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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>77208</law_id><section_number>46.2-613.2</section_number><catch_line>Service of process in civil penalty cases for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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="6">Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Titling and Registration, Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person, whether resident or <span class="dictionary">nonresident</span>, who permits the operation of a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> in the Commonwealth by his <span class="dictionary">agent</span> or employee shall be deemed to have appointed the <span class="dictionary">operator</span> of such <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> his statutory <span class="dictionary">agent</span> for the purpose of <span class="dictionary">service of process</span> in any proceeding against such person growing out of any violation under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Civil penalty for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations" href="/46.2-613.1/">46.2-613.1</a>. Acceptance by a <span class="dictionary">nonresident</span> of the rights and <span class="dictionary">privileges</span> conferred by Article 5 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Reciprocity required" href="/46.2-655/">46.2-655</a> et seq.) of Chapter 6 shall have the same effect under this section as operation of such <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> by such <span class="dictionary">nonresident</span>, his <span class="dictionary">agent</span>, or his employee.</p></section></text><history>2011, cc. 62, 73.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
