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Sec. 18-158. Extent to which accident reports may be used as
evidence.
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No accident report shall be used as evidence in any trial,
civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, except that the
police department shall furnish upon demand of any person


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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 police department,
solely to prove compliance or noncompliance with the requirement
that the report be made to the police department. (Code
1959, § 18-158.)

 
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For similar state law, see Code of Va., § 46.1-408.