Virginia § 46.2-310 - Localities may not require license except for taxicabs; prosecutions for operation of vehicle without license or while suspended
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§ 46.2-310. Localities may not require license except for taxicabs; prosecutions for operation of vehicle without license or while suspended
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 for the licensing of drivers of taxicabs and similar for-hire passenger vehicles and for the control of the operation of such for-hire vehicles. This section shall not preclude any county, city, or town from prosecuting, under a warrant issued by such county, city, or town, a person charged with violation of a local ordinance prohibiting operation of a motor vehicle without a driver's license or while his driver's license or privilege to drive is suspended or revoked.
Code 1950, § 46-349; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-353; 1964, c. 455; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.2-310 ("Localities may not require license except for taxicabs; prosecutions for operation of vehicle without license or while suspended") 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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