Code of Virginia - Title 46.2 Motor Vehicles - Chapter 3 Licensure Of Drivers

46.2-300 Driving without license prohibited; penalties
No person, except those expressly exempted in §§ 46.2-303 through 46.2-308, shall drive any motor vehicle on any highway in the Commonwealth until such person ...

46.2-301 Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked
A. In addition to any other penalty provided by this section, any motor vehicle administratively impounded or immobilized under the provisions of § 46.2-301.1 may, ...

46.2-301.1 Administrative impoundment of motor vehicle for certain driving while license suspended or revoked ...
A. The motor vehicle being driven by any person (i) whose driver's license, learner's permit or privilege to drive a motor vehicle has been suspended ...

46.2-302 Driving while restoration of license is contingent on furnishing proof of financial responsibilit...
No resident or nonresident (i) whose driver's license or learner's permit has been suspended or revoked by any court or by the Commissioner or by ...

46.2-303 Licenses not required for operating road roller or farm tractor
No person shall be required to obtain a driver's license to operate a road roller or road machinery used under the supervision and control of ...

46.2-304 Limited operation of farm tractor by persons convicted of driving under influence of intoxicants o...
The conviction of a person for driving under the influence of intoxicants or some other self-administered drug in violation of any state law or local ...

46.2-305 Exemption of persons in armed services
Every person in the armed services of the United States, when furnished with a driver's license, and when operating an official motor vehicle in such ...

46.2-306 Exemption of armed services personnel and spouses and dependent children of armed services personne...
Notwithstanding § 46.2-100, a person on active duty with the armed services of the United States or a spouse or a dependent child not less ...

46.2-307 Nonresidents licensed under laws of home state or country; extension of reciprocal privilege...
A. A nonresident over the age of sixteen years and three months who has been duly licensed as a driver under a law requiring the ...

46.2-308 Temporary exemption for new resident licensed under laws of another state; privately owned vehicle ...
A resident over the age of sixteen years and three months who has been duly licensed as a driver under a law of another state ...

46.2-309 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2005, c. 245, cl. 2. ...

46.2-310 Localities may not require license except for taxicabs; prosecutions for operation of vehicle witho...
Counties, cities, and towns shall not require any local permit to drive, except as provided in this section. Counties, cities, and towns may adopt regulations ...

46.2-311 Persons having defective vision; minimum standards of visual acuity and field of vision; tests of v...
A. The Department shall not issue a driver's license or learner's permit (i) to any person unless he demonstrates a visual acuity of at least ...

46.2-312 Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses
A. Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be eligible for driver's licenses if they: 1. Demonstrate a visual acuity of at least 20/200 in one ...

46.2-313 Persons with suspended or revoked licenses
The Department shall not issue a driver's license to any person whose license has been suspended, during the period of the suspension; nor to any ...

46.2-314 Mental incapacity
No driver's license shall be issued to any applicant who has previously been adjudged incapacitated and who has not, at the time of such application, ...

46.2-315 Disabled persons
The Department shall not issue a driver's license to any person when, in the opinion of the Department, the person is suffering from a physical ...

46.2-316 Persons convicted or found not innocent of certain offenses; requirement of proof of financial resp...
A. The Department shall not issue a driver's license or learner's permit to any resident or nonresident person while his license or other privilege to ...

46.2-317 Persons making false statement in application
The Department shall not issue, for a period of one year, a driver's license or learner's permit when the records of the Department clearly show ...

46.2-318 Cancellation or revocation of license where application is false in material particular
The Commissioner may cancel or revoke any license or permit issued pursuant to this title when it appears that the information set forth in the ...

46.2-319 Refusal or revocation of license for certain fraudulent acts in obtaining a driver's licens...
The Department shall not issue any permit or license under this title to any person who has been convicted, or found not innocent in the ...

46.2-320 Other grounds for refusal or suspension
A. The Department may refuse to grant an application for a driver's license in any of the circumstances set forth in § 46.2-608 as circumstances ...

46.2-321 Appeal from denial, suspension, or revocation of license; operation of vehicle pending appea...
Any person denied a license or whose license has been revoked, suspended, or cancelled under this article may appeal in accordance with the provisions of ...

46.2-322 Examination of licensee believed incompetent; suspension, or restriction of license; license applic...
A. If the Department has good cause to believe that a driver is incapacitated and therefore unable to drive a motor vehicle safely, after written ...

46.2-323 Application for driver's license; proof of completion of driver education program; penalt...
A. Every application for a driver's license, temporary driver's permit, learner's permit, or motorcycle learner's permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the ...

46.2-323.1 Certification of Virginia residency; nonresidents not to be issued driver's licenses, commercial dr...
No driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary driver's permit, learner's permit, motorcycle learner's permit, or special identification card shall be issued to any person who ...

46.2-324 Applicants and license holders to notify Department of change of address; fee
A. Whenever any person, after applying for or obtaining a driver's license or special identification card shall move from the address shown in the application ...

46.2-324.1 Requirements for initial licensure of certain applicants
No driver's license shall be issued to any applicant unless he either (i) provides written evidence of having satisfactorily completed a course of driver instruction ...

46.2-325 Examination of applicants; waiver of Department's examination under certain circumstances; behind-t...
A. The Department shall examine every applicant for a driver's license before issuing any license to determine (i) his physical and mental qualifications and his ...

46.2-326 Designation of examiners; conduct of examination; reports
The Commissioner shall designate persons within the Commonwealth to act for the Department in examining driver's license applicants. Any person so designated shall conduct examinations ...

46.2-327 Copies of applications; record of licenses and learner's permits issued, suspended, or revoke...
The Department shall retain a copy of every application for a driver's license or learner's permit. The Department shall index and maintain a record of ...

46.2-328 Department to issue licenses; endorsements, classifications, and restrictions authorizing operatio...
A. The Department shall issue to every person licensed as a driver, a driver's license. Every driver's license shall contain all appropriate endorsements, classifications, and ...

46.2-328.1 Licenses, permits and special identification cards to be issued only to United States citizens, leg...
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, except as provided in subsection G of § 46.2-345, the Department shall not issue an original license, ...

46.2-329 Special restrictions on particular licensees
The Department, on issuing a driver's license may, whenever good cause appears, impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to the type ...

