CHAPTER 183

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.1-
436.1 to prescribe the evidential value of abstracts of convictions for
violations of the motor vehicle laws in administrative hearings con-
ducted by the Division of Motor Vehicles.

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Approved March 31, 1966

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a section numbered
46.1-436.1, as follows:

§ 46.1-436.1. In any administrative hearing conducted by the Com-
missioner or his designee pursuant to any provisions of this article an
abstract showing a conviction of the violation of any of the provisions of
this title, submitted as provided by Section 46.1-418 by the court in which
such conviction was had, shall be prima facie evidence that the person
named in such abstract was duly convicted of such violation, and the
burden shall be on any person challenging the propriety of such conviction
to show that such conviction was improper.