2014 Virginia Code
Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles
§ 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 previously issued such person a learner's permit pursuant to § 46.2-335 and such person has satisfied the minimum holding period requirements set forth in subsection B, or unless such person is the holder of a valid driver's license from another state and qualifies for a temporary license under subsection E of § 46.2-334 or subsection C of this section.

B. Effective July 1, 2002, any person under the age of nineteen years issued a learner's permit pursuant to § 46.2-335 shall hold such permit for a minimum period of nine months or until he reaches the age of nineteen years, whichever occurs first.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection D of § 46.2-323, requiring the successful completion of a driver education course approved by the State Department of Education, the Commissioner, on application therefor by a person who is at least eighteen years old but less than nineteen years old, shall issue to the applicant a temporary driver's license valid for six months if he (i) certifies by signing on a form prescribed by the Commissioner that he is a resident of the Commonwealth; (ii) is the holder of a valid driver's license from another state; and (iii) has not been found guilty or otherwise responsible for an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle. No temporary license issued under this subsection shall be renewed, nor shall a second or subsequent temporary license under this subsection be issued to the same applicant.

1996, c. 1035; 2001, cc. 659, 665; 2002, c. 535.