46.2-330 Expiration and renewal of licenses; examinations required
A. Every driver's license shall expire on the applicant's birthday at the end of the period of years for which a driver's license has been ...

46.2-331 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 975. ...

46.2-332 Fees
On and after January 1, 1990, the fee for each driver's license other than a commercial driver's license shall be two dollars and forty cents ...

46.2-333 Disposition of fees; expenses
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all fees accruing under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to, and received by the Commissioner, ...

46.2-333.1 Surcharges on certain fees of Department; disposition of proceeds.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, beginning May 1, 2003, there are hereby imposed, in addition to other fees imposed by this chapter, the ...

46.2-334 Conditions and requirements for licensure of persons under 18; requests for cancellation of minor'...
A. Minors at least 16 years and three months old may be issued driver's licenses under the following conditions: 1. The minor shall submit a ...

46.2-334.01 Licenses issued to persons less than 19 years old subject to certain restrictions
A. Any learner's permit or driver's license issued to any person less than 18 years old shall be subject to the following: 1. Notwithstanding the ...

46.2-334.02 Licenses issued to persons less than twenty years old subject to certain restrictions
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-498, whenever the driving record of a person who is at least eighteen years old but less than twenty years ...

46.2-334.1 Knowledge test; waiting period prior to reexamination
Any person under the age of eighteen who applies for a driver's license under § 46.2-334 and fails the motor vehicle knowledge test administered pursuant ...

46.2-335 Learner's permits; fees; certification required
A. The Department, on receiving from any Virginia resident over the age of 15 years and six months an application for a learner's permit or ...

46.2-335.1 Knowledge test; waiting period prior to reexamination
Any person under the age of eighteen who applies for a learner's permit under § 46.2-335 and fails the motor vehicle knowledge test administered pursuant ...

46.2-335.2 Learner's permits; required before driver's license; minimum holding period
A. No person under the age of nineteen years shall be eligible to receive a driver's license pursuant to § 46.2-334 unless the Department has ...

46.2-336 Manner of issuing original driver's licenses to minors
The Department shall forward all original driver's licenses issued to applicants under the age of eighteen years to the judge of the juvenile and domestic ...

46.2-337 Examination and road test required for license to operate motorcycle; regulations
No person shall drive any motorcycle on a highway in the Commonwealth unless he has passed a special examination, including written material and a road ...

46.2-338 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1989, c. 705. ...

46.2-339 Qualifications of school bus driver; examination
No person shall drive any school bus on a highway in the Commonwealth unless he has had a reasonable amount of experience in driving motor ...

46.2-340 Information concerning school bus drivers and driver education instructors
A. At the beginning of each school year, and whenever changes need to be made, each local school division shall furnish to the Department of ...

46.2-341 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1989, c. 705. ...

46.2-341.1 Title
This Act may be cited as the "Virginia Commercial Driver's License Act." (1989, c. 705, § 46.1-372.1.) ...

46.2-341.2 Description unavailable
Not set out. (1989, c. 705.) ...

46.2-341.3 Conflicts; supplement to driver licensing statutes
This article is intended to supplement, not supplant, the laws of the Commonwealth relating to drivers, driver licensing, vehicles and vehicle operations, which laws shall ...

46.2-341.4 Definitions
The following definitions shall apply to this article, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context: "Commercial driver's license" means any driver's license ...

46.2-341.5 Regulations consistent with Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act
The Department is authorized to promulgate regulations and establish procedures to enable it to issue commercial driver's licenses, maintain and exchange driver records, and impose ...

46.2-341.6 Limitation on number of driver's licenses
No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle shall have more than one driver's license. (1989, c. 705, § 46.1-372.6.) ...

46.2-341.7 Commercial driver's license required; penalty
A. No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle in the Commonwealth unless he has been issued a commercial driver's license and unless such license ...

46.2-341.8 Nonresidents and new residents
Any person who is not domiciled in the Commonwealth, who has been duly issued a commercial driver's license by his state of domicile, who has ...

46.2-341.9 Eligibility for commercial driver's license
A Virginia commercial driver's license shall be issued only to a person who drives or intends to drive a commercial motor vehicle and who is ...

46.2-341.9:1 Commissioner to grant variances for commercial drivers transporting hazardous wastes
The Commissioner may, to the extent allowed by federal law, grant variances from the regulations with respect to the physical qualifications for drivers of commercial ...

46.2-341.10 Special provisions relating to commercial driver's instruction permit
The Department, upon receiving an application on forms prescribed by the Commissioner and upon the applicant's satisfactory completion of the vision and knowledge tests required ...

46.2-341.10:1 Seasonal restricted commercial drivers' licenses
A. The Commissioner may, in his discretion, issue seasonal restricted commercial drivers' licenses in accordance with this section. B. A Virginia seasonal restricted commercial driver's ...

46.2-341.11 Commercial drivers required to notify the Department of change of address
A. If any person who is licensed by the Department to drive a commercial motor vehicle changes the mailing or residential address he most recently ...

46.2-341.12 Application for commercial driver's license
A. Every application to the Department for a commercial driver's license shall be made upon a form approved and furnished by the Department, and the ...

46.2-341.13 Disposition of fees
Except as otherwise provided, all fees accruing under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to and received by the Commissioner, and by him ...

46.2-341.14 Testing requirements for commercial driver's license; behind-the-wheel and knowledge examination...
A. The Department shall conduct an examination of every applicant for a commercial driver's license, which examination shall comply with the minimum federal standards established ...

46.2-341.15 Commercial driver's license document
A. The commercial driver's license issued by the Department shall be identified as a Virginia commercial driver's license and shall include at least the following: ...

46.2-341.16 Vehicle classifications and endorsements
A. A commercial driver's license shall authorize the licensee to operate only the classes and types of commercial motor vehicles designated thereon. The classes of ...

46.2-341.16:1 Conformance with requirements of U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no endorsement authorizing the driver to operate a vehicle transporting hazardous materials shall be issued, renewed, or ...

46.2-341.17 Penalty for violation of this article
Unless otherwise provided in this article or by the laws of the Commonwealth, any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty ...

46.2-341.18 Disqualification for certain offenses
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in § 46.2-341.18:01, the Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of one year any person whose ...

