{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-388.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-388.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-388.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-388.html"}],"law_id":54873,"edition_id":1,"section_id":54873,"structure_id":13851,"section_number":"46.2-388","catch_line":"Uniform summons to be used for reportable motor vehicle law violations; citations","history":"1968, c. 712, \u00a7 46.1-416.1; 1977, cc. 81, 585; 1984, c. 24; 1986, c. 588; 1989, c. 727; 2005, c. 589; 2011, cc. 62, 73.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Attorney General, after consultation with the Committee on District Courts, the Superintendent of State Police and the Commissioner, shall approve a form for the summons to be issued in either an electronic or paper format and all revisions to the form to be used by all law-enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth in cases of motor vehicle law violations reportable to the Department under the provisions of §§ 46.2-382 and 46.2-383 and for other offenses charged on a summons pursuant to § 19.2-74. The commencement and termination date for the use of the form and each revised version of the form shall be made by the Attorney General after consultation with the Committee on District Courts, the Superintendent of State Police and the Commissioner. The law-enforcement agency issuing the summons shall determine whether to use an electronic or paper format.\n\t\t\tThe form of the summons shall include multiple copies with the original to be used for court records and other copies in sufficient number to permit the use of one copy by the courts for purposes of filing abstracts of records with the Department as required by § 46.2-383 and shall be a form prepared by the Department within the meaning of § 46.2-386. The form of the summons shall also include appropriate space for use in cases of violation of either state laws or local ordinances.B\n\nA separate citation which has been approved in the manner prescribed in subsection A shall be used for violations of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1122 through 46.2-1127 and 46.2-1130. The citation shall be directed to the owner, operator or other person responsible for the overweight violation, and shall advise him of:1\n\nThe nature of the violation charged against him;2\n\nThe amount of monetary fees, penalties, and damages that may be assessed for violations;3\n\nThe requirement that he either pay the fees, penalties, and damages in full or deliver a notice of his intent to contest the charge to the Department;4\n\nThe procedures and time limits for making the payments or contesting such charge, which shall include the trial date, which shall in no event be earlier than 60 days after the violation; and5\n\nThe consequences of a failure to timely pay or contest the charge.C\n\nA separate citation that has been approved in the manner prescribed in subsection A shall be used for violations of \u00a7 46.2-613.1. The citation shall be directed to the owner, operator, or other person responsible for the violation and shall advise him of:1\n\nThe nature of the violation charged against him;2\n\nThe amount of monetary fees and penalties that may be assessed for violations;3\n\nThe requirement that he either pay the fee and penalties in full or deliver a notice of his intent to contest the charge to the Department;4\n\nThe procedures and time limits for making the payments or contesting such charge which shall include the trial date, which shall in no event be earlier than 60 days after the violation; and5\n\nThe consequences of a failure to timely pay or contest the charge.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201316,"text":"The Attorney General, after consultation with the Committee on District Courts, the Superintendent of State Police and the Commissioner, shall approve a form for the summons to be issued in either an electronic or paper format and all revisions to the form to be used by all law-enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth in cases of motor vehicle law violations reportable to the Department under the provisions of §§ 46.2-382 and 46.2-383 and for other offenses charged on a summons pursuant to § 19.2-74. The commencement and termination date for the use of the form and each revised version of the form shall be made by the Attorney General after consultation with the Committee on District Courts, the Superintendent of State Police and the Commissioner. The law-enforcement agency issuing the summons shall determine whether to use an electronic or paper format.\n\t\t\tThe form of the summons shall include multiple copies with the original to be used for court records and other copies in sufficient number to permit the use of one copy by the courts for purposes of filing abstracts of records with the Department as required by § 46.2-383 and shall be a form prepared by the Department within the meaning of § 46.2-386. 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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 712 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1977, chapters 81 and 585; in 1984, chapter 24; in 1986, chapter 588; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2005, chapter 589<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 62<\/a> and 73<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57508,"section_number":"19.2-74","catch_line":"Issuance and service of summons in place of warrant in misdemeanor case; issuance of summons by special conservators of the peace","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-74\/"},{"id":67576,"section_number":"4.1-1121","catch_line":"Issuance of summonses for certain offenses; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-1121\/"},{"id":55736,"section_number":"46.2-341.20:7","catch_line":"Possession of marijuana in commercial motor vehicle unlawful; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.20_7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57508,"section_number":"19.2-74","catch_line":"Issuance and service of summons in place of warrant in misdemeanor case; issuance of summons by special conservators of the peace","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-74\/"},{"id":56026,"section_number":"46.2-1122","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1122\/"},{"id":79744,"section_number":"46.2-1127","catch_line":"Weight limits for vehicles using interstate highways","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1127\/"},{"id":75262,"section_number":"46.2-1130","catch_line":"Crossing bridge or culvert by vehicle heavier than allowed; where weight signs to be erected","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1130\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":59992,"section_number":"46.2-386","catch_line":"Forms for and information to be contained in abstracts; certification","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-386\/"},{"id":55667,"section_number":"46.2-613.1","catch_line":"Civil penalty for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-613.