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However, no order of suspension required by this section shall become effective until the Commissioner has offered the person an opportunity for an administrative hearing to show cause why the order should not be enforced. Notice of the opportunity for an administrative hearing may be included in the order of suspension. Any request for an administrative hearing made by such person must be received by the Department within 180 days of the issuance date of the order of suspension unless the person presents to the Department evidence of military service as defined by the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. \u00a7 3901 et seq.), incarceration, commitment, hospitalization, or physical presence outside the United States at the time the order of suspension was issued.\n\t\tHowever, when three years have elapsed from the effective date of the suspension herein required, the Commissioner may relieve such person of the requirement of furnishing proof of financial responsibility in the future. The presentation by a person subject to the provisions of this section of a certificate of insurance, executed by an agent or representative of an insurance company qualified to do business in this Commonwealth, showing that on the date and at the time of the accident the vehicle was an insured motor vehicle as herein defined shall be sufficient bar to the suspension provided for in this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223057,"text":"When it appears to the Commissioner from the records of his office or from a report submitted by an insurance company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth that an uninsured motor vehicle as defined in \u00a7 46.2-705, subject to registration in the Commonwealth, is involved in a reportable accident in the Commonwealth resulting in death, injury, or property damage, the Commissioner shall, in addition to enforcing the applicable provisions of Article 13 (\u00a7 46.2-417 et seq.) of Chapter 3, suspend such owner’s driver’s license and all of his license plates and registration certificates until such person has complied with Article 13 of Chapter 3 and has paid to the Commissioner a noncompliance fee of $600, to be disposed of as provided by \u00a7 46.2-710, with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident and furnishes proof of financial responsibility in the future in the manner prescribed in Article 15 (\u00a7 46.2-435 et seq.) of Chapter 3. However, no order of suspension required by this section shall become effective until the Commissioner has offered the person an opportunity for an administrative hearing to show cause why the order should not be enforced. Notice of the opportunity for an administrative hearing may be included in the order of suspension. Any request for an administrative hearing made by such person must be received by the Department within 180 days of the issuance date of the order of suspension unless the person presents to the Department evidence of military service as defined by the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. \u00a7 3901 et seq.), incarceration, commitment, hospitalization, or physical presence outside the United States at the time the order of suspension was issued.\n\t\tHowever, when three years have elapsed from the effective date of the suspension herein required, the Commissioner may relieve such person of the requirement of furnishing proof of financial responsibility in the future. The presentation by a person subject to the provisions of this section of a certificate of insurance, executed by an agent or representative of an insurance company qualified to do business in this Commonwealth, showing that on the date and at the time of the accident the vehicle was an insured motor vehicle as herein defined shall be sufficient bar to the suspension provided for in this section.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15817,"edition_id":1,"name":"Verification of Motor Vehicle Insurance","identifier":"8","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12879,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:59:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:59:59","permalink":{"id":228483,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15817,"identifier":"8","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12879,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12771,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":226923,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12879,"identifier":"6","token":"46.2\/II\/6","url":"\/46.2\/II\/6\/","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":76189,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-705","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/46.2-705\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-705","metadata":false},{"id":81183,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-706","catch_line":"Proof of insurance required of applicants for registration of motor vehicles; verification of insurance; suspension of driver's license, registration certificates, and license plates for certain violations","url":"\/46.2-706\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-706","metadata":false},{"id":79684,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-706.1","catch_line":"Insurance and surety companies to furnish certain insurance information","url":"\/46.2-706.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-706.1","metadata":false},{"id":66695,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-707","catch_line":"Operation of uninsured vehicle; false evidence of insurance; penalty","url":"\/46.2-707\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-707","metadata":false},{"id":83447,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-707.1","catch_line":"Noncompliance fee payment plan","url":"\/46.2-707.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-707.1","metadata":false},{"id":61015,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-708","catch_line":"Suspension of driver's license and registration when uninsured motor vehicle is involved in reportable accident; hearing prior to suspension","url":"\/46.2-708\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-708","metadata":false},{"id":67648,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-709","catch_line":"Requiring other proof of financial responsibility in the future; suspended driver's license, registration certificate and license plates to be returned to Commissioner; Commissioner may take possession thereof","url":"\/46.2-709\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-709","metadata":false},{"id":81240,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-710","catch_line":"Disposition of funds collected","url":"\/46.2-710\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-710","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":83447,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-707.1","catch_line":"Noncompliance fee payment plan","url":"\/46.2-707.1\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-707.1","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":67648,"structure_id":15817,"section_number":"46.2-709","catch_line":"Requiring other proof of financial responsibility in the future; suspended driver's license, registration certificate and license plates to be returned to Commissioner; Commissioner may take possession thereof","url":"\/46.2-709\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-709","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-708\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1958. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 407 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 1958 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1960, chapter 188; in 1966, chapters 181 and 548; in 1970, chapter 68; in 1972, chapters 552, 638, and 729; in 1973, chapter 25; in 1974, chapter 604; in 1978, chapter 563; in 1981, chapter 193; in 1984, chapters 399 and 780; in 1988, chapter 470; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1998, chapter 404<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 151<\/a> and 471<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 149<\/a> and 193<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 538<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 163<\/a> and 177<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79286,"section_number":"46.2-424","catch_line":"Duty of insurance carrier after notice of accident; report of omissions by insurers to State Corporation Commission; investigation and assessment for omissions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-424\/"},{"id":81183,"section_number":"46.2-706","catch_line":"Proof of insurance required of applicants for registration of motor vehicles; verification of insurance; suspension of driver's license, registration certificates, and license plates for certain violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-706\/"},{"id":83447,"section_number":"46.2-707.1","catch_line":"Noncompliance fee payment plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-707.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57149,"section_number":"46.2-417","catch_line":"Suspension for failure to satisfy motor vehicle accident judgment; exceptions; insurance in liquidated company; insurer obligated to pay judgment","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-417\/"},{"id":56178,"section_number":"46.2-435","catch_line":"Proof of financial responsibility to be furnished for each vehicle","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-435\/"},{"id":76189,"section_number":"46.2-705","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-705\/"},{"id":81240,"section_number":"46.2-710","catch_line":"Disposition of funds collected","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-710\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228505,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61015,"identifier":"46.2-708","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-708","url":"\/46.2-708\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-708\/","token":"46.2\/II\/6\/8\/46.2-708","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension of driver’s license and registration when uninsured motor vehicle is involved in reportable accident; hearing prior to suspension","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-708","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When it appears to the Commissioner<\/span> from the records of his office or from a report submitted by an insurance company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth that an uninsured motor vehicle<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 46.2-705<\/a>, subject to registration in the Commonwealth, is involved in a reportable accident in the Commonwealth resulting in death, injury, or property damage, the Commissioner<\/span> shall, in addition to enforcing the applicable provisions of Article 13 (\u00a7 46.2-417<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3, suspend<\/span> such owner<\/span>’s driver<\/span>’s license and all of his license plates<\/span> and registration certificates until such person has complied with Article 13 of Chapter 3 and has paid to the Commissioner<\/span> a noncompliance fee of $600, to be disposed of as provided by \u00a7 46.2-710<\/a>, with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident and furnishes proof of financial responsibility in the future<\/span> in the manner prescribed in Article 15 (\u00a7 46.2-435<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3. However, no order<\/span> of suspension<\/span> required by this section shall become effective until the Commissioner<\/span> has offered the person an opportunity for an administrative hearing<\/span> to show cause why the order<\/span> should not be enforced. Notice of the opportunity for an administrative hearing<\/span> may be included in the order<\/span> of suspension<\/span>. Any request for an administrative hearing<\/span> made by such person must be received by the Department<\/span> within 180 days of the issuance date of the order<\/span> of suspension<\/span> unless the person presents to the Department<\/span> evidence<\/span> of military service as defined by the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. \u00a7 3901 et seq.), incarceration, commitment, hospitalization, or physical presence outside the United States at the time the order<\/span> of suspension<\/span> was issued.\n\t\tHowever, when three years have elapsed from the effective date of the suspension<\/span> herein required, the Commissioner<\/span> may relieve such person of the requirement of furnishing proof of financial responsibility in the future<\/span>. The presentation by a person subject to the provisions of this section of a certificate of insurance, executed by an agent<\/span> or representative of an insurance company qualified to do business in this Commonwealth, showing that on the date and at the time of the accident the vehicle was an insured motor vehicle<\/span> as herein defined shall be sufficient bar to the suspension<\/span> provided for in this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION OF DRIVER’S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION WHEN UNINSURED MOTOR\nVEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN REPORTABLE ACCIDENT; HEARING PRIOR TO SUSPENSION (\u00a7\n46.2-708)\n\nWhen it appears to the Commissioner from the records of his office or from a\nreport submitted by an insurance company licensed to do business in the\nCommonwealth that an uninsured motor vehicle as defined in \u00a7 46.2-705, subject\nto registration in the Commonwealth, is involved in a reportable accident in the\nCommonwealth resulting in death, injury, or property damage, the Commissioner\nshall, in addition to enforcing the applicable provisions of Article 13 (\u00a7\n46.2-417 et seq.) of Chapter 3, suspend such owner’s driver’s\nlicense and all of his license plates and registration certificates until such\nperson has complied with Article 13 of Chapter 3 and has paid to the\nCommissioner a noncompliance fee of $600, to be disposed of as provided by \u00a7\n46.2-710, with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident and\nfurnishes proof of financial responsibility in the future in the manner\nprescribed in Article 15 (\u00a7 46.2-435 et seq.) of Chapter 3. However, no order\nof suspension required by this section shall become effective until the\nCommissioner has offered the person an opportunity for an administrative hearing\nto show cause why the order should not be enforced. Notice of the opportunity\nfor an administrative hearing may be included in the order of suspension. Any\nrequest for an administrative hearing made by such person must be received by\nthe Department within 180 days of the issuance date of the order of suspension\nunless the person presents to the Department evidence of military service as\ndefined by the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. \u00a7 3901 et\nseq.), incarceration, commitment, hospitalization, or physical presence outside\nthe United States at the time the order of suspension was issued.\n\t\tHowever, when three years have elapsed from the effective date of the\nsuspension herein required, the Commissioner may relieve such person of the\nrequirement of furnishing proof of financial responsibility in the future. The\npresentation by a person subject to the provisions of this section of a\ncertificate of insurance, executed by an agent or representative of an insurance\ncompany qualified to do business in this Commonwealth, showing that on the date\nand at the time of the accident the vehicle was an insured motor vehicle as\nherein defined shall be sufficient bar to the suspension provided for in this\nsection.\n\nHISTORY: 1958, c. 407, \u00a7 46.1-167.4; 1960, c. 188; 1966, cc. 181, 548; 1970, c.\n68; 1972, cc. 552, 638, 729; 1973, c. 25; 1974, c. 604; 1978, c. 563; 1981, c.\n193; 1984, cc. 399, 780; 1988, c. 470; 1989, c. 727; 1998, c. 404; 2012, cc.\n151, 471; 2019, cc. 149, 193; 2023, c. 538; 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}}