46.2-341.18:01 Disqualification for violation of out-of-service order; commercial motor vehicle designed to transp...
The Commissioner shall disqualify any person convicted of violating an out-of-service order while operating a commercial motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, ...

46.2-341.18:1 Disqualification for certain alcohol-related offenses committed in other jurisdictions whose laws p...
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-341.18 that require the Commissioner act to disqualify only on the basis of conviction records for certain offenses committed ...

46.2-341.18:2 Disqualification for use of urine-masking agent or device.
The Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of one year any person who has been convicted of a violation of § 18.2-251.4. (2007, c. 422.) ...

46.2-341.19 Controlled substance felony; disqualification
No person shall use a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of any felony involving manufacturing, distributing or dispensing a controlled substance or possession with ...

46.2-341.20 Disqualification for multiple serious traffic violations
A. For the purposes of this section, the following offenses, if committed in a commercial motor vehicle, are serious traffic violations: 1. Driving at a ...

46.2-341.20:1 Disqualification for railroad/highway grade crossing violations
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, the Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of sixty days any person whose record, as maintained by ...

46.2-341.20:2 Employer penalty; railroad/highway grade crossing violations; out-of-service order violatio...
Any employer who knowingly allows, permits, authorizes, or requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any law or regulation pertaining ...

46.2-341.20:3 Disqualification for determination of imminent hazard
If the Department receives notification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that a driver determined to constitute an imminent hazard has been disqualified from ...

46.2-341.21 Driving while disqualified; penalties
No person whose privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked or who has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor ...

46.2-341.22 Requirements upon disqualification
Any person who has been disqualified pursuant to any provision of this Act shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 46.2-370 and 46.2-414, and ...

46.2-341.23 Offenses under substantially similar laws
Except as otherwise provided, whenever in this Act reference is made to an offense which is a violation of a provision of this Code, such ...

46.2-341.24 Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any commercial motor vehicle (i) while such person has a blood alcohol concentration ...

46.2-341.25 Preliminary analysis of breath of commercial drivers to determine alcohol content of bloo...
A. Any person who is reasonably suspected of a violation of § 46.2-341.24 or of having any alcohol in his blood while driving or operating ...

46.2-341.26 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1992, c. 830. ...

46.2-341.26:1 Use of chemical tests to determine alcohol or drug content of blood of commercial driver; definitio...
As used in §§ 46.2-341.26:2 through 46.2-341.26:11, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: The phrase "alcohol or drug" means alcohol, drug or drugs, or any ...

46.2-341.26:2 Implied consent to post-arrest chemical test to determine alcohol or drug content of blood of comme...
A. Any person, whether licensed by Virginia or not, who operates a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway as defined in § 46.2-100 in the ...

46.2-341.26:3 Refusal of tests; issuance of out-of-service orders; disqualification
A. If a person arrested for a violation of § 46.2-341.24 or § 46.2-341.31, after having been advised by a law-enforcement officer (i) that a ...

46.2-341.26:4 Appeal and trial; sanctions for refusal; procedures
The procedure for appeal and trial shall be the same as provided by law for misdemeanors. If requested by either party on appeal to the ...

46.2-341.26:5 Qualifications and liability of persons authorized to take blood samples; procedure for taking samp...
For purposes of this article, only a physician, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, phlebotomist, graduate laboratory technician or a technician or nurse designated by order ...

46.2-341.26:6 Transmission of blood samples
The blood sample withdrawn pursuant to § 46.2-341.26:5 shall be placed in vials provided or approved by the Department of Forensic Science. The vials shall ...

46.2-341.26:7 Transmission of samples
A. Upon receipt of a blood sample forwarded to the Department for analysis pursuant to § 46.2-341.26:6, the Department shall have it examined for its ...

46.2-341.26:8 Fees
Payment for withdrawing blood shall not exceed $25, which shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal charges. If the person whose blood sample ...

46.2-341.26:9 Assurance of breath test validity; use as evidence
To be capable of being considered valid in a prosecution under § 46.2-341.24 or 46.2-341.31, chemical analysis of a person's breath shall be performed by ...

46.2-341.26:10 Evidence
A. In any trial for a violation of § 46.2-341.24, admission of the blood or breath test results shall not limit the introduction of any ...

46.2-341.26:11 Substantial compliance
The steps set forth in §§ 46.2-341.26:2 through 46.2-341.26:9 relating to taking, handling, identifying, and disposing of blood or breath samples are procedural and not ...

46.2-341.27 Presumptions from alcohol and drug content of blood
In any prosecution for a violation of provision (ii), (iii) or (iv) of subsection A of § 46.2-341.24, the amount of alcohol or drugs in ...

46.2-341.28 Penalty for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated; subsequent offense; prior convictio...
Any person violating any provision of subsection A of § 46.2-341.24 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a second ...

46.2-341.29 Penalty for driving commercial motor vehicle with blood alcohol content equal to or greater than 0....
Any person violating the provisions of subsection B of § 46.2-341.24 shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1989, c. 705, § 46.1-372.28.) ...

46.2-341.30 Disqualification for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc
A. The judgment of conviction under any provision of § 46.2-341.24 shall of itself operate to disqualify the person so convicted from the privilege to ...

46.2-341.31 Driving commercial motor vehicle with any alcohol in blood
No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle while having any amount of alcohol in his blood, as measured by a test administered pursuant to ...

46.2-341.32 Authority to enter into agreements
The Department may procure and enter into agreements or arrangements for the purpose of participating in the Commercial Driver License System or any other similar ...

46.2-341.33 Description unavailable
Not set out. (1989, c. 705.) ...

46.2-341.34 Appeals
Any person denied a commercial driver's license or who has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle under the provisions of this article is ...

46.2-342 What license to contain; organ donor information; Uniform Donor Document
A. Every license issued under this chapter shall bear: 1. For licenses issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2003, a license number which ...

46.2-343 Duplicate driver's license, reissued driver's licenses, learner's permit; fees
If a driver's license or learner's permit issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the person to whom it was ...

46.2-344 Temporary driver's permit
The Department, upon determining, after an examination, that an applicant is mentally, physically, and otherwise qualified to receive a license, may issue to him a ...

46.2-345 Issuance of special identification cards; fee; confidentiality; penalties
A. On the application of any person who is a resident of the Commonwealth or the parent or legal guardian of any such person who ...

