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Leyes de Atropello y Fuga en Virginia: Sanciones y Qué Hacer

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Leyes de Atropello y Fuga en Virginia: Sanciones y Qué Hacer

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Virginia es un estado sin culpa (no-fault) para accidentes de auto?

No. Virginia es un estado de culpa (tort). El conductor que causó el accidente es responsable de pagar los daños. Virginia también sigue la regla de negligencia contributiva según la Sección 8.01-58, lo que significa que si se determina que usted tuvo incluso una parte de la culpa, puede quedar completamente bloqueado de recuperar daños del otro conductor.

¿Los pasajeros tienen un deber legal de reportar accidentes de atropello y fuga en Virginia?

Sí. Según la Sección 46.2-895, toda persona de 16 años o más en el vehículo que sepa del accidente debe asegurarse de que se presente un reporte dentro de 24 horas si el conductor no se detiene ni reporta. Los pasajeros que no reportan pueden enfrentar cargos de delito menor o grave según la gravedad del accidente.

¿Cuál es el plazo de prescripción para un atropello y fuga en Virginia?

Para cargos penales, el atropello y fuga de delito grave no tiene plazo de prescripción en Virginia. El atropello y fuga de delito menor debe acusarse dentro de un año. Para reclamos civiles, tiene dos años para presentar una demanda por lesiones personales o muerte por negligencia, y cinco años para reclamos por daños a la propiedad.

¿Puedo presentar un reclamo de seguro si nunca se encuentra al conductor de atropello y fuga?

Sí. Si no se puede identificar al otro conductor, puede presentar un reclamo bajo su cobertura de automovilista sin seguro (UM). La ley de Virginia exige que todas las pólizas de seguro de auto incluyan cobertura UM. Deberá pagar un deducible de $200, y debe tener un reporte policial que documente el accidente.

¿Qué pasa con mi licencia de conducir después de una condena por atropello y fuga en Virginia?

Para daños a la propiedad superiores a $500, el tribunal puede suspender su licencia por hasta 6 meses según la Sección 46.2-901. Para accidentes con lesiones o muerte, el DMV debe revocar su licencia por un año según la Sección 46.2-389. También recibirá puntos de demérito: 3 puntos por daños menores a la propiedad, 4 puntos por daños a propiedad atendida, y 6 puntos por casos de lesiones o muerte.

¿Lesionado en Virginia? Obtenga una revisión gratuita del caso con un abogado de lesiones personales

Si la negligencia de otra persona causó su lesión, podría tener derecho a compensación por gastos médicos, salarios perdidos y dolor y sufrimiento. Obtenga una revisión gratuita y sin compromiso de un abogado de lesiones personales en Virginia. La mayoría trabaja por honorarios contingentes, así que no hay costo inicial.

La ley detrás de este artículo

Este artículo se apoya en 12 disposiciones legales conservadas en nuestro propio registro jurídico, cada una obtenida de la fuente oficial. Toque una sección para leer el texto vigente.

Code of Virginia, Title 18.2: Crimes and Offenses Generally

§ 18.2-36.1Certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughterVigente
A. Any person who, as a result of driving under the influence in violation of clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of § 18.2-266 or any local ordinance substantially similar thereto unintentionally causes the death of another person, shall be guilty of involuntary manslaughter. B. If, in addition, the conduct of the defendant was so gross, wanton and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life, he shall be guilty of aggravated involuntary manslaughter, a felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one nor more than 20 years, one year of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. C. The provisions of this section shall not preclude prosecution under any other homicide statute. This section shall not preclude any other revocation or suspension required by law. The driver's license of any person convicted under this section shall be revoked pursuant to subsection B of § 46.2-391.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 6 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2008

Casos destacados: United States v. Gomez-Leon (Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2008, 545 F.3d 777) · Rodolfo Bejarano-Urrutia v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 2005, 413 F.3d 444) · Aaron Alphonso Garcia v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 2006, 455 F.3d 465)

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Code of Virginia, Title 38.2: Insurance

§ 38.2-2206Uninsured motorist insurance coverageVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
A. Except as provided in subsection J, no policy or contract of bodily injury or property damage liability insurance relating to the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle shall be issued or delivered in this Commonwealth to the owner of such vehicle or shall be issued or delivered by any insurer licensed in this Commonwealth upon any motor vehicle principally garaged or used in this Commonwealth unless it contains an endorsement or provisions undertaking to pay the insured all sums that he is legally entitled to recover as damages from the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle, within limits not less than the requirements of § 46.2-472. Those limits shall equal but not exceed the limits of the liability insurance provided by the policy, unless any one named insured rejects the additional uninsured motorist insurance coverage by notifying the insurer as provided in subsection B of § 38.2-2202. This rejection of the additional uninsured motorist insurance coverage by any one named insured shall be binding upon all insureds under such policy.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 70 opiniones judiciales1980s: 71990s: 202000s: 132010s: 142020s: 16Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: MacDougall v. Hartford Ins. Group (Virginia Circuit Court 2003, 61 Va. Cir. 181) · O'Neil v. United States Automobile Ass'n (Virginia Circuit Court 2002, 57 Va. Cir. 257) · Atkinson v. Penske Logistics, L.L.C. (Virginia Circuit Court 2003, 61 Va. Cir. 223)

