Motor Vehicle Accidents

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This is Article 7 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Motor Vehicle Accidents.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Actions”, which is part of Title 8.01 “Civil Remedies and Procedure”. It contains 6 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.

§ 8.01-63	Liability for death or injury to guest in motor vehicle
§ 8.01-64	Liability for negligence of minor
§ 8.01-65	Defense of lack of consent of owner
§ 8.01-66	Recovery of damages for loss of use of vehicle
§ 8.01-66.1	Remedy for arbitrary refusal of motor vehicle insurance claim
§ 8.01-66.1:1	(For January 1, 2016, applicability date, see Editor's note) Subrogation claims by underinsured motorist benefits insurer