46.2-346 Unlawful acts enumerated
A. No person shall: 1. Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession any driver's license which he knows to be ...

46.2-347 Fraudulent use of driver's license or Department of Motor Vehicles identification card to obtain al...
Any underage person as specified in § 4.1-304 who knowingly uses or attempts to use a forged, deceptive or otherwise nongenuine driver's license issued by ...

46.2-348 Fraud or false statements in applications for license; penalties
Any person who uses a false or fictitious name or gives a false or fictitious address in any application for a driver's license, or any ...

46.2-349 Unlawful to permit violations of chapter
No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by any person who has ...

46.2-350 Penalty for violation
Notwithstanding § 46.2-113, except as otherwise provided any violation of any provision of this chapter not declared to be a felony shall constitute a Class ...

46.2-351 through 46.2-355
Repealed by Acts 1999, cc. 945, 987. ...

46.2-355.1 Intervention required for certain offenders; fee; penalty; notice
A. Upon receiving notification of a second conviction entered on or after July 1, 1999, for driving while the offender's license, permit or privilege to ...

46.2-356 Period during which habitual offender not to be licensed to drive motor vehicle
No license to drive motor vehicles in Virginia shall be issued to any person determined or adjudicated an habitual offender (i) for a period of ...

46.2-357 Operation of motor vehicle or self-propelled machinery or equipment by habitual offender prohibited...
A. It shall be unlawful for any person determined or adjudicated an habitual offender to drive any motor vehicle or self-propelled machinery or equipment on ...

46.2-358 Restoration of privilege of driving motor vehicle; when petition may be brought; terms and conditio...
In any case where the provisions of § 46.2-360 or § 46.2-361 do not apply, five years from the date of any final order of ...

46.2-359 Restoration of driving privilege to certain persons
Any person eighteen years of age or older who has been adjudged an habitual offender based in whole or in part on findings of not ...

46.2-360 Restoration of privilege of operating motor vehicle; restoration of privilege to persons convicted ...
Any person who has been found to be an habitual offender where the determination or adjudication was based in part and dependent on a conviction ...

46.2-361 Restoration of privilege after driving while license revoked or suspended for failure to pay fines ...
A. Any person who has been found to be an habitual offender, where the determination or adjudication was based in part and dependent on a ...

46.2-362 Appeals
An appeal to the circuit court may be taken from any final action or order of the general district court under former § 46.2-355 in ...

46.2-363 Construction of article
Nothing in this article shall be construed as amending, modifying, or repealing any existing law of Virginia or any existing ordinance of any political subdivision ...

46.2-364 Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context: "Conviction" means conviction on a plea of guilty or ...

46.2-365 Plaintiff not prevented from relying upon other legal process
This article shall not prevent the plaintiff in any action at law from relying upon any other process provided by law. (Code 1950, § 46-389; ...

46.2-366 Partial application to certain motor vehicles
This chapter, except its provisions as to the requirements of making reports of motor vehicle accidents and as to the filing of proof of financial ...

46.2-367 Persons included within scope of chapter
Persons who have, by any law of the Commonwealth, been required to file proof of financial responsibility are included within the scope of this chapter. ...

46.2-368 Certificate of self-insurance exempts from chapter
A. This chapter, except §§ 46.2-371 through 46.2-373, shall not apply to any person who has registered in his name in the Commonwealth more than ...

46.2-369 Commissioner to administer and enforce chapter; regulations; summoning witnesses and taking testimo...
The Commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and he may adopt regulations for its administration. He may issue subpoenas for witnesses ...

46.2-370 Revoked driver's licenses, special identification cards, certificates of title, license plates, reg...
A. Any person whose driver's license, special identification card, certificate of title, registration card, or license plates have been suspended, cancelled, or revoked as provided ...

46.2-371 Driver to give immediate notice of certain accidents
The driver of any vehicle involved in any accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or some person acting for him, shall ...

46.2-372 Driver to report certain accidents in writing; certification of financial responsibility to Departm...
A. Any person involved in an accident (i) resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage, or (ii) when there is ...

46.2-373 Report by law-enforcement officer investigating accident
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 ...

46.2-374 Department to prepare and supply forms for reports
The Department shall prepare and, on request, supply to police departments, medical examiners or other officials exercising like functions, sheriffs, and other suitable agencies forms ...

46.2-375 Reports by medical examiners of deaths resulting from accidents
Every person holding the office of medical examiner shall report to the Commissioner: (i) the death of a person in his jurisdiction as a result ...

46.2-376 Report required of person in charge of garage or repair shop
The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle (i) that shows evidence of having been involved ...

46.2-377 Reports made by garages to be without prejudice and confidential; exceptions
All accident reports made by garages pursuant to this article shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential ...

46.2-378 Extent to which reports may be used as evidence
No report submitted pursuant to this article shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, except that ...

46.2-379 Use of accident reports made by investigating officers
All accident reports made by investigating officers shall be for the confidential use of the Department and of other state agencies for accident prevention purposes ...

46.2-380 Reports made under certain sections open to inspection by certain persons; copies; maintenance of r...
A. Any report of an accident made pursuant to §§ 46.2-372, 46.2-373, 46.2-375, or § 46.2-377 shall be maintained by the Department for a period ...

46.2-381 Accident reports required by county or municipal ordinance; copies
Any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, require that the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident file with a designated department a ...

46.2-382 Courts to keep full records of certain cases
Every general district court or circuit court or the clerk thereof shall keep a full record of every case in which: 1. A person is ...

46.2-382.1 Courts to make findings relating to commercial motor vehicles
For the purpose of enforcing the Virginia Commercial Driver's License Act (§ 46.2-341.1 et seq.), in any case in which a person is charged with ...

46.2-383 Courts to forward abstracts of records or furnish abstract data of conviction by electronic means i...
A. In the event (i) a person is convicted of a charge described in subdivision 1 or 2 of § 46.2-382 or § 46.2-382.1 or ...

46.2-384 Law-enforcement officers arresting drivers for certain offenses to request abstracts or transcript...
Every law-enforcement officer who has arrested any person for (i) driving while under the influence of intoxicants or drugs in violation of § 18.2-51.4 or ...

