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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>365807</law_id><section_number>46.2-613.2</section_number><catch_line>Service of process in civil penalty cases for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="101" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Titling, Registration and Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="6">Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Titling and Registration, Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person, whether resident or <span class="dictionary">nonresident</span>, who permits the operation of a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> in the Commonwealth by his <span class="dictionary">agent</span> or employee shall be deemed to have appointed the <span class="dictionary">operator</span> of such <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> his statutory <span class="dictionary">agent</span> for the purpose of <span class="dictionary">service of process</span> in any proceeding against such person growing out of any violation under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Civil penalty for violation of license, registration, and tax requirements and vehicle size limitations" href="/46.2-613.1/">46.2-613.1</a>. Acceptance by a <span class="dictionary">nonresident</span> of the rights and <span class="dictionary">privileges</span> conferred by Article 5 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Reciprocity required" href="/46.2-655/">46.2-655</a> et seq.) of Chapter 6 shall have the same effect under this section as operation of such <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> by such <span class="dictionary">nonresident</span>, his <span class="dictionary">agent</span>, or his employee.</p></section></text><history>2011, cc. 62, 73.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Smith v. Commonwealth</name><case_number>Record No. 0259-92-4</case_number><citation>434 S.E.2d 914</citation><date>1993-09-07</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1219903/smith-v-commonwealth/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 434 S.E.2d 914 (1993) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item><item key="1"><name>Dalton v. Commonwealth</name><case_number>Record 3134-96-3</case_number><citation>499 S.E.2d 22</citation><date>1998-05-19</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1312435/dalton-v-commonwealth/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. COLE, Senior Judge, .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
