Liability for negligence of minor

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-64
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Every owner of a motor vehicle causing or knowingly permitting a minor under the age of sixteen years who is not permitted under the provisions of § 46.2-335 to drive such a vehicle upon a highway, and any person who gives or furnishes a motor vehicle to such minor, shall be jointly or severally liable with such minor for any damages caused by the negligence of such minor in driving such vehicle. Code 1950, § 8-646.2; 1977, c. 617.
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