46.2-385 Prosecuting attorneys to appear in certain cases
If requested by the judge trying the case, attorneys for the Commonwealth and all city and town attorneys whose general duties include the prosecution of ...

46.2-386 Forms for and information to be contained in abstracts; certification
Abstracts required by § 46.2-383 shall be made on forms prepared by or approved by the Department and the Department of State Police. They shall ...

46.2-387 Penalty for failure to forward record of conviction or of judgment for damages
Any person required to forward to the Commissioner a record of a conviction or of a judgment for damages as provided in this chapter who ...

46.2-388 Uniform summons to be used for reportable motor vehicle law violations; citations
A. The Attorney General, after consultation with the Committee on District Courts, the Superintendent of State Police and the Commissioner, shall approve a form for ...

46.2-389 Required revocation for one year upon conviction or finding of guilty of certain offenses; exceptio...
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 ...

46.2-390 Required suspension for conviction of theft or unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
When any person is convicted, or found guilty in the case of a juvenile, of any theft of a motor vehicle or its unauthorized use, ...

46.2-390.1 Required revocation for conviction of drug offenses or deferral of proceedings
A. Except as otherwise ordered pursuant to § 18.2-259.1, the Commissioner shall forthwith revoke, and not thereafter reissue for six months from the later of ...

46.2-391 Revocation of license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated; exception; petition fo...
A. The Commissioner shall forthwith revoke and not thereafter reissue for three years the driver's license of any person on receiving a record of the ...

46.2-391.01 Administrative enforcement of ignition interlock requirements
If the court, as a condition of license restoration or as a condition of a restricted license under subsection C of § 18.2-271.1 or § ...

46.2-391.1 Suspension of registration certificates and plates upon suspension or revocation of driver's licens...
Whenever the Commissioner, under the authority of law of the Commonwealth, suspends or revokes the driver's license of any person upon receiving record of that ...

46.2-391.2 Administrative suspension of license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle
A. If a breath test is taken pursuant to § 18.2-268.2 or any similar ordinance and (i) the results show a blood alcohol content of ...

46.2-391.3 Content of notice of suspension
A notice of suspension issued pursuant to § 46.2-391.2 shall clearly specify (i) the reason and statutory grounds for the suspension, (ii) the effective date ...

46.2-391.4 When suspension to be rescinded
Notwithstanding any other provision of § 46.2-391.2, a subsequent dismissal or acquittal of all the charges under §§ 18.2-36.1, 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, and 18.2-268.3 or any ...

46.2-391.5 Preparation and distribution of forms
The Supreme Court shall develop policies and regulations pertaining to the notice of suspension under subsection A of § 46.2-391.2 and the notice that the ...

46.2-392 Suspension of license or issuance of a restricted license on conviction of reckless or aggressive d...
In addition to the penalties for reckless driving prescribed in § 46.2-868 and the penalties for aggressive driving prescribed in § 46.2-868.1, the court may ...

46.2-393 Suspension of license on conviction of certain reckless offenses; restricted licenses
A. When any person is convicted of reckless driving as provided in §§ 46.2-853 through 46.2-864, in addition to any penalties provided by law, the ...

46.2-394 Revocation of license for fourth conviction of certain offenses
If any person is convicted four times of a violation of §§ 46.2-865, 46.2-894, or § 46.2-895, or any substantially similar ordinance or law of ...

46.2-395 Suspension of license for failure or refusal to pay fines or costs
A. Any person, whether licensed by Virginia or not, who drives a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth shall thereby, as a condition ...

46.2-396 Suspension of license for reckless driving resulting in death of any person
When any person is convicted of reckless driving as provided for in §§ 46.2-853 through 46.2-864 and the reckless driving was the cause of the ...

46.2-396.1 Conviction of serious driving offense
Upon the conviction of a traffic offense that causes the death of any person and which (i) the Commissioner has designated a serious traffic offense, ...

46.2-397 Suspension of license for certain violations while transporting explosives, inflammable gas or liqu...
When the driver of any motor vehicle is convicted of any violation of §§ 46.2-816, 46.2-820 through 46.2-823, 46.2-825, 46.2-826 or §§ 46.2-852 through 46.2-864, ...

46.2-398 Disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension
In any case in which the accused is convicted of an offense, on the conviction of which the law requires or permits revocation or suspension ...

46.2-399 Revocation of license for improper use or failure to pay certain taxes
The Department shall revoke a driver's license whenever the person to whom the license has been issued makes or permits to be made an unlawful ...

46.2-400 Suspension of license of person incompetent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, inebriety...
The Commissioner, on receipt of notice that any person has been legally adjudged to be incapacitated in accordance with Article 1 (§ 37.2-1000 et seq.) ...

46.2-401 Reports to Commissioner of discharge of patients from state institutions
Whenever practicable, at least ten days prior to the time when any patient is to be discharged from any institution operated or licensed by the ...

46.2-402 When Commissioner may suspend or revoke license for not more than one year after hearing
A. The Commissioner may, after due hearing, after giving not less than five days' written notice by registered letter to the most recent address of ...

46.2-403 Contents of notice of hearing
A. The notice of a hearing when mailed to any person, as provided in § 46.2-402 shall contain: 1. A specific statement of the alleged ...

46.2-404 Where and before whom hearing held
The hearing shall be in the county or city where the licensee resides or in the county or city in which the licensee works or, ...

46.2-405 How hearings to be conducted
A. In any such hearing all relevant and material evidence shall be received, except that: (i) the rules relating to privileged communications and privileged topics ...

46.2-406 Appointment and authority of hearing officers
The Commissioner may appoint one or more persons to conduct the hearings provided for in this title. The hearing officers are hereby authorized to administer ...

46.2-407 Form and contents of decision; copies
Any decision or order of the Commissioner to be valid must be reduced to writing and contain the explicit findings of fact and conclusions of ...

46.2-408 When Commissioner may suspend or revoke license for no more than five years
On any reasonable ground appearing in the records of the Department, the Commissioner may, when he deems it necessary for the safety of the public ...

46.2-409 Certain abstracts of conviction to be prima facie evidence of conviction
In any administrative hearing conducted by the Commissioner or his designee pursuant to this article, an abstract showing a conviction of the violation of any ...

46.2-410 Appeals from order suspending or revoking license or registration
Any person aggrieved by an order or act of the Commissioner requiring suspension or revocation of a license or registration under the provisions of this ...

