Virginia

Code of Virginia — Title 46.2, Motor Vehicles

523 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 46 — 2-351 through 46.2-355. Repealed
• § 46.2-300 — Driving without license prohibited; penalties
• § 46.2-301 — Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked
• § 46.2-301.1 — Administrative impoundment of motor vehicle for certain driving while license suspended or revoked offenses; judicial impoundment upon conviction; penalty for permitting violation with one's vehicle
• § 46.2-302 — Driving while restoration of license is contingent on furnishing proof of financial responsibility
• § 46.2-303 — Licenses not required for operating road roller or farm tractor
• § 46.2-304 — Limited operation of farm tractor by persons convicted of driving under influence of intoxicants or drugs
• § 46.2-305 — Exemption of persons in armed services
• § 46.2-306 — Exemption of armed services personnel and spouses and dependent children of armed services personnel
• § 46.2-307 — Nonresidents licensed under laws of home state or country; extension of reciprocal privileges
• § 46.2-308 — Temporary exemption for new resident licensed under laws of another state; privately owned vehicle driver's licenses
• § 46.2-309 — Repealed
• § 46.2-310 — Localities may not require license except for taxicabs; prosecutions for operation of vehicle without license or while suspended
• § 46.2-311 — Persons having defective vision; minimum standards of visual acuity and field of vision; tests of vision
• § 46.2-312 — Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses
• § 46.2-313 — Persons with suspended or revoked licenses
• § 46.2-314 — Repealed
• § 46.2-315 — Persons unable to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle
• § 46.2-316 — Persons convicted or found not innocent of certain offenses; requirement of proof of financial responsibility in the future for certain offenses
• § 46.2-317 — Persons making false statement in application
• § 46.2-318 — Cancellation or revocation of license where application is false in material particular
• § 46.2-319 — Refusal or revocation of license for certain fraudulent acts in obtaining a driver's license
• § 46.2-320 — Other grounds for refusal or suspension
• § 46.2-320.1 — Other grounds for suspension; nonpayment of child support
• § 46.2-320.2 — Repealed
• § 46.2-321 — Appeal from denial, suspension, or revocation of license; operation of vehicle pending appeal
• § 46.2-322 — Examination of licensee believed unable to drive safely; suspension or restriction of license; license application to include questions as to abilities of applicant; false answers; examination of applicant; physician's, advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's statement
• § 46.2-323 — Application for driver's license; proof of completion of driver education program; penalty
• § 46.2-323.01 — Issuance of credentials; relationship with federal law
• § 46.2-323.1 — Certification of Virginia residency; nonresidents not eligible for credentials; penalty
• § 46.2-324 — Applicants and license holders to notify Department of change of address; fee
• § 46.2-324.1 — (Effective January 1, 2027) Requirements for initial licensure of certain applicants
• § 46.2-325 — Examination of applicants; waiver of Department's examination under certain circumstances; behind-the-wheel and knowledge examinations
• § 46.2-326 — Designation of examiners; conduct of examination; reports
• § 46.2-326.1 — Designation of commercial driver's license skills testing examiners
• § 46.2-327 — Copies of applications; record of licenses and learner's permits issued, suspended, or revoked
• § 46.2-328 — Department to issue licenses; endorsements, classifications, and restrictions authorizing operation of certain vehicles
• § 46.2-328.1 — Licenses, permits, and special identification cards to be issued only to United States citizens, legal permanent resident aliens, or holders of valid unexpired nonimmigrant visas; exceptions; renewal, duplication, or reissuance
• § 46.2-328.2 — Department to issue documents; veteran indicator
• § 46.2-328.3 — Driver privilege cards and permits
• § 46.2-329 — Special restrictions on particular licensees
