{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-1703.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-1703.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-1703.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-1703.html"}],"law_id":69466,"edition_id":1,"section_id":69466,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1703","catch_line":"Authority to promulgate regulations","history":"1990, c. 466; 1991, c. 214; 2004, c. 587; 2025, c. 79.","full_text":"The Commissioner may promulgate regulations necessary to (i) enforce the provisions of this chapter, (ii) provide adequate training for students, (iii) protect student and public safety, and (iv) carry out the other provisions of this chapter. These regulations may include curriculum requirements, contractual arrangements with students, obligations to students, facilities and equipment, qualifications and other requirements for instructors, driver training school owner or manager requirements, surety bond requirements, and financial stability of schools.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":251180,"text":"The Commissioner may promulgate regulations necessary to (i) enforce the provisions of this chapter, (ii) provide adequate training for students, (iii) protect student and public safety, and (iv) carry out the other provisions of this chapter. These regulations may include curriculum requirements, contractual arrangements with students, obligations to students, facilities and equipment, qualifications and other requirements for instructors, driver training school owner or manager requirements, surety bond requirements, and financial stability of schools.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15453,"edition_id":1,"name":"Driver Training Schools, Generally","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14445,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:55:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:55:08","permalink":{"id":231869,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15453,"identifier":"1","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14445,"edition_id":1,"name":"Driver Training Schools","identifier":"17","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13355,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:10","permalink":{"id":231867,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14445,"identifier":"17","token":"46.2\/IV\/17","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13355,"edition_id":1,"name":"Dealers and Driver Training Schools","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:42","permalink":{"id":231065,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13355,"identifier":"IV","token":"46.2\/IV","url":"\/46.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":87240,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1700","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/46.2-1700\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1700","metadata":false},{"id":86416,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1701","catch_line":"Licenses required for school and instructor; fees","url":"\/46.2-1701\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1701","metadata":false},{"id":70361,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1701.1","catch_line":"Bond of applicants","url":"\/46.2-1701.1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1701.1","metadata":false},{"id":79825,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1701.2","catch_line":"Schools required to have established places of business","url":"\/46.2-1701.2\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1701.2","metadata":false},{"id":68531,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1701.3","catch_line":"Records to be maintained; certification of classes","url":"\/46.2-1701.3\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1701.3","metadata":false},{"id":78074,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1701.3:1","catch_line":"Behind-the-wheel examinations","url":"\/46.2-1701.3_1\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1701.3_1","metadata":false},{"id":77596,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1701.4","catch_line":"Reports and records of licensed computer-based driver education providers","url":"\/46.2-1701.4\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1701.4","metadata":false},{"id":80192,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1702","catch_line":"Certification of driver education courses by Commissioner","url":"\/46.2-1702\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1702","metadata":false},{"id":69466,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1703","catch_line":"Authority to promulgate regulations","url":"\/46.2-1703\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1703","metadata":false},{"id":68286,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1704","catch_line":"Action on applications; hearing on denial","url":"\/46.2-1704\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1704","metadata":false},{"id":58859,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1705","catch_line":"Suspension, revocation, cancellation, or refusal to renew license; limitations on operations; imposition of monetary penalties","url":"\/46.2-1705\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1705","metadata":false},{"id":70561,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1706","catch_line":"Civil penalties","url":"\/46.2-1706\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1706","metadata":false},{"id":85943,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1707","catch_line":"Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity","url":"\/46.2-1707\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1707","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":80192,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1702","catch_line":"Certification of driver education courses by Commissioner","url":"\/46.2-1702\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1702","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":68286,"structure_id":15453,"section_number":"46.2-1704","catch_line":"Action on applications; hearing on denial","url":"\/46.2-1704\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1704","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-1703\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 466 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1991, chapter 214; in 2004, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 79<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68286,"section_number":"46.2-1704","catch_line":"Action on applications; hearing on denial","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1704\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":231903,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69466,"identifier":"46.2-1703","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1703","url":"\/46.2-1703\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1703\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1703","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to promulgate regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1703","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> may promulgate regulations necessary to (i) enforce the provisions of this chapter, (ii) provide adequate training for students, (iii) protect student and public safety, and (iv) carry out the other provisions of this chapter. These regulations may include curriculum requirements, contractual arrangements with students, obligations to students, facilities and equipment, qualifications and other requirements for instructors<\/span>, driver training school<\/span> owner<\/span> or manager requirements, surety<\/span> bond<\/span> requirements, and financial stability of schools<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS (\u00a7 46.2-1703)\n\nThe Commissioner may promulgate regulations necessary to (i) enforce the\nprovisions of this chapter, (ii) provide adequate training for students, (iii)\nprotect student and public safety, and (iv) carry out the other provisions of\nthis chapter. These regulations may include curriculum requirements, contractual\narrangements with students, obligations to students, facilities and equipment,\nqualifications and other requirements for instructors, driver training school\nowner or manager requirements, surety bond requirements, and financial stability\nof schools.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 466; 1991, c. 214; 2004, c. 587; 2025, c. 79.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}