46.2-410.1 Judicial review of revocation or suspension by Commissioner
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-410, when the Commissioner orders a revocation or suspension of a person's driver's license under the provisions of this ...

46.2-411 Reinstatement of suspended or revoked license or other privilege to operate or register a motor veh...
A. The Commissioner may refuse, after a hearing if demanded, to issue to any person whose license has been suspended or revoked any new or ...

46.2-411.1 Reinstatement of driver's license suspended or revoked for a conviction of driving while intoxicate...
A. Before restoring a driver's license to any person (i) whose license to drive a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked as a result ...

46.2-412 Time suspension or revocation
Every suspension or revocation shall remain in effect and the Commissioner shall not issue any new or renewal license or register in his name any ...

46.2-413 Effect of reversal of conviction
Reversal on appeal of any conviction because of which conviction any license or registration has been suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of this ...

46.2-414 Commencement of periods for suspension or revocation of licenses, registration cards, or license pl...
Wherever it is provided in this title that the driver's license, registration cards, or license plates of any person be suspended or revoked for a ...

46.2-415 United States magistrates and judges of district courts authorized to revoke or suspend driver's li...
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 ...

46.2-416 Notice of suspension or revocation of license
Whenever it is provided in this title that a driver's license may or shall be suspended or revoked either by the Commissioner or by a ...

46.2-416.1 Suspension for failure to comply with traffic citation issued under federal law
On receipt of a notice from a United States District Court in Virginia that a person licensed to drive in Virginia has failed to comply ...

46.2-417 Suspension for failure to satisfy motor vehicle accident judgment; exceptions; insurance in liquida...
A. Upon the application of any judgment creditor, the Commissioner shall suspend the driver's license and all of the registration certificates and license plates of ...

46.2-418 Nonpayment of judgments of Virginia and other states
The Commissioner shall take action as required in § 46.2-417 on receiving proper evidence that the person has failed for a period of thirty days ...

46.2-419 When judgment satisfied
A. Every judgment for damages in any motor vehicle accident referred to in this chapter shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be satisfied: 1. ...

46.2-420 Order for payment of judgment in installments
A judgment debtor, on five days' notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the court in which the judgment was obtained for the privilege ...

46.2-421 Effect of order for such payment and proof of financial responsibility
The Commissioner shall not suspend a license or registration of a motor vehicle and shall restore any license or registration suspended following nonpayment of a ...

46.2-422 Suspension on failure to pay installments
If the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as permitted by the order of the court, then on notice of default, the Commissioner shall ...

46.2-423 Creditor's consent to license notwithstanding default in payment
If the judgment creditor consents in writing, in whatever form the Commissioner prescribes, that the judgment debtor be allowed a driver's license and motor vehicle ...

46.2-424 Duty of insurance carrier after notice of accident; report of omissions by insurers to State Corpor...
On receipt of the certificate of insurance, the insurance carrier or surety company named in the certificate of insurance shall determine whether the policy or ...

46.2-425 Driver or owner having no license issued by Department
In case a driver or owner has no driver's license issued by the Department or no motor vehicle registered in his name in the Commonwealth, ...

46.2-426 Custody and application of cash or securities deposited; limitation of actions; assignmen...
Cash or securities furnished in compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be placed by the Commissioner in the custody of the State Treasurer ...

46.2-427 When suspensions to remain effective; relief from furnishing proof of financial responsibility; pro...
The suspension required by the provisions of § 46.2-417 shall continue except as otherwise provided by §§ 46.2-421 and 46.2-423 until the person satisfies the ...

46.2-428 Commonwealth responsible for deposits
The Commonwealth shall be responsible for the safekeeping of all bonds, cash, and securities deposited with the State Treasurer under the provisions of this chapter, ...

46.2-429 Release of deposits only upon consent of Commissioner
Bonds, cash, or securities deposited with the State Treasurer pursuant to this chapter shall only be released by the State Treasurer upon consent of the ...

46.2-430 Power over nonresidents
Whenever by the laws of the Commonwealth the Commissioner may suspend or revoke: (i) the license of a resident driver, or (ii) the registration cards ...

46.2-431 Chapter applies to nonresidents
Every provision of this chapter applies to any person who is not a resident of the Commonwealth under the same circumstances as it would apply ...

46.2-432 Failure of nonresident to report accident
The failure of a nonresident to report an accident as required in this title shall constitute sufficient ground for suspension or revocation of his privileges ...

46.2-433 Notification of officers in nonresident's home state
On conviction of a nonresident or in case any unsatisfied judgment results in suspension of a nonresident's driving privileges in the Commonwealth and the prohibition ...

46.2-434 Conviction of or judgment against resident in another jurisdiction
The Commissioner shall suspend or revoke the license and registration certificate and plates of any resident of the Commonwealth upon receiving notice of his conviction, ...

46.2-435 Proof of financial responsibility to be furnished for each vehicle
Proof of financial responsibility in the amounts required by this chapter shall be furnished for each motor vehicle registered by the person required to furnish ...

46.2-436 Methods of proving financial responsibility
Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter may be given by proof that: 1. A policy or policies of motor vehicle liability insurance ...

46.2-437 Proof of financial responsibility by owner in lieu of driver
When the Commissioner finds that any person required to give proof of financial responsibility under this title is or later becomes a driver, however designated, ...

46.2-438 Proof by owner of vehicles operated under permit or certificate of State Corporation Commission or ...
If the owner of a motor vehicle is one whose vehicles are operated under a permit or a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by ...

46.2-439 Certificate of insurance carrier
Proof of financial responsibility, when requested, shall be made by filing with the Commissioner the written certificate of any insurance carrier authorized to do business ...

46.2-440 Certificate for nonresident may be by carrier not qualified in Commonwealth
A nonresident owner of a vehicle not registered in Virginia may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the Commissioner a written certificate or ...

46.2-441 Nonresident may file proof of future financial responsibility of insurance company or other state-a...
Notwithstanding the requirement of §§ 46.2-439 and 46.2-440, a nonresident required to file proof of future financial responsibility under this chapter may file proof of ...

46.2-442 Default of foreign insurance carrier
If any insurance carrier not authorized to do business in the Commonwealth which is qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility defaults in any of ...

