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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 166 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 2 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 1989, chapter 727; in 1994, chapter 255<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67410,"section_number":"18.2-266","catch_line":"Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-266\/"},{"id":67312,"section_number":"46.2-341.24","catch_line":"Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.24\/"},{"id":59065,"section_number":"46.2-389","catch_line":"Required revocation for one year upon conviction or finding of guilty of certain offenses; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-389\/"},{"id":56513,"section_number":"46.2-894","catch_line":"Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-894\/"},{"id":74864,"section_number":"46.2-899","catch_line":"Article applies to accidents on private or public property","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-899\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226219,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82523,"identifier":"46.2-487","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/18\/46.2-487","url":"\/46.2-487\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-487\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/18\/46.2-487","dublin_core":{"Title":"Statutes and ordinances deemed to cover offenses specified in subdivision (a) of Article IV of compact","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-487","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of complying with subdivisions (a) and (c) of Article IV of the compact, the following sections of the Code of Virginia and county, city, or town ordinances<\/span> substantially paralleling such sections shall be deemed to cover the offenses<\/span> of subdivision (a) of Article IV: With respect to subdivision (2), \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-266<\/a> and 46.2-341.24<\/a> A; with respect to subdivision (4), \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-894<\/a> through 46.2-899<\/a> subject to the limitation that the accident resulted in the death or personal injury of another; with respect to subdivisions (1) and (3), the Department<\/span> shall determine which offenses<\/span> are covered in the same manner as under \u00a7 46.2-389<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATUTES AND ORDINANCES DEEMED TO COVER OFFENSES SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF\nARTICLE IV OF COMPACT (\u00a7 46.2-487)\n\nFor the purposes of complying with subdivisions (a) and (c) of Article IV of the\ncompact, the following sections of the Code of Virginia and county, city, or\ntown ordinances substantially paralleling such sections shall be deemed to cover\nthe offenses of subdivision (a) of Article IV: With respect to subdivision (2),\n\u00a7\u00a7 18.2-266 and 46.2-341.24 A; with respect to subdivision (4), \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-894\nthrough 46.2-899 subject to the limitation that the accident resulted in the\ndeath or personal injury of another; with respect to subdivisions (1) and (3),\nthe Department shall determine which offenses are covered in the same manner as\nunder \u00a7 46.2-389.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 166, \u00a7 46.1-167.12; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 255.","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}}