Chap. 475.— ACT to amend and reenact Section 51 of the Virginia Motor
Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act relating to the reporting of motor vehicle
accidents to the State Police by automobile dealers and owners of ae

Approved April 2, 1948

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That Section fifty-one of chapter three hundred eighty-four, as
amended and known as the Virginia Motor Vehicle Responsibility Act,
be amended and reenacted so as to read as follows:

Section 51. The person in charge of any garage or repair shop
to which is brought any motor vehicle that shows evidence of having
been involved in a serious motor vehicle accident with evidence of blood
stains or struck by a bullet shall report to the nearest police station or
to the State police within twenty-four (24) hours after the motor vehicle
is received, giving the engine number, registration number and the name
and address of the owner or operator of the vehicle if known.