Virginia § 46.2-378 - Extent to which reports may be used as evidence
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 46.2-378 — Extent to which reports may be used as evidence, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2-378. Extent to which reports may be used as evidence
No report submitted pursuant to this article shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, except that the Department shall furnish, on demand of any person who has or claims to have made such a report, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the Department, solely to prove compliance or noncompliance with the requirement that the report be made to the Department.
Code 1950, § 46-408; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-408; 1989, c. 727.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.2-378 ("Extent to which reports may be used as evidence") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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