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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1952, chapter 670; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225671,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56689,"identifier":"46.2-369","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/10\/46.2-369","url":"\/46.2-369\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-369\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/10\/46.2-369","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commissioner to administer and enforce chapter; regulations; summoning witnesses and taking testimony","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-369","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and he may adopt regulations for its administration. He may issue<\/span> subpoenas<\/span> for witnesses to attend, administer oaths<\/span>, and take testimony<\/span> in, the hearings<\/span> provided in this chapter for the purpose of finding<\/span> whether driver<\/span>’s licenses, license plates<\/span>, or registrations should be suspended or revoked. If any person fails or refuses to obey the subpoena<\/span>, or to give testimony<\/span>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall notify the circuit<\/span> or district court<\/span> of the county or city in which the hearing<\/span> is or was to have been held. On receipt of the notice, the court<\/span> shall, by appropriate process, compel his attendance or testimony<\/span> or both, to the same extent that it could be required in a proceeding in the court<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE CHAPTER; REGULATIONS; SUMMONING WITNESSES\nAND TAKING TESTIMONY (\u00a7 46.2-369)\n\nThe Commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and\nhe may adopt regulations for its administration. He may issue subpoenas for\nwitnesses to attend, administer oaths, and take testimony in, the hearings\nprovided in this chapter for the purpose of finding whether driver’s\nlicenses, license plates, or registrations should be suspended or revoked. If\nany person fails or refuses to obey the subpoena, or to give testimony, the\nCommissioner shall notify the circuit or district court of the county or city in\nwhich the hearing is or was to have been held. On receipt of the notice, the\ncourt shall, by appropriate process, compel his attendance or testimony or both,\nto the same extent that it could be required in a proceeding in the court.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-394; 1952, c. 670; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-396; 1984, c.\n780; 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}}