having the use of the vehicle. These records shall be public records and open to inspection by any person damaged as to his person or property by the operation of the vehicle or by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement personnel in the discharge of their duties. Any person who has been damaged as to his person or property may require a production of the written record in person or by his authorized <span class=\"dictionary\">agent<\/span> or attorney. <a id=\"paragraph-312880\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-108\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person who rents a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> as provided in this section to fail to make or have in <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> or to refuse an inspection of the record required in this section. <a id=\"paragraph-312881\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-108\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall prescribe and the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> shall use the form for the keeping of the record provided in this section. <a id=\"paragraph-312882\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-108\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> No person engaged in the business of renting automobiles and <span class=\"dictionary\">trucks<\/span> without <span class=\"dictionary\">drivers<\/span> shall rent any vehicle without a <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span> unless the vehicle is an insured <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/46.2-705\/\">46.2-705<\/a>. A violation of this subsection shall constitute a Class 1 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-312883\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-108\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS REQUIRED OF PERSONS RENTING MOTOR VEHICLES WITHOUT DRIVERS; INSPECTIONS;\nINSURANCE (\u00a7 46.2-108)\n\nA. Every person engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles without\ndrivers who rents any vehicle without a driver, otherwise than as a part of a\nbona fide transaction involving the sale of the motor vehicle, shall maintain a\nrecord of the identity of the person to whom the vehicle is rented and the exact\ntime the vehicle is the subject of the rental or in possession of the person\nrenting and having the use of the vehicle. These records shall be public records\nand open to inspection by any person damaged as to his person or property by the\noperation of the vehicle or by law-enforcement personnel in the discharge of\ntheir duties. Any person who has been damaged as to his person or property may\nrequire a production of the written record in person or by his authorized agent\nor attorney.\n\nB. It shall be unlawful for any person who rents a motor vehicle as provided in\nthis section to fail to make or have in possession or to refuse an inspection of\nthe record required in this section.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall prescribe and the owner shall use the form for the\nkeeping of the record provided in this section.\n\nD. No person engaged in the business of renting automobiles and trucks without\ndrivers shall rent any vehicle without a driver unless the vehicle is an insured\nmotor vehicle as defined in &#xA7; 46.2-705. A violation of this subsection\nshall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-191; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-14; 1960, c. 141; 1972, c.\n373; 1978, c. 605; 1980, c. 9; 1989, c. 727.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}