• § 46.2-330 — Expiration and renewal of licenses; examinations required
• § 46.2-331 — Repealed
• § 46.2-332 — Fees
• § 46.2-333 — Disposition of fees; expenses
• § 46.2-333.1 — Surcharges on certain fees of Department; disposition of proceeds
• § 46.2-334 — Conditions and requirements for licensure of persons under 18
• § 46.2-334.001 — Court to suspend driver's license issued to certain minors
• § 46.2-334.01 — Licenses issued to persons less than 18 years old subject to certain restrictions
• § 46.2-334.02 — Licenses issued to persons less than twenty years old subject to certain restrictions
• § 46.2-334.1 — Knowledge test; waiting period prior to reexamination
• § 46.2-335 — Learner's permits; fees; certification required
• § 46.2-335.1 — Knowledge test; waiting period prior to reexamination
• § 46.2-335.2 — Learner's permits; required before driver's license; minimum holding period
• § 46.2-336 — Manner of issuing original driver's licenses to minors
• § 46.2-337 — Examination and road test required for license to operate motorcycle; regulations
• § 46.2-338 — Repealed
• § 46.2-339 — Qualifications of school bus operators; training; examination
• § 46.2-340 — Information concerning school bus drivers and driver education instructors
• § 46.2-341 — Repealed
• § 46.2-341.1 — Title
• § 46.2-341.10 — Special provisions relating to commercial learner's permit
• § 46.2-341.10:1 — Seasonal restricted commercial drivers' licenses
• § 46.2-341.11 — Commercial drivers required to notify the Department of change of address
• § 46.2-341.12 — Application for commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit
• § 46.2-341.13 — Disposition of fees
• § 46.2-341.14 — Testing requirements for commercial driver's license; behind-the-wheel and knowledge examinations
• § 46.2-341.14:01 — Military third party testers and military third party examiners; substitute for knowledge and driving skills tests for drivers with military commercial motor vehicle experience
• § 46.2-341.14:1 — Requirements for third party testers
• § 46.2-341.14:10 — Waiver of requirement that third party tester applicant employ 50 drivers
• § 46.2-341.14:2 — Requirements for third party examiners
• § 46.2-341.14:3 — Application for certification by the Department
• § 46.2-341.14:4 — Certification by the Department
• § 46.2-341.14:5 — Terminating certification of third party tester or examiner
• § 46.2-341.14:6 — Onsite inspections and audits
• § 46.2-341.14:7 — Notification requirements
• § 46.2-341.14:8 — Test administration
• § 46.2-341.14:9 — The skills test certificate; validity of results
• § 46.2-341.15 — Commercial driver's license and commercial learner's permit document
• § 46.2-341.16 — Vehicle classifications, restrictions, and endorsements
• § 46.2-341.16:1 — Conformance with requirements of U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001
• § 46.2-341.17 — Penalty for violation of this article
• § 46.2-341.18 — Disqualification for certain offenses
• § 46.2-341.18:01 — Disqualification for violation of out-of-service order; commercial motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers; commercial motor vehicle used to transport hazardous materials
• § 46.2-341.18:1 — Disqualification for certain alcohol-related offenses committed in other jurisdictions whose laws provide for disqualification for such offenses without a conviction
• § 46.2-341.18:2 — Disqualification for use of urine-masking agent or device
• § 46.2-341.18:3 — Cancellation of commercial driver's license endorsement for certain offenders
• § 46.2-341.19 — Controlled substance felony; disqualification
• § 46.2-341.2 — Repealed
• § 46.2-341.20 — Disqualification for multiple serious traffic violations
• § 46.2-341.20:1 — Disqualification for railroad/highway grade crossing violations
• § 46.2-341.20:2 — Employer penalty; railroad/highway grade crossing violations; out-of-service order violation
• § 46.2-341.20:3 — Disqualification for determination of imminent hazard
• § 46.2-341.20:4 — Disqualification of driver convicted of fraud related to the testing and issuance of a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license
• § 46.2-341.20:5 — Prohibition on texting and use of handheld mobile telephone; penalties
