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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 702 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 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1993, chapter 866; in 2004, chapter 859<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 283<\/a> and 756<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 648<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68052,"section_number":"19.2-386.1","catch_line":"Commencing an action of forfeiture","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.1\/"},{"id":69860,"section_number":"46.2-865","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Racing or exhibition driving; definitions; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-865\/"},{"id":71115,"section_number":"46.2-865.1","catch_line":"Injuring another or causing the death of another while engaging in a race or exhibition driving; penalties.","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-865.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230941,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73373,"identifier":"46.2-867","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/7\/46.2-867","url":"\/46.2-867\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-867\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/7\/46.2-867","dublin_core":{"Title":"Racing; seizure of motor vehicle","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-867","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the owner<\/span> of a motor vehicle<\/span> (i) is convicted of racing such vehicle in a prearranged, organized, and planned speed competition in violation of subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-865<\/a>; (ii) is present in the vehicle that is being operated by another in violation of subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-865<\/a> and knowingly consents to the racing; or (iii) is convicted of a violation of \u00a7 46.2-865.1<\/a>, the vehicle shall be seized and shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth, and upon being condemned as forfeited in proceedings under Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 19.2, the proceeds of sale shall be disposed of according to law<\/span>. Such sections shall apply mutatis mutandis<\/span>.\n\t\tThe penalties imposed by these sections are in addition to any other penalty<\/span> imposed by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRACING; SEIZURE OF MOTOR VEHICLE (\u00a7 46.2-867)\n\nIf the owner of a motor vehicle (i) is convicted of racing such vehicle in a\nprearranged, organized, and planned speed competition in violation of subsection\nB of \u00a7 46.2-865; (ii) is present in the vehicle that is being operated by\nanother in violation of subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-865 and knowingly consents to\nthe racing; or (iii) is convicted of a violation of \u00a7 46.2-865.1, the vehicle\nshall be seized and shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth, and upon being\ncondemned as forfeited in proceedings under Chapter 22.1 (\u00a7 19.2-386.1 et seq.)\nof Title 19.2, the proceeds of sale shall be disposed of according to law. Such\nsections shall apply mutatis mutandis.\n\t\tThe penalties imposed by these sections are in addition to any other penalty\nimposed by law.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 702, \u00a7 46.1-191.2; 1989, c. 727; 1993, c. 866; 2004, c. 859;\n2012, cc. 283, 756; 2025, c. 648.","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}}