                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 46.2-364)

For the purposes of this chapter, unless a different meaning is clearly required
by the context:
		&#8220;Conviction&#8221; means conviction on a plea of guilty or the
determination of guilt by a jury or by a court though no sentence has been
imposed or, if imposed, has been suspended and includes a forfeiture of bail or
collateral deposited to secure appearance in court of the defendant unless the
forfeiture has been vacated, in any case of a charge, the conviction of which
requires or authorizes the Commissioner to suspend or revoke the license of the
defendant;
		&#8220;Insured&#8221; means the person in whose name a motor vehicle liability
policy has been issued, as defined in this section, and any other person insured
under its terms;
		&#8220;Judgment&#8221; means any judgment for $350 or more arising out of (i)
a civil action filed pursuant to § 15.2-1716 or (ii) a motor vehicle accident
because of injury to or destruction of property, including loss of its use, or
any judgment for damages, including damages for care and loss of services,
because of bodily injury to or death of any person arising out of the ownership,
use or operation of any motor vehicle, including any judgment for contribution
between joint tort-feasors arising out of any motor vehicle accident which
occurred within the Commonwealth, except a judgment rendered against the
Commonwealth, which has become final by expiration without appeal in the time
within which an appeal might be perfected or by final affirmance on appeal
rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of the Commonwealth or any other
state or court of the United States or Canada or its provinces;
		&#8220;Motor vehicle&#8221; means every vehicle which is self-propelled or
designed for self-propulsion and every vehicle drawn by or designed to be drawn
by a motor vehicle and includes every device in, on or by which any person or
property is or can be transported or drawn on a highway, except devices moved by
human or animal power and devices used exclusively on rails or tracks, and
vehicles used in the Commonwealth but not required to be licensed by the
Commonwealth;
		&#8220;Motor vehicle liability policy&#8221; means an owner&#8217;s or a
driver&#8217;s policy of liability insurance certified, as provided in this
chapter, by an insurance carrier licensed to do business in the Commonwealth or
by an insurance carrier not licensed to do business in the Commonwealth on
compliance with the provisions of this chapter, as proof of financial
responsibility.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-387; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-389; 1989, c. 727; 1996,
cc. 474, 489; 2002, c. 289; 2010, c. 343.