• § 46.2-341.20:6 — Prohibition on requiring use of handheld mobile telephone or texting; motor carrier penalty
• § 46.2-341.20:7 — Possession of marijuana in commercial motor vehicle unlawful; civil penalty
• § 46.2-341.21 — Driving while disqualified; penalties
• § 46.2-341.22 — Requirements upon disqualification
• § 46.2-341.23 — Offenses under substantially similar laws
• § 46.2-341.24 — Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc
• § 46.2-341.25 — Preliminary analysis of breath of commercial drivers to determine alcohol content of blood
• § 46.2-341.26 — Repealed
• § 46.2-341.26:1 — Use of chemical tests to determine alcohol or drug content of blood of commercial driver; definitions
• § 46.2-341.26:10 — Evidence
• § 46.2-341.26:11 — Substantial compliance
• § 46.2-341.26:2 — Implied consent to post-arrest chemical test to determine alcohol or drug content of blood of commercial driver
• § 46.2-341.26:3 — Refusal of tests; issuance of out-of-service orders; disqualification
• § 46.2-341.26:4 — Appeal and trial; sanctions for refusal; procedures
• § 46.2-341.26:5 — Qualifications and liability of persons authorized to take blood samples; procedure for taking samples
• § 46.2-341.26:6 — Transmission of blood samples
• § 46.2-341.26:7 — Transmission of samples
• § 46.2-341.26:8 — Fees
• § 46.2-341.26:9 — Assurance of breath test validity; use of breath tests as evidence
• § 46.2-341.27 — Presumptions from alcohol and drug content of blood
• § 46.2-341.28 — Penalty for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated; subsequent offense; prior conviction
• § 46.2-341.29 — Penalty for driving commercial motor vehicle with blood alcohol content equal to or greater than 0.04
• § 46.2-341.3 — Conflicts; supplement to driver licensing statutes
• § 46.2-341.30 — Disqualification for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc
• § 46.2-341.31 — Driving commercial motor vehicle with any alcohol in blood
• § 46.2-341.32 — Authority to enter into agreements
• § 46.2-341.33 — Repealed
• § 46.2-341.34 — Appeals
• § 46.2-341.4 — Definitions
• § 46.2-341.5 — Regulations consistent with Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act
• § 46.2-341.6 — Limitation on number of driver's licenses
• § 46.2-341.7 — Commercial driver's license required; penalty
• § 46.2-341.8 — Nonresidents and new residents
• § 46.2-341.9 — Eligibility for commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit
• § 46.2-341.9:01 — Specialized training required
• § 46.2-341.9:1 — Commissioner to grant variances for commercial drivers transporting hazardous wastes
• § 46.2-342 — What license to contain; organ donor information; Uniform Donor Document
• § 46.2-343 — Duplicate driver's license, reissued driver's licenses, learner's permit; fees
• § 46.2-344 — Temporary driver's permit
• § 46.2-345 — Issuance of special identification cards; fee; confidentiality; penalties
• § 46.2-345.1 — Repealed
• § 46.2-345.2 — Issuance of special identification cards without photographs; fee; confidentiality; penalties
• § 46.2-345.3 — Issuance of identification privilege cards; fee; confidentiality; penalties
• § 46.2-346 — Unlawful acts enumerated
• § 46.2-347 — Fraudulent use of driver's license or Department of Motor Vehicles identification card to obtain alcoholic beverages; penalties
• § 46.2-348 — Fraud or false statements in applications for license; penalties
• § 46.2-349 — Unlawful to permit violations of chapter
• § 46.2-350 — Penalty for violation
• § 46.2-355 — 1 through 46.2-363. Repealed
• § 46.2-364 — Definitions
• § 46.2-365 — Plaintiff not prevented from relying upon other legal process
• § 46.2-366 — Partial application to certain motor vehicles
• § 46.2-367 — Persons included within scope of chapter
• § 46.2-368 — Certificate of self-insurance exempts from chapter
• § 46.2-369 — Commissioner to administer and enforce chapter; regulations; summoning witnesses and taking testimony
• § 46.2-370 — Revoked driver's licenses, special identification cards, certificates of title, license plates, registration cards to be returned; Commissioner may take possession of them
• § 46.2-371 — Driver to give immediate notice of certain accidents
