When any person is found guilty of a violation of any traffic regulation by a United States magistrate or a judge of a district court of the United States, which violation occurred on a federal reservation, and, for which, if the violation had occurred on the highways in the Commonwealth, revocation or suspension of the person's driver's license would be mandatory or discretionary with a court of the Commonwealth, the magistrate or judge is authorized to revoke or suspend the person's driver's license, provided it is forwarded to the Commissioner as is provided by law as to courts of the Commonwealth.
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-415
United States magistrates and judges of district courts authorized to revoke or suspend driver's license under certain conditions
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 722 F. Supp. 1365 - United States v. Knott (1989)
Most recently applied in 726 F. Supp. 1042 - United States v. Knott (December 1989)
1966, c. 591, § 46.1-441.1; 1976, c. 62; 1984, c. 780; 1985, c. 90; 1989, c. 727.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.