                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DRIVER TO REPORT CERTAIN ACCIDENTS IN WRITING; CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO DEPARTMENT; SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS; REPORTS BY WITNESSES (§
46.2-372)

A. Any person involved in an accident (i) resulting in injury to or death of any
person or property damage, or (ii) when there is reason to believe a motor
vehicle involved in the accident was uninsured at the time of the accident, may
make a written report of it to the Commissioner, on a form prescribed by the
Department.

B. If any accident report filed pursuant to the provisions of this article is
alleged to be false or inaccurate, the Commissioner shall withhold any action
under this section or imposition of any penalty and shall investigate and
determine the true circumstances of the accident, including a determination of
the identity of the parties involved.

C. For the purposes of this article the definitions provided in subsection B of
&#xA7; 38.2-2206 shall apply.

D. The Commissioner shall require the owner of a motor vehicle involved in any
accident of which report is made pursuant to this section to provide information
relating to certification of insurance or bond if there was in effect at the
time of the accident with respect to the motor vehicle involved:

   1. A standard provisions automobile liability policy in form approved by the
   State Corporation Commission and issued by an insurance carrier authorized to
   do business in the Commonwealth or, if the motor vehicle was not registered in
   the Commonwealth or was a motor vehicle which was registered elsewhere than in
   the Commonwealth at the effective date of the policy, or at its most recent
   renewal, an automobile liability policy acceptable to that Commission as
   substantially the equivalent of a standard provisions automobile liability
   policy; in either event, every automobile liability policy is subject to the
   limits provided in &#xA7; 46.2-472.

   2. Any other form of liability insurance policy issued by an insurance carrier
   authorized to do business in the Commonwealth or by a bond; provided that
   every such policy or bond mentioned herein is subject to limits set out in
   &#xA7; 46.2-472.

E. The Commissioner shall forward the certification of insurance or bond to the
insurance company or surety company, whichever is applicable, for verification
as to whether or not the policy or bond certified was applicable to any
liability that may arise out of the accident as to the named insured. A copy of
the certification of insurance or bond shall be retained by the Commissioner and
shall be disclosed pursuant to &#xA7; 46.2-380.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-398; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-400; 1966, c. 130; 1972, c.
442; 1974, c. 453; 1975, c. 553; 1978, c. 205; 1979, c. 228; 1982, c. 221; 1986,
c. 639; 1989, c. 727.