• § 46.2-372 — Driver to report certain accidents in writing; certification of financial responsibility to Department; supplemental reports; reports by witnesses
• § 46.2-373 — Report by law-enforcement official investigating accident
• § 46.2-373.1 — Report of law-enforcement officer involved in accident
• § 46.2-374 — Department to prepare and supply forms for reports
• § 46.2-375 — Reports by medical examiners of deaths resulting from accidents
• § 46.2-376 — Report required of person in charge of garage or repair shop
• § 46.2-377 — Reports made by garages to be without prejudice and confidential; exceptions
• § 46.2-378 — Extent to which reports may be used as evidence
• § 46.2-379 — Use of crash reports made by investigating officers
• § 46.2-380 — Reports made under certain sections open to inspection by certain persons; copies; maintenance of reports and photographs for three-year period
• § 46.2-381 — Accident reports required by county or municipal ordinance; copies
• § 46.2-382 — Courts to keep full records of certain cases
• § 46.2-382.1 — Courts to make findings relating to commercial motor vehicles
• § 46.2-383 — Courts to forward abstracts of records or furnish abstract data of conviction by electronic means in certain cases; records in office of Department; inspection; clerk's fee for reports
• § 46.2-384 — Law-enforcement officers arresting drivers for certain offenses to request abstracts or transcripts of drivers' conviction records
• § 46.2-385 — Prosecuting attorneys to appear in certain cases
• § 46.2-386 — Forms for and information to be contained in abstracts; certification
• § 46.2-387 — Penalty for failure to forward record of conviction or of judgment for damages
• § 46.2-388 — Uniform summons to be used for reportable motor vehicle law violations; citations
• § 46.2-389 — Required revocation for one year upon conviction or finding of guilty of certain offenses; exceptions
• § 46.2-390 — Required suspension for conviction of theft or unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
• § 46.2-390.1 — Repealed
• § 46.2-391 — Revocation of license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated; exception; petition for restoration of privilege
• § 46.2-391.01 — Administrative enforcement of ignition interlock requirements
• § 46.2-391.1 — Suspension of registration certificates and plates upon suspension or revocation of driver's license
• § 46.2-391.2 — Administrative suspension of license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle
• § 46.2-391.3 — Content of notice of suspension
• § 46.2-391.4 — When suspension to be rescinded
• § 46.2-391.5 — Preparation and distribution of forms
• § 46.2-392 — Suspension of license or issuance of a restricted license on conviction of certain offenses; probationary conditions required; generally
• § 46.2-393 — Suspension of license on conviction of certain reckless offenses; restricted licenses
• § 46.2-394 — Revocation of license for fourth conviction of certain offenses
• § 46.2-395 — Repealed
• § 46.2-396 — Suspension of license for reckless driving resulting in death of any person
• § 46.2-396.1 — Conviction of serious driving offense
• § 46.2-397 — Suspension of license for certain violations while transporting explosives, inflammable gas or liquid
• § 46.2-398 — Disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension
• § 46.2-398.1 — Issuance of restricted driver's privilege to out-of-state licensees
• § 46.2-399 — Revocation of license for improper use or failure to pay certain taxes
• § 46.2-400 — Suspension of license of person not competent to drive; restoration of license; duty of clerk of the court
• § 46.2-401 — Reports to Commissioner of discharge of individuals from state facilities
• § 46.2-402 — When Commissioner may suspend or revoke license for not more than one year after hearing
• § 46.2-403 — Contents of notice of hearing
• § 46.2-404 — Where and before whom hearing held
• § 46.2-405 — How hearings to be conducted
• § 46.2-406 — Appointment and authority of hearing officers
• § 46.2-407 — Form and contents of decision; copies
• § 46.2-408 — When Commissioner may suspend or revoke license for no more than five years