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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79286</law_id><section_number>46.2-424</section_number><catch_line>Duty of insurance carrier after notice of accident; report of omissions by insurers to State Corporation Commission; investigation and assessment for omissions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>5.1-88.3</reference><reference>5.1-88.9</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Titling, Registration and Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Licensure of Drivers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="13">Suspension of Licenses for Unsatisfied Judgments and After Certain Accidents</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>On receipt of the certificate of insurance, the insurance carrier or <span class="dictionary">surety</span> company named in the certificate of insurance shall determine whether the policy or <span class="dictionary">bond</span> was applicable to liability, if any, as to the named <span class="dictionary">insured</span>. Thereupon and not later than thirty days following receipt of the certificate of insurance, the insurance company or <span class="dictionary">surety</span> company shall cause to be filed with the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> a written notice if the policy or <span class="dictionary">bond</span> was not applicable to liability, if any, as to the named <span class="dictionary">insured</span> resulting from the accident. The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall prescribe the manner in which the written notice shall be made.
		When the insurance company or <span class="dictionary">surety</span> company notifies the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> that the policy or <span class="dictionary">bond</span> named in the certificate of insurance was not applicable to liability resulting from the accident, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall determine, under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Suspension of driver's license and registration when uninsured motor vehicle is involved in reportable accident; hearing prior to suspension" href="/46.2-708/">46.2-708</a>, whether <span class="dictionary">suspension</span> of the <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license, registration cards, and <span class="dictionary">license plates</span> issued to the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> of the <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> involved in the accident is required.
		If the records of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> reasonably indicate that any insurance carrier or <span class="dictionary">surety</span> company does not cause to be filed the notice herein required, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall report every such omission to the State Corporation <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>.
		The State Corporation <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> shall investigate every such report of omission. If the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> finds that any insurance carrier or <span class="dictionary">surety</span> company licensed to transact business in the Commonwealth, has failed, without good reason, to cause to be filed the notice required hereunder, the State Corporation <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may assess the carrier or company fifty dollars for each omission.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 46-438; 1958, c. 541, &#xA7; 46.1-451; 1972, c. 442; 1989, c. 727.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
