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It has been modified 3 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; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0283\">283<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80663,"section_number":"46.2-368","catch_line":"Certificate of self-insurance exempts from chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-368\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226017,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81242,"identifier":"46.2-438","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/15\/46.2-438","url":"\/46.2-438\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-438\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/15\/46.2-438","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proof by owner of vehicles operated under permit or certificate of State Corporation Commission or Department of Motor Vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-438","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> is one whose <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> are operated under a permit or a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the State Corporation <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, proof by the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> on behalf of another as provided by this chapter may be made if there is filed with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> satisfactory <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> that the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> has complied with the <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> with respect to his liability for damage caused by the operation of his <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> by providing the required insurance or other security or has qualified as a self-insurer as described in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Certificate of self-insurance exempts from chapter\" href=\"\/46.2-368\/\">46.2-368<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROOF BY OWNER OF VEHICLES OPERATED UNDER PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE OF STATE\nCORPORATION COMMISSION OR DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-438)\n\nIf the owner of a motor vehicle is one whose vehicles are operated under a\npermit or a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the State\nCorporation Commission or the Department, proof by the owner on behalf of\nanother as provided by this chapter may be made if there is filed with the\nCommissioner satisfactory evidence that the owner has complied with the law with\nrespect to his liability for damage caused by the operation of his vehicles by\nproviding the required insurance or other security or has qualified as a\nself-insurer as described in \u00a7 46.2-368.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-458; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-470; 1989, c. 727; 1997, c.\n283.","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}}