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Such certificate shall be an American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Uniform Financial Responsibility Form (SR-22), or Virginia Uniform Financial Responsibility Form (FR-44), depending on the circumstances. 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Such certificate shall be an American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Uniform Financial Responsibility Form (SR-22), or Virginia Uniform Financial Responsibility Form (FR-44), depending on the circumstances. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1995, chapter 121<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 163<\/a> and 177<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80892,"section_number":"46.2-316","catch_line":"Persons convicted or found not innocent of certain offenses; requirement of proof of financial responsibility in the future for certain offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-316\/"},{"id":59690,"section_number":"46.2-439","catch_line":"Proof of financial responsibility in the future","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-439\/"},{"id":76063,"section_number":"46.2-440","catch_line":"Certificate for nonresident may be by carrier not qualified in Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-440\/"},{"id":54272,"section_number":"46.2-472","catch_line":"Coverage of owner's policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-472\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226029,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83456,"identifier":"46.2-441","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/15\/46.2-441","url":"\/46.2-441\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-441\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/15\/46.2-441","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nonresident may file proof of financial responsibility in the future from insurance company or other state-authorized entity providing insurance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-441","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the requirement of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-439<\/a> and 46.2-440<\/a>, a nonresident<\/span> required to file proof of financial responsibility in the future<\/span> under this chapter may give proof of financial responsibility in the future<\/span> by filing with the Commissioner<\/span> the written certificate of an insurance company or other state-authorized entity providing insurance and authorized or licensed to do business in the nonresident<\/span>’s state of residence as long as such proof of financial responsibility in the future<\/span> is in amounts equal to those required by \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-316<\/a> and 46.2-472<\/a>. Such certificate shall be an American Association of Motor Vehicle<\/span> Administrators Uniform Financial Responsibility Form (SR-22), or Virginia Uniform Financial Responsibility Form (FR-44), depending on the circumstances. Such certificate shall give its effective date and the effective date of the policy and shall be submitted in a form prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNONRESIDENT MAY FILE PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FUTURE FROM\nINSURANCE COMPANY OR OTHER STATE-AUTHORIZED ENTITY PROVIDING INSURANCE (\u00a7\n46.2-441)\n\nNotwithstanding the requirement of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-439 and 46.2-440, a nonresident\nrequired to file proof of financial responsibility in the future under this\nchapter may give proof of financial responsibility in the future by filing with\nthe Commissioner the written certificate of an insurance company or other\nstate-authorized entity providing insurance and authorized or licensed to do\nbusiness in the nonresident’s state of residence as long as such proof of\nfinancial responsibility in the future is in amounts equal to those required by\n\u00a7\u00a7 46.2-316 and 46.2-472. Such certificate shall be an American Association of\nMotor Vehicle Administrators Uniform Financial Responsibility Form (SR-22), or\nVirginia Uniform Financial Responsibility Form (FR-44), depending on the\ncircumstances. Such certificate shall give its effective date and the effective\ndate of the policy and shall be submitted in a form prescribed by the\nCommissioner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-461; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-473; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c.\n121; 2025, cc. 163, 177.","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}}