§ 46.2-306 — Exemption of armed services personnel and spouses and dependent children of armed services personnel

Virginia § 46.2-306

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 46.2: MOTOR VEHICLES
• Subtitle II: TITLING, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE
• Ch. 3: LICENSURE OF DRIVERS
• Art. 2: WHEN LICENSE NOT REQUIRED

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Notwithstanding § 46.2-100, a person on active duty with the armed services of the United States or a spouse or a dependent child not less than sixteen years of age of a person on active duty with the armed services of the United States who has been licensed as a driver under a law requiring the licensing of drivers in his home state or country and who has in his immediate possession a valid driver's license issued to him in his home state or country shall be permitted without examination or license under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth. The provisions of this section shall not be affected by the person's, spouse's, or dependent child's ownership of a motor vehicle registered in Virginia.

Legislative History

1970, c. 269, § 46.1-354.1; 1975, c. 240; 1984, c. 780; 1988, c. 107; 1989, c. 727.