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Code of Virginia, Title 46.2: Motor Vehicles

§ 46.2-373Report by law-enforcement official investigating accidentVigente
A. Every law-enforcement officer who in the course of duty investigates a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $3,000 or more, either at the time of and at the scene of the accident or thereafter and elsewhere, by interviewing participants or witnesses shall, within twenty-four hours after completing the investigation, forward a written report of the accident to the Department. The report shall include the name or names of the insurance carrier or of the insurance agent of the automobile liability policy on each vehicle involved in the accident. A law-enforcement agency may utilize a contracted service provider to forward reports electronically to the Department in compliance with this section and to manage or disseminate copies of such reports to persons identified in, and in a manner consistent with, § 46.2-380, provided such contracted service provider complies with the requirements applicable to an agency in Chapter 38 (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) of Title 2.2. B.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 2 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2005

Casos destacados: Burrell v. Virginia (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 2005, 395 F.3d 508) · Burrell v. Commonwealth of VA (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 2005, 395 F.3d 508)

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§ 46.2-389Required revocation for one year upon conviction or finding of guilty of certain offenses; exceptionsVigente
A. The Commissioner shall forthwith revoke, and not thereafter reissue for a period of time specified in subsection B, except as provided in § 18.2-271 or § 18.2-271.1, the driver's license of any resident or nonresident on receiving a record of his conviction or a record of his having been found guilty in the case of a juvenile of any of the following crimes, committed in violation of a state law or a valid county, city, or town ordinance or law of the United States, or a law of any other state, substantially paralleling and substantially conforming to a like state law and to all changes and amendments of it: 1. Voluntary or involuntary manslaughter resulting from the driving of a motor vehicle; 2. Violation of § 18.2-266 or § 18.2-272, or subsection A of § 46.2-341.24 or violation of a substantially similar local ordinance; 3. Perjury or the making of a false affidavit to the Department under this chapter or any other law of the Commonwealth requiring the registration of motor vehicles or regulating their operation on the highways; 4. The making of a false statement to the Department on any application for a driver's license; 5.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 1 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 1989

Casos destacados: United States v. Knott (District Court, E.D. Virginia 1989, 726 F. Supp. 1042)

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§ 46.2-493Demerit points valid for two yearsVigente
Demerit points, assigned to any conviction, or finding of not innocent in the case of a juvenile, shall be valid for a period of two years from the date the offense was committed. Demerit points used prior to the termination of the two-year period as the basis for suspension, revocation, probation, or other action which extends beyond the two-year period shall remain valid until the suspension, revocation, probationary period, or other action has terminated.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

§ 46.2-894Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penaltyVigentecitada en 4 de nuestros artículos
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident in which a person is killed or injured or in which an attended vehicle or other attended property is damaged shall immediately stop as close to the scene of the accident as possible without obstructing traffic, as provided in § 46.2-888, and report his name, address, driver's license number, and vehicle registration number forthwith to the State Police or local law-enforcement agency, to the person struck and injured if such person appears to be capable of understanding and retaining the information, or to the driver or some other occupant of the vehicle collided with or to the custodian of other damaged property. The driver shall also render reasonable assistance to any person injured in such accident, including taking such injured person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital if it is apparent that medical treatment is necessary or is requested by the injured person.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 8 opiniones judiciales2000s: 22010s: 12020s: 5Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Katz v. Waterman (Virginia Circuit Court 2002, 59 Va. Cir. 182) · Jerome Arthur Godwin v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Court of Appeals of Virginia 2024) · United States v. Carter (District Court, E.D. Virginia 2004, 349 F. Supp. 2d 982)

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§ 46.2-895Duty of certain persons accompanying driver to report accidents involving injury, death, or damage to attended propertyVigente
If the driver fails to stop and make the report required by § 46.2-894, every person sixteen years of age or older in the vehicle with the driver at the time of the accident, who has knowledge of the accident, shall have a duty to ensure that a report is made within twenty-four hours from the time of the accident to the State Police or, if the accident occurs in a city or town, to the local law-enforcement agency. The report shall include his name, address, and such other information within his knowledge as the driver is required to report pursuant to § 46.2-894.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 1 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2004

Casos destacados: United States v. Carter (District Court, E.D. Virginia 2004, 349 F. Supp. 2d 982)

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§ 46.2-896Duties of driver in event of accident involving damage only to unattended propertyVigente
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident in which no person is killed or injured, but in which an unattended vehicle or other unattended property is damaged, shall make a reasonable effort to find the owner or custodian of such property and shall report to the owner or custodian the information which the driver is required to report pursuant to § 46.2-894 if such owner or custodian is found. If the owner or custodian of such damaged vehicle or property cannot be found, the driver shall leave a note or other sufficient information including driver identification and contact information in a conspicuous place at the scene of the accident and shall report the accident in writing within 24 hours to the State Police or the local law-enforcement agency. Such note or other information and written report shall contain the information that the driver is required to report pursuant to § 46.2-894. The written report shall, in addition, state the date, time, and place of the accident and the driver's description of the property damage.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 1 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2004