46.2-443 Chapter not applicable to certain policies of insurance
This chapter does not apply to: 1. Policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of ...

46.2-444 Surety requirements of bond
The bond mentioned in subdivision 2 of § 46.2-436 shall be duly executed by the person giving proof and by a surety company duly authorized ...

46.2-445 How bond to be conditioned
The Commissioner shall not accept any bond unless it is conditioned for payments in amounts and under the same circumstances as would be required in ...

46.2-446 Notice to Commissioner prerequisite to cancellation of bond; cancellation not to affect rights aris...
No bond shall be cancelled unless twenty days' prior written notice of cancellation is given the Commissioner, but cancellation of the bond shall not prevent ...

46.2-447 Bond to constitute lien on real estate of surety
A bond with individual sureties shall constitute a lien in favor of the Commonwealth on the real estate of any individual surety. The lien shall ...

46.2-448 Notice of cancellation; record; fees
Notice of cancellation is to be signed by the Commissioner or by someone designated by him and the seal of the Department placed thereon. Notwithstanding ...

46.2-449 Cancellation of bond with individual sureties; certificates of cancellation
When a bond with individual sureties filed with the Commissioner is no longer required under this chapter, the Commissioner shall, on request, cancel it as ...

46.2-450 Order discharging lien of bond
On satisfactory proof that the bond filed with the Commissioner as provided for in this chapter has been cancelled and that there are no claims ...

46.2-451 Action or suit on bond
If a final judgment rendered against the principal on the bond filed with the Commissioner as provided in this chapter is not satisfied within fifteen ...

46.2-452 Parties to suit on bond with individual sureties
When the sureties on the bond filed with the Commissioner as provided in this chapter are individuals the judgment creditor may proceed against any or ...

46.2-453 Proof of financial responsibility by delivering cash or securities
A person may give proof of financial responsibility by delivering to the Commissioner cash or securities equal to the sum of the liability coverage required ...

46.2-454 Moneys or securities to be deposited with State Treasurer subject to execution
All moneys or securities delivered to the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be placed by him in the custody of the State Treasurer and ...

46.2-455 Assessment for expense of holding deposits
For the purpose of defraying the expense of the safekeeping and handling of the cash or securities deposited with him under the provisions of this ...

46.2-456 Additional security if fund impaired by any legal process, or otherwise
Whenever the moneys or securities are subjected to attachment, garnishment, execution, or other legal process or are otherwise depleted or threatened with depletion or impairment ...

46.2-457 Substitution of new proof; cancellation or return of old
The Commissioner may cancel any bond or return any certificate of insurance and on the substitution and acceptance by him of other adequate proof of ...

46.2-458 Interpleader to determine rights in deposits; other proceedings
The Commissioner and the State Treasurer, or either, may proceed in equity by bill of interpleader for the determination of any dispute as to ownership ...

46.2-459 When other proof of financial responsibility required; suspension of license pending furnishing of ...
Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed by any person under this chapter no longer fulfills the purpose for which required, the Commissioner shall require ...

46.2-460 When Commissioner to consent to cancellation of bond or policy, or return of money or securitie...
The Commissioner, on request and subject to the provisions of § 46.2-461, shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or insurance policy or to ...

46.2-461 When Commissioner not to release proof of financial responsibility; affidavit of nonexistence of fa...
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-460 the Commissioner shall not release the proof in the event: 1. Any action for damages upon a liability ...

46.2-462 New license or registration to person to whom proof surrendered
Whenever any person to whom proof has been surrendered as provided in § 46.2-460 applies for a driver's license or the registration of a motor ...

46.2-463 Penalty for forging evidence of financial responsibility
Any person who forges or without authority signs any evidence of ability to respond in damages or knowingly attempts to employ or use any evidence ...

46.2-464 Application for assignment of risk to insurance carrier
Every person who has been unable to obtain a motor vehicle liability policy shall have the right to apply to the State Corporation Commission to ...

46.2-465 Optional coverage for persons occupying insured motor vehicle and for named insured and his famil...
Once an assigned risk policy has been issued to an insured, every insurer licensed in the Commonwealth issuing or delivering any policy or contract of ...

46.2-466 Regulations for assignment, rate classifications, and schedules
The Commission may make reasonable regulations for the assignment of risks to insurance carriers. It shall establish rate classifications, rating schedules, rates, and regulations to ...

46.2-467 Action within power of Commission
The Commission may, in its discretion, after reviewing all information pertaining to the applicant or policyholder available from its records, the records of the Department ...

46.2-468 Information filed with Commission by insurance carrier confidential
Any information filed with the Commission by an insurance carrier in connection with an assigned risk shall be confidential and solely for the information of ...

46.2-469 Commission not required to disclose reasons for action; liability of Commission for act or omissio...
A. The Commission shall not be required to disclose to any person, including the applicant or policyholder, its reasons for: 1. Refusing to assign an ...

46.2-470 Assignment of risks for nonresidents
The provisions of this chapter relevant to assignment of risks shall be available to nonresidents who are unable to obtain a policy of motor vehicle ...

46.2-471 Assignment of risks for certain carriers
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 46.2-366, the provisions of this chapter relating to assignment of risks shall be available to carriers by motor vehicle who ...

46.2-472 Coverage of owner's policy
Every motor vehicle owner's policy shall: 1. Designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference, all motor vehicles with respect to which coverage is intended ...

46.2-473 Coverage of driver's policy
Every driver's policy shall insure the person named therein as insured against loss from the liability imposed upon him by law for damages, including damages ...

46.2-474 Policy must contain certain agreement; additional coverage
Every policy of insurance subject to the provisions of this chapter: 1. Shall contain an agreement that the insurance is provided in accordance with the ...

46.2-475 Policy must comply with law
No policy required under this chapter shall be issued or delivered in the Commonwealth unless it complies with §§ 38.2-2218 through 38.2-2225, with all other ...

46.2-476 Liability covered by workers' compensation law
Policies issued under this chapter shall not insure any liability of the employer on account of bodily injury to, or death of, an employee of ...

46.2-477 When chapter applicable to policy
This chapter shall not apply to any policy of insurance except as to liability thereunder incurred after certification thereof as proof of financial responsibility. (Code ...

