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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1452985,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365699,"identifier":"46.2-430","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-430","url":"\/46.2-430\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-430\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/14\/46.2-430","dublin_core":{"Title":"Power over nonresidents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-430","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever by the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth the Commissioner<\/span> may suspend<\/span> or revoke<\/span>: (i) the license of a resident driver<\/span>, or (ii) the registration cards and license plates<\/span> of a resident owner<\/span>, he may:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Suspend<\/span> or revoke<\/span> the privilege<\/span> of operating a motor vehicle<\/span> in the Commonwealth by a nonresident<\/span> driver<\/span>, and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Suspend<\/span> the privilege<\/span> of driving a vehicle owned by a nonresident<\/span> regardless of whether the vehicle is registered in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWER OVER NONRESIDENTS (\u00a7 46.2-430)\n\nWhenever by the laws of the Commonwealth the Commissioner may suspend or revoke:\n(i) the license of a resident driver, or (ii) the registration cards and license\nplates of a resident owner, he may:\n\n1. Suspend or revoke the privilege of operating a motor vehicle in the\nCommonwealth by a nonresident driver, and\n\n2. Suspend the privilege of driving a vehicle owned by a nonresident regardless\nof whether the vehicle is registered in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-450; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-462; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c.\n727.","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"}}