Virginia § 46.2-308 - Temporary exemption for new resident licensed under laws of another state; privately owned vehicle driver's licenses
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 46.2-308 — Temporary exemption for new resident licensed under laws of another state; privately owned vehicle driver's licenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2-308. Temporary exemption for new resident licensed under laws of another state; privately owned vehicle driver's licenses
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 or country requiring the licensing of drivers shall, for the first sixty days of his residency in the Commonwealth, be permitted, without a Virginia license, to drive a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth.
Persons to whom military privately-owned vehicle driver's licenses have been issued by the Department of Defense shall, for the first sixty days of their residency in the Commonwealth, be permitted, without a Virginia license, to drive motor vehicles on the highways of the Commonwealth.
1976, c. 17, § 46.1-355.1; 1989, cc. 705, 727; 1994, c. 356; 2002, cc. 755, 767, 834.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.2-308 ("Temporary exemption for new resident licensed under laws of another state; privately owned vehicle driver's licenses") 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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