46.2-478 Several policies together meeting requirements of chapter
Several policies of one or more insurance carriers which together meet the requirements of this chapter shall be deemed a motor vehicle liability policy within ...

46.2-479 Provisions to which every policy shall be subject but need not contain
Every policy shall be subject to the following provisions which need not be contained therein: 1. The liability of any insurance carrier to the insured ...

46.2-480 Reimbursement of carrier and proration of insurance
Any policy may provide: 1. That the insured, or any other person covered by the policy, shall reimburse the insurance carrier for payments made on ...

46.2-481 Binder or endorsement in lieu of policy
Insurance carriers authorized to issue policies as provided in this chapter may, pending the issuance of the policy, execute an agreement to be known as ...

46.2-482 Notification of cancellation or termination of certified policy
When any insurance policy certified under this chapter is cancelled or terminated, the insurer shall report the fact to the Commissioner within fifteen days after ...

46.2-483 Compact enacted into law; terms
The Driver License Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ...

46.2-484 Department of Motor Vehicles to be "licensing authority" within meaning of compact; duties of Dep...
As used in the compact, the term "licensing authority" with reference to this Commonwealth shall mean the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department shall furnish ...

46.2-485 Compensation and expenses of compact administrator
The compact administrator provided for in Article VII of the compact shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his service as ...

46.2-486 Governor to be "executive head" within meaning of compact
As used in the compact, with reference to the Commonwealth, the term "executive head" shall mean the Governor. (1968, c. 166, § 46.1-167.11; 1989, c. ...

46.2-487 Statutes and ordinances deemed to cover offenses specified in subdivision (a) of Article IV of comp...
For the purposes of complying with subdivisions (a) and (c) of Article IV of the compact, the following sections of the Code of Virginia and ...

46.2-488 Question to be included in application for driver's license; surrender of license issued by anothe...
For the purpose of enforcing subdivision (3) of Article V of this compact, the Department shall include as part of the form for application for ...

46.2-489 Regulations; appeals
The Commissioner may, subject to the provisions of § 46.2-203, promulgate regulations which he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. Any ...

46.2-490 Establishment of driver improvement clinic program; application fees
A. The Commissioner shall, in his discretion, contract with such entities as the Commissioner deems fit, including private or governmental entities, to develop curricula for ...

46.2-490.1 Section 46.2-391.1 not applicable
The provisions of § 46.2-391.1 shall not apply to any person whose license or other privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked ...

46.2-490.2 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 622. ...

46.2-490.3 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Computer-based clinic provider," means any clinic licensed by the Department to conduct driver ...

46.2-490.4 Action on applications; hearing on denial
The Commissioner shall act on any application for a clinic or instructor license under this chapter within 30 days after receipt by either granting or ...

46.2-490.5 Suspension, revocation, cancellation or refusal to renew clinic license or instructor license; impo...
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no license issued under this chapter shall be suspended, revoked, or cancelled or renewal thereof denied, and ...

46.2-490.6 Civil penalties
In addition to any other sanctions or remedies available to the Commissioner under this chapter, the Commissioner may assess a civil penalty not to exceed ...

46.2-490.7 Acts of owners, operators, officers, directors, partners, and instructors
If a licensee is a partnership or corporation, it shall be sufficient cause for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a clinic license if any, ...

46.2-490.8 Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses of clinics and clinic instructors
A clinic or instructor license may be denied, suspended, or revoked on any one or more of the following grounds: 1. Material misstatement or omission ...

46.2-490.9 Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following acts: 1. Operate as a driver improvement clinic or as ...

46.2-490.10 Changes in form of ownership or name
Any change in the form of ownership or the addition or deletion of a partner shall require a new application and license. The addition or ...

46.2-490.11 Reports, records of licensed computer-based clinic providers
A. The Department is hereby authorized to require annual, periodical, or special reports from computer-based clinic providers the Department has authorized to conduct clinics; to ...

46.2-491 Persons included within scope of article
This article shall apply to (i) every resident of the Commonwealth, regardless of whether he possesses a driver's license issued by the Department and (ii) ...

46.2-492 Uniform Demerit Point System
A. The Commissioner shall assign point values to those convictions, or findings of not innocent in the case of a juvenile, which are required to ...

46.2-493 Demerit points valid for two years
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 ...

46.2-494 Safe driving point credit
Every resident or nonresident person holding a valid Virginia driver's license whose driving record does not contain any suspension, revocation, conviction, or finding of not ...

46.2-495 Advisory letters
Whenever the driving record of any person who is eighteen years old or older shows an accumulation of at least eight demerit points based on ...

46.2-496 , 46.2-497
Repealed by Acts 1995, c. 672. ...

46.2-498 Driver improvement clinics; voluntary attendance
A. Whenever the driving record of any person who is eighteen years old or older shows an accumulation of at least twelve demerit points based ...

46.2-499 Driver's license probation
A. The Commissioner shall place on probation for a period of six months any person who has been directed to attend a driver improvement clinic ...

46.2-500 Driver control period
Whenever an individual is placed on probation pursuant to §§ 46.2-498, 46.2-499 or § 46.2-506, the Commissioner shall also place the person on driver control ...

46.2-501 Notice to attend driver improvement clinic
A. Any notice to attend a driver improvement clinic shall contain: 1. Information on how to schedule a driver improvement clinic. 2. The purpose of ...

46.2-502 Clinic fees
A. The Department and all businesses, organizations, governmental entities or individuals certified by the Department to provide driver improvement clinic instruction may charge a fee ...

46.2-503 Suspension of privilege to operate a motor vehicle for failure to attend clinics
The Commissioner shall suspend the privilege to operate a motor vehicle of any person who fails to satisfactorily complete a driver improvement clinic. This suspension ...

46.2-504 Form and contents of order of probation, suspension or revocation; service
Whenever the Commissioner issues a probation, suspension or revocation order in accordance with any provision of this chapter, the order shall provide the addressee with ...

46.2-505 Court may direct defendant to attend driver improvement clinic
A. Any circuit or general district court or juvenile court of the Commonwealth, or any federal court, charged with the duty of hearing traffic cases ...

46.2-506 Formal hearings; suspension for excessive point accumulation
A. Whenever the operating record of any person shows a continued disregard of the motor vehicle laws subsequent to being placed on probation, he may ...