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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 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57581,"section_number":"46.2-461","catch_line":"When Commissioner not to release proof of financial responsibility; affidavit of nonexistence of facts","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-461\/"},{"id":67029,"section_number":"46.2-462","catch_line":"New license or registration to person to whom proof surrendered","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-462\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57581,"section_number":"46.2-461","catch_line":"When Commissioner not to release proof of financial responsibility; affidavit of nonexistence of facts","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-461\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226105,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59401,"identifier":"46.2-460","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/15\/46.2-460","url":"\/46.2-460\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-460\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/15\/46.2-460","dublin_core":{"Title":"When Commissioner to consent to cancellation of bond or policy, or return of money or securities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-460","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>, on request and subject to the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"When Commissioner not to release proof of financial responsibility; affidavit of nonexistence of facts\" href=\"\/46.2-461\/\">46.2-461<\/a>, shall consent to the <span class=\"dictionary\">cancellation<\/span> of any <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> or insurance policy or to the return to the person entitled thereto of any money or securities deposited pursuant to this chapter as proof of <span class=\"dictionary\">financial responsibility<\/span> or he shall not require proof of <span class=\"dictionary\">financial responsibility<\/span> in the event:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Of the death of the person on whose behalf the proof was filed; <a id=\"paragraph-217712\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-460\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Of his permanent incapacity to operate a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-217713\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-460\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> That the person who has given proof of <span class=\"dictionary\">financial responsibility<\/span> surrenders his <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, and all of his registration cards, and <span class=\"dictionary\">license plates<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-217714\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-460\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN COMMISSIONER TO CONSENT TO CANCELLATION OF BOND OR POLICY, OR RETURN OF\nMONEY OR SECURITIES (\u00a7 46.2-460)\n\nThe Commissioner, on request and subject to the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-461, shall\nconsent to the cancellation of any bond or insurance policy or to the return to\nthe person entitled thereto of any money or securities deposited pursuant to\nthis chapter as proof of financial responsibility or he shall not require proof\nof financial responsibility in the event:\n\n1. Of the death of the person on whose behalf the proof was filed;\n\n2. Of his permanent incapacity to operate a motor vehicle; or\n\n3. That the person who has given proof of financial responsibility surrenders\nhis driver&#8217;s license, and all of his registration cards, and license\nplates to the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-480; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-491; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c.\n727.","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}}