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":225757,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54873,"identifier":"46.2-388","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-388","url":"\/46.2-388\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-388\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/11\/46.2-388","dublin_core":{"Title":"Uniform summons to be used for reportable motor vehicle law violations; citations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-388","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Attorney General<\/span>, after consultation with the Committee on District Courts<\/span>, the Superintendent<\/span> of State Police and the Commissioner<\/span>, shall approve a form for the summons<\/span> to be issued in either an electronic or paper format and all revisions to the form to be used by all law<\/span>-enforcement officers<\/span> throughout the Commonwealth in cases of motor vehicle<\/span> law<\/span> violations reportable to the Department<\/span> under the provisions of §§ 46.2-382<\/a> and 46.2-383<\/a> and for other offenses<\/span> charged on a summons<\/span> pursuant to § 19.2-74<\/a>. The commencement and termination date for the use of the form and each revised version of the form shall be made by the Attorney General<\/span> after consultation with the Committee on District Courts<\/span>, the Superintendent<\/span> of State Police and the Commissioner<\/span>. The law<\/span>-enforcement agency issuing the summons<\/span> shall determine whether to use an electronic or paper format.\n\t\t\tThe form of the summons<\/span> shall include multiple copies with the original to be used for court<\/span> records and other copies in sufficient number to permit the use of one copy by the courts<\/span> for purposes of filing abstracts of records with the Department<\/span> as required by § 46.2-383<\/a> and shall be a form prepared by the Department<\/span> within the meaning of § 46.2-386<\/a>. The form of the summons<\/span> shall also include appropriate space for use in cases of violation of either state laws<\/span> or local ordinances<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A separate citation<\/span> which has been approved in the manner prescribed in subsection A shall be used for violations of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1122<\/a> through 46.2-1127<\/a> and 46.2-1130<\/a>. The citation<\/span> shall be directed to the owner<\/span>, operator<\/span> or other person responsible for the overweight violation, and shall advise him of: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The nature of the violation charged against him; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The amount of monetary fees, penalties, and damages<\/span> that may be assessed for violations; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The requirement that he either pay the fees, penalties, and damages<\/span> in full or deliver a notice of his intent<\/span> to contest the charge to the Department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The procedures and time limits for making the payments or contesting such charge, which shall include the trial<\/span> date, which shall in no event be earlier than 60 days after the violation; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The consequences of a failure to timely pay or contest the charge. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A separate citation<\/span> that has been approved in the manner prescribed in subsection A shall be used for violations of \u00a7 46.2-613.1<\/a>. The citation<\/span> shall be directed to the owner<\/span>, operator<\/span>, or other person responsible for the violation and shall advise him of: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The nature of the violation charged against him; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The amount of monetary fees and penalties that may be assessed for violations; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The requirement that he either pay the fee and penalties in full or deliver a notice of his intent<\/span> to contest the charge to the Department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The procedures and time limits for making the payments or contesting such charge which shall include the trial<\/span> date, which shall in no event be earlier than 60 days after the violation; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The consequences of a failure to timely pay or contest the charge. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNIFORM SUMMONS TO BE USED FOR REPORTABLE MOTOR VEHICLE LAW VIOLATIONS;\nCITATIONS (\u00a7 46.2-388)\n\nA. The Attorney General, after consultation with the Committee on District\nCourts, the Superintendent of State Police and the Commissioner, shall approve a\nform for the summons to be issued in either an electronic or paper format and\nall revisions to the form to be used by all law-enforcement officers throughout\nthe Commonwealth in cases of motor vehicle law violations reportable to the\nDepartment under the provisions of §§ 46.2-382 and 46.2-383 and for\nother offenses charged on a summons pursuant to § 19.2-74. The commencement\nand termination date for the use of the form and each revised version of the\nform shall be made by the Attorney General after consultation with the Committee\non District Courts, the Superintendent of State Police and the Commissioner. The\nlaw-enforcement agency issuing the summons shall determine whether to use an\nelectronic or paper format.\n\t\t\tThe form of the summons shall include multiple copies with the original to be\nused for court records and other copies in sufficient number to permit the use\nof one copy by the courts for purposes of filing abstracts of records with the\nDepartment as required by § 46.2-383 and shall be a form prepared by the\nDepartment within the meaning of § 46.2-386. The form of the summons shall\nalso include appropriate space for use in cases of violation of either state\nlaws or local ordinances.\n\nB. A separate citation which has been approved in the manner prescribed in\nsubsection A shall be used for violations of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-1122 through 46.2-1127\nand 46.2-1130. The citation shall be directed to the owner, operator or other\nperson responsible for the overweight violation, and shall advise him of:\n\n 1. The nature of the violation charged against him;\n\n 2. The amount of monetary fees, penalties, and damages that may be assessed\n for violations;\n\n 3. The requirement that he either pay the fees, penalties, and damages in full\n or deliver a notice of his intent to contest the charge to the Department;\n\n 4. The procedures and time limits for making the payments or contesting such\n charge, which shall include the trial date, which shall in no event be earlier\n than 60 days after the violation; and\n\n 5. The consequences of a failure to timely pay or contest the charge.\n\nC. A separate citation that has been approved in the manner prescribed in\nsubsection A shall be used for violations of \u00a7 46.2-613.1. The citation shall\nbe directed to the owner, operator, or other person responsible for the\nviolation and shall advise him of:\n\n 1. The nature of the violation charged against him;\n\n 2. The amount of monetary fees and penalties that may be assessed for\n violations;\n\n 3. The requirement that he either pay the fee and penalties in full or deliver\n a notice of his intent to contest the charge to the Department;\n\n 4. The procedures and time limits for making the payments or contesting such\n charge which shall include the trial date, which shall in no event be earlier\n than 60 days after the violation; and\n\n 5. The consequences of a failure to timely pay or contest the charge.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 712, \u00a7 46.1-416.1; 1977, cc. 81, 585; 1984, c. 24; 1986, c.\n588; 1989, c. 727; 2005, c. 589; 2011, cc. 62, 73.","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}}