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In the event the abstract relates to a person convicted or found not innocent of a charge described in subdivision A 1 or 2 of \u00a7 46.2-382, it shall include the nature and date of the offense, the date of conviction or finding of not innocent, the plea, the judgment, the penalty or forfeiture as the case may be, and the driver’s license number if any, the month, day and year of birth, the sex and the residence address or whereabouts of the defendant and shall indicate whether the defendant appeared and was represented by or waived counsel. Every such abstract shall be certified by the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or clerk of the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court or clerk of a circuit court as a true abstract of the records of the court as it relates to the charge, judgment and penalty.\n\t\tAbstracts transmitted to the Department by electronic means may be certified by machine imprint of the name of the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or the clerk’s name of the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court or the name of the clerk of the circuit court that furnished the record as a true abstract of the records of the court as it relates to the charge, judgment, and penalty.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219658,"text":"Abstracts required by \u00a7 46.2-383 shall be made on forms prepared by or approved by the Department and the Department of State Police. They shall include all information as to the parties to the case. In the event the abstract relates to a person convicted or found not innocent of a charge described in subdivision A 1 or 2 of \u00a7 46.2-382, it shall include the nature and date of the offense, the date of conviction or finding of not innocent, the plea, the judgment, the penalty or forfeiture as the case may be, and the driver’s license number if any, the month, day and year of birth, the sex and the residence address or whereabouts of the defendant and shall indicate whether the defendant appeared and was represented by or waived counsel. Every such abstract shall be certified by the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or clerk of the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court or clerk of a circuit court as a true abstract of the records of the court as it relates to the charge, judgment and penalty.\n\t\tAbstracts transmitted to the Department by electronic means may be certified by machine imprint of the name of the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or the clerk’s name of the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court or the name of the clerk of the circuit court that furnished the record as a true abstract of the records of the court as it relates to the charge, judgment, and penalty.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13851,"edition_id":1,"name":"Accident Reports","identifier":"11","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12772,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:05","permalink":{"id":225679,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13851,"identifier":"11","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11","url":"\/46.2\/II\/3\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12772,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensure of Drivers","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12771,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225629,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12772,"identifier":"3","token":"46.2\/II\/3","url":"\/46.2\/II\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12771,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling, Registration and Licensure","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225627,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12771,"identifier":"II","token":"46.2\/II","url":"\/46.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":85198,"structure_id":13851,"section_number":"46.2-371","catch_line":"Driver to give immediate notice of certain accidents","url":"\/46.2-371\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-371","metadata":false},{"id":66632,"structure_id":13851,"section_number":"46.2-372","catch_line":"Driver to report certain accidents in writing; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1968, chapter 151; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1986, chapter 607; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1992, chapter 838.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55824,"section_number":"46.2-383","catch_line":"Courts to forward abstracts of records or furnish abstract data of conviction by electronic means in certain cases; records in office of Department; inspection; clerk's fee for reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-383\/"},{"id":65847,"section_number":"46.2-384","catch_line":"Law-enforcement officers arresting drivers for certain offenses to request abstracts or transcripts of drivers' conviction records","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-384\/"},{"id":54873,"section_number":"46.2-388","catch_line":"Uniform summons to be used for reportable motor vehicle law violations; citations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-388\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55524,"section_number":"46.2-382","catch_line":"Courts to keep full records of certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-382\/"},{"id":55824,"section_number":"46.2-383","catch_line":"Courts to forward abstracts of records or furnish abstract data of conviction by electronic means in certain cases; records in office of Department; inspection; clerk's fee for reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-383\/"}],"permalink":{"id":225749,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59992,"identifier":"46.2-386","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-386","url":"\/46.2-386\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-386\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-386","dublin_core":{"Title":"Forms for and information to be contained in abstracts; certification","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-386","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Abstracts required by \u00a7 46.2-383<\/a> shall be made on forms prepared by or approved by the Department<\/span> and the Department<\/span> of State Police. They shall include all information as to the parties to the case. In the event the abstract relates to a person convicted or found not innocent of a charge described in subdivision A 1 or 2 of \u00a7 46.2-382<\/a>, it shall include the nature and date of the offense<\/span>, the date of conviction<\/span> or finding<\/span> of not innocent, the plea<\/span>, the judgment<\/span>, the penalty<\/span> or forfeiture as the case may be, and the driver<\/span>’s license number if any, the month, day and year of birth, the sex and the residence address or whereabouts of the defendant<\/span> and shall indicate whether the defendant<\/span> appeared and was represented by or waived counsel<\/span>. Every such abstract shall be certified by the general district court<\/span> or juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> judge<\/span> or clerk of the general district court<\/span> or juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> or clerk of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span> as a true abstract of the records of the court<\/span> as it relates to the charge, judgment<\/span> and penalty<\/span>.\n\t\tAbstracts transmitted to the Department<\/span> by electronic means may be certified by machine imprint of the name of the general district court<\/span> or juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> judge<\/span> or the clerk’s name of the general district court<\/span> or juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> or the name of the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> that furnished the record as a true abstract of the records of the court<\/span> as it relates to the charge, judgment<\/span>, and penalty<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORMS FOR AND INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN ABSTRACTS; CERTIFICATION (\u00a7\n46.2-386)\n\nAbstracts required by \u00a7 46.2-383 shall be made on forms prepared by or approved\nby the Department and the Department of State Police. They shall include all\ninformation as to the parties to the case. In the event the abstract relates to\na person convicted or found not innocent of a charge described in subdivision A\n1 or 2 of \u00a7 46.2-382, it shall include the nature and date of the offense, the\ndate of conviction or finding of not innocent, the plea, the judgment, the\npenalty or forfeiture as the case may be, and the driver’s license number\nif any, the month, day and year of birth, the sex and the residence address or\nwhereabouts of the defendant and shall indicate whether the defendant appeared\nand was represented by or waived counsel. Every such abstract shall be\ncertified by the general district court or juvenile and domestic relations\ndistrict court judge or clerk of the general district court or juvenile and\ndomestic relations district court or clerk of a circuit court as a true abstract\nof the records of the court as it relates to the charge, judgment and penalty.\n\t\tAbstracts transmitted to the Department by electronic means may be certified\nby machine imprint of the name of the general district court or juvenile and\ndomestic relations district court judge or the clerk’s name of the general\ndistrict court or juvenile and domestic relations district court or the name of\nthe clerk of the circuit court that furnished the record as a true abstract of\nthe records of the court as it relates to the charge, judgment, and penalty.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-196; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-414; 1968, c. 151; 1984, c.\n780; 1986, c. 607; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 838.","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}}