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No suspension or revocation under this subsection shall continue for a longer period than it would have, had the offense been committed in the Commonwealth, provided the person gives proof of his financial responsibility in the future for the period provided in \u00a7 46.2-412.\n\t\tThe Commissioner shall take like action upon receipt of notice that a resident of the Commonwealth has failed, for a period of thirty days, to satisfy any final judgment in amount and upon a cause of action as stated herein, rendered against him in a court of competent jurisdiction of any other state of the United States, the United States, Canada or its provinces, or any territorial subdivision of such state or country.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253185,"text":"The Commissioner shall suspend or revoke the license and registration certificate and plates of any resident of the Commonwealth upon receiving notice of his conviction, in a court of competent jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, any other state of the United States, the United States, Canada or its provinces or any territorial subdivision of such state or country, of an offense therein which, if committed in the Commonwealth, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license granted to him or registration of any motor vehicle registered in his name. No suspension or revocation under this subsection shall continue for a longer period than it would have, had the offense been committed in the Commonwealth, provided the person gives proof of his financial responsibility in the future for the period provided in \u00a7 46.2-412.\n\t\tThe Commissioner shall take like action upon receipt of notice that a resident of the Commonwealth has failed, for a period of thirty days, to satisfy any final judgment in amount and upon a cause of action as stated herein, rendered against him in a court of competent jurisdiction of any other state of the United States, the United States, Canada or its provinces, or any territorial subdivision of such state or country.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15451,"edition_id":1,"name":"Suspension of Licenses of Nonresidents or for Accidents in Other States","identifier":"14","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12772,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:55:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:55:07","permalink":{"id":225981,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15451,"identifier":"14","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14","url":"\/46.2\/II\/3\/14\/","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":74982,"structure_id":15451,"section_number":"46.2-430","catch_line":"Power over nonresidents","url":"\/46.2-430\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-430","metadata":false},{"id":58853,"structure_id":15451,"section_number":"46.2-431","catch_line":"Chapter applies to nonresidents","url":"\/46.2-431\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-431","metadata":false},{"id":72537,"structure_id":15451,"section_number":"46.2-432","catch_line":"Failure of nonresident to report accident","url":"\/46.2-432\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-432","metadata":false},{"id":78514,"structure_id":15451,"section_number":"46.2-433","catch_line":"Notification of officers in nonresident's home state","url":"\/46.2-433\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-433","metadata":false},{"id":70114,"structure_id":15451,"section_number":"46.2-434","catch_line":"Conviction of or judgment against resident in another jurisdiction","url":"\/46.2-434\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-434","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":78514,"structure_id":15451,"section_number":"46.2-433","catch_line":"Notification of officers in nonresident's home state","url":"\/46.2-433\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-433","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-434\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1988, chapter 860; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1992, chapter 109; in 1997, chapter 486<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78915,"section_number":"46.2-412","catch_line":"Time suspension or revocation","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-412\/"}],"permalink":{"id":225999,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70114,"identifier":"46.2-434","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-434","url":"\/46.2-434\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-434\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-434","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conviction of or judgment against resident in another jurisdiction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-434","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall suspend<\/span> or revoke<\/span> the license and registration certificate and plates of any resident of the Commonwealth upon receiving notice of his conviction<\/span>, in a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commonwealth, any other state of the United States, the United States, Canada or its provinces or any territorial subdivision of such state or country, of an offense<\/span> therein which, if committed in the Commonwealth, would be grounds for the suspension<\/span> or revocation<\/span> of the license granted to him or registration of any motor vehicle<\/span> registered in his name. No suspension<\/span> or revocation<\/span> under this subsection shall continue for a longer period than it would have, had the offense<\/span> been committed in the Commonwealth, provided the person gives proof of his financial responsibility in the future<\/span> for the period provided in \u00a7 46.2-412<\/a>.\n\t\tThe Commissioner<\/span> shall take like action upon receipt of notice that a resident of the Commonwealth has failed, for a period of thirty days, to satisfy any final judgment<\/span> in amount and upon a cause of action<\/span> as stated herein, rendered against him in a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> of any other state of the United States, the United States, Canada or its provinces, or any territorial subdivision of such state or country.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONVICTION OF OR JUDGMENT AGAINST RESIDENT IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION (\u00a7 46.2-434)\n\nThe Commissioner shall suspend or revoke the license and registration\ncertificate and plates of any resident of the Commonwealth upon receiving notice\nof his conviction, in a court of competent jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, any\nother state of the United States, the United States, Canada or its provinces or\nany territorial subdivision of such state or country, of an offense therein\nwhich, if committed in the Commonwealth, would be grounds for the suspension or\nrevocation of the license granted to him or registration of any motor vehicle\nregistered in his name. No suspension or revocation under this subsection shall\ncontinue for a longer period than it would have, had the offense been committed\nin the Commonwealth, provided the person gives proof of his financial\nresponsibility in the future for the period provided in \u00a7 46.2-412.\n\t\tThe Commissioner shall take like action upon receipt of notice that a resident\nof the Commonwealth has failed, for a period of thirty days, to satisfy any\nfinal judgment in amount and upon a cause of action as stated herein, rendered\nagainst him in a court of competent jurisdiction of any other state of the\nUnited States, the United States, Canada or its provinces, or any territorial\nsubdivision of such state or country.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-454; 1950, p. 888; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-466; 1988, c.\n860; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 109; 1997, c. 486.","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}}