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It has been modified 2 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 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225705,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86185,"identifier":"46.2-376","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-376","url":"\/46.2-376\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-376\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-376","dublin_core":{"Title":"Report required of person in charge of garage or repair shop","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-376","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> (i) that shows <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of having been involved in a serious <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> accident or (ii) with <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of bloodstains shall report to the nearest police station or to the State Police, within twenty-four hours after the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> is received, giving the engine number, registration number and the name and address of the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> of the vehicle if known. 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Reports\nrequired by this section shall be made upon forms furnished by the\nSuperintendent of State Police.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 46-405, 46-406; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-406; 1989, c.\n727.","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}}