Virginia § 46.2-1557 - Use of certain foreign-registered motor vehicles in driver education programs
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 46.2-1557 — Use of certain foreign-registered motor vehicles in driver education programs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2-1557. Use of certain foreign-registered motor vehicles in driver education programs
Dealer's license plates may be displayed on motor vehicles used by Virginia school systems in connection with driver education programs approved by the State Board of Education. In the event of such use of a motor vehicle or vehicles by a school system, any dealer, his employees and agents furnishing the motor vehicle or vehicles shall be immune from liability in any suit, claim, action, or cause of action, including but not limited to, actions or claims for injury to persons or property arising out of such use. Nothing in this section shall authorize the sale of any motor vehicle or vehicles so used in such driver education program as a demonstrator vehicle.
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 46.2-1500 and 46.2-1556, school divisions either (i) bordering on Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, or West Virginia, or (ii) located in Accomack or Northampton County may use motor vehicles bearing foreign motor vehicle dealer's license plates in connection with their driver education programs.
1988, c. 865, §§ 46.1-550.5:8, 46.1-550.5:15; 1989, c. 727.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.2-1557 ("Use of certain foreign-registered motor vehicles in driver education programs") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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