Casos destacados: Durney v. Doss (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 2004, 106 F. App'x 166)

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§ 46.2-900Penalty for violation of §§ 46.2-895 through 46.2-897Vigente
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of §§ 46.2-895 through 46.2-897 shall, if such accident results in injury to or the death of any person, be guilty of a Class 6 felony. If such accident results only in damage to property, the person so convicted shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; however, if the vehicle or other property struck is unattended and such damage is less than $250, such person shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. A motor vehicle operator convicted of a Class 4 misdemeanor under this section shall be assigned three demerit points by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

§ 46.2-901Suspension of driver's license for failure to report certain accidentsVigente
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of §§ 46.2-894 through 46.2-897 may be punished, in addition to the penalties provided in §§ 46.2-894 and 46.2-900, if such accident resulted only in damage to property and such damage exceeded $500, by suspension of his license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth for a period not to exceed six months by the court. This section shall in no case be construed to limit the authority or duty of the Commissioner with respect to revocation of licenses for violation of §§ 46.2-894 through 46.2-897 as provided in Article 10 (§ 46.2-364 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of this title. Any license revoked under the provisions of this section shall be surrendered to the court to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of § 46.2-398.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

§ 46.2-902.1Officer may require certain motorists to furnish proof of insurance; penaltyVigente
Any law-enforcement officer present at the scene of a motor vehicle accident as to which a law-enforcement officer is required by § 46.2-373 to file an accident report with the Department may require the operator of any motor vehicle involved in such accident to furnish proof that the vehicle he was operating at the time of such accident was an insured motor vehicle as defined in § 46.2-705. Failure to furnish proof of insurance when required by a law-enforcement officer as provided in this section within thirty days shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Code of Virginia, Title 8.01: Civil Remedies and Procedure

§ 8.01-243Personal action for injury to person or property generally; extension in actions for malpractice against health care providerVigentecitada en 9 de nuestros artículos
A. Unless otherwise provided in this section or by other statute, every action for personal injuries, whatever the theory of recovery, and every action for damages resulting from fraud, shall be brought within two years after the cause of action accrues. B. Every action for injury to property, including actions by a parent or guardian of an infant against a tort-feasor for expenses of curing or attempting to cure such infant from the result of a personal injury or loss of services of such infant, shall be brought within five years after the cause of action accrues. An infant's claim for medical expenses pursuant to subsection B of § 8.01-36 accruing on or after July 1, 2013, shall be governed by the applicable statute of limitations that applies to the infant's cause of action. C. The two-year limitations period specified in subsection A shall be extended in actions for malpractice against a health care provider as follows: 1. In cases arising out of a foreign object having no therapeutic or diagnostic effect being left in a patient's body, for a period of one year from the date the object is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered; 2.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en law.lis.virginia.gov

Citada en 376 opiniones judiciales1970s: 11980s: 681990s: 902000s: 512010s: 582020s: 108Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Herman v. McCarthy Enterprises, Inc. (Virginia Circuit Court 2002, 61 Va. Cir. 697) · Ansari v. Pahlavi (Virginia Circuit Court 1991, 23 Va. Cir. 402) · Dixon v. Messer (Virginia Circuit Court 2003, 61 Va. Cir. 527)

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Fuentes y referencias

  1. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-894: Deber del conductor de detenerse en caso de accidente con lesiones, muerte o daño a propiedad atendida(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  2. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-895: Deber de ciertas personas que acompañan al conductor de reportar accidentes(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  3. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-896: Deberes del conductor en caso de accidente con daño solo a propiedad desatendida(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  4. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-900: Sanción por infracción de las Secciones 46.2-895 a 46.2-897(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  5. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-901: Suspensión de la licencia de conducir por no reportar ciertos accidentes(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  6. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-902.1: El oficial puede exigir a ciertos automovilistas que proporcionen prueba de seguro(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  7. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-373: Reporte del oficial de la ley que investiga el accidente(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  8. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-389: Revocación obligatoria por un año tras condena por ciertas infracciones(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  9. Código de Virginia Sección 46.2-493: Puntos de demérito válidos por dos años(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  10. Código de Virginia Sección 38.2-2206: Cobertura de seguro de automovilista sin seguro(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  11. Código de Virginia Sección 18.2-36.1: Cierta conducta sancionable como homicidio involuntario(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  12. Código de Virginia Sección 8.01-243: Acción personal por lesión a la persona o propiedad en general(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  13. Código de Virginia Artículo 11: Accidentes (Secciones 46.2-894 a 46.2-902.1)(law.lis.virginia.gov).gov
  14. Datos de Choques de Tránsito del DMV de Virginia(dmv.virginia.gov).gov
  15. Infracciones de Tránsito y Asignación de Puntos del DMV de Virginia(dmv.virginia.gov).gov
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