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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 493 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2001, chapter 808<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":365618,"section_number":"46.2-364","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-364\/"},{"id":365663,"section_number":"46.2-398","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-398\/"},{"id":366333,"section_number":"46.2-894","catch_line":"Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-894\/"},{"id":366336,"section_number":"46.2-897","catch_line":"Duty of certain persons accompanying driver to report accidents involving damage only to unattended property","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-897\/"},{"id":366339,"section_number":"46.2-900","catch_line":"Penalty for violation of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-895 through 46.2-897","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1457425,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366340,"identifier":"46.2-901","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/11\/46.2-901","url":"\/46.2-901\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-901\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/11\/46.2-901","dublin_core":{"Title":"Suspension of driver’s license for failure to report certain accidents","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-901","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-894<\/a> through 46.2-897<\/a> may be punished, in addition to the penalties provided in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-894<\/a> and 46.2-900<\/a>, if such accident resulted only in damage to property and such damage exceeded $500, by suspension<\/span> of his license or privilege<\/span> to operate a motor vehicle<\/span> on the highways<\/span> of the Commonwealth for a period not to exceed six months by the court<\/span>. This section shall in no case be construed to limit the authority or duty of the Commissioner<\/span> with respect to revocation<\/span> of licenses for violation of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-894<\/a> through 46.2-897<\/a> as provided in Article 10 (\u00a7 46.2-364<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 3 of this title. Any license revoked under the provisions of this section shall be surrendered to the court<\/span> to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-398<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUSPENSION OF DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO REPORT CERTAIN ACCIDENTS (\u00a7\n46.2-901)\n\nAny person convicted of violating the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-894 through\n46.2-897 may be punished, in addition to the penalties provided in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-894\nand 46.2-900, if such accident resulted only in damage to property and such\ndamage exceeded $500, by suspension of his license or privilege to operate a\nmotor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth for a period not to exceed six\nmonths by the court. This section shall in no case be construed to limit the\nauthority or duty of the Commissioner with respect to revocation of licenses for\nviolation of \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-894 through 46.2-897 as provided in Article 10 (\u00a7\n46.2-364 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of this title. Any license revoked under the\nprovisions of this section shall be surrendered to the court to be disposed of\nin accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-398.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 493, \u00a7 46.1-177.1; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727; 2001, c. 808.","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"}}