2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-381 - Accident reports required by county or municipal ordinance; copies

46.2-381. Accident reports required by county or municipal ordinance;copies.

Any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, require that the driver of avehicle involved in an accident file with a designated department a report ofthe accident. These reports shall be for the confidential use of thedepartment and subject to the provisions of this article. The county, city,or town may, by ordinance, require the designated department to make thereports, including the report of the law-enforcement officer, and includingany photographs taken by law-enforcement officers, available for inspectionby any person involved or injured in the accident or his attorney or anyauthorized representative of any insurance carrier reasonably anticipatingexposure to civil liability as a consequence of the accident. The county,city, or town may, by ordinance, prescribe fees to be charged for copies ofthe reports and photographs and require the designated department to furnishcopies of the reports and photographs, after payment of the prescribed fees,to any such person, attorney, or authorized representative.

(Code 1950, 46-413; 1954, c. 393; 1956, c. 703; 1958, c. 541, 46.1-411;1962, c. 458; 1986, c. 639; 1989, c. 727.)