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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1393939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350637,"identifier":"18.2-273","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-273","url":"\/18.2-273\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-273\/","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-273","dublin_core":{"Title":"Report of conviction to Department of Motor Vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-273","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The clerk of every <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of record and the <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> of every <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> not of record shall, within thirty days after final <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> of any person in his <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> under the provisions of this article, report the <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> thereof and the name, post-office address and street address of such person, together with the license plate number on the vehicle operated by such person to the Commissioner of the Department of <span class=\"dictionary\">Motor Vehicles<\/span> who shall preserve a record thereof in his office.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORT OF CONVICTION TO DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (\u00a7 18.2-273)\n\nThe clerk of every court of record and the judge of every court not of record\nshall, within thirty days after final conviction of any person in his court\nunder the provisions of this article, report the fact thereof and the name,\npost-office address and street address of such person, together with the license\nplate number on the vehicle operated by such person to the Commissioner of the\nDepartment of Motor Vehicles who shall preserve a record thereof in his office.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-61; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}