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The county, city, or town may, by ordinance, require the designated department to make the reports, including the report of the law-enforcement officer, and including any photographs taken by law-enforcement officers, available for inspection by any person involved or injured in the accident or his attorney or any authorized representative of any insurance carrier reasonably anticipating exposure to civil liability as a consequence of the accident. The county, city, or town may, by ordinance, prescribe fees to be charged for copies of the reports and photographs and require the designated department to furnish copies of the reports and photographs, after payment of the prescribed fees, to any such person, attorney, or authorized representative.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":302721,"text":"Any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, require that the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident file with a designated department a report of the accident. These reports shall be for the confidential use of the department and subject to the provisions of this article. The county, city, or town may, by ordinance, require the designated department to make the reports, including the report of the law-enforcement officer, and including any photographs taken by law-enforcement officers, available for inspection by any person involved or injured in the accident or his attorney or any authorized representative of any insurance carrier reasonably anticipating exposure to civil liability as a consequence of the accident. 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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 1954, chapter 393; in 1956, chapter 703; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1962, chapter 458; in 1986, chapter 639; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84456,"identifier":"46.2-381","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-381","url":"\/46.2-381\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-381\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-381","dublin_core":{"Title":"Accident reports required by county or municipal ordinance; copies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-381","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any county, city, or town may, by <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>, require that the <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span> of a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> involved in an accident file with a designated <span class=\"dictionary\">department<\/span> a report of the accident. 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The county, city, or town may, by\nordinance, require the designated department to make the reports, including the\nreport of the law-enforcement officer, and including any photographs taken by\nlaw-enforcement officers, available for inspection by any person involved or\ninjured in the accident or his attorney or any authorized representative of any\ninsurance carrier reasonably anticipating exposure to civil liability as a\nconsequence of the accident. The county, city, or town may, by ordinance,\nprescribe fees to be charged for copies of the reports and photographs and\nrequire the designated department to furnish copies of the reports and\nphotographs, after payment of the prescribed fees, to any such person, attorney,\nor authorized representative.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-413; 1954, c. 393; 1956, c. 703; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7\n46.1-411; 1962, c. 458; 1986, c. 639; 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}}