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The application for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card submitted by any such person shall indicate either (i) that he is already registered with the Selective Service or (ii) that he authorizes the Department to forward to the Selective Service System the personal information necessary for such registration. This personal information shall be forwarded by the Department to the Selective Service System in an electronic format. The Department shall include on its application forms notice to affected persons that their submission of the application grants their consent to be registered with the Selective Service System, if required to so register by federal law.\n\t\t\tData received by the Selective Service System under this subsection that pertains to any persons less than eighteen years old shall not be used to register that person with the Selective Service until that person is eighteen years old.B\n\nIf the applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card is a male less than eighteen years old, his application shall be signed by his parent or by the guardian having custody of him. If he has no parent or guardian, then no learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, or special identification card shall be issued to him or renewed by the Department unless his application is signed by the judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the city or county in which he resides. If the minor making the application is married or otherwise emancipated, in lieu of any parent&#8217;s, guardian&#8217;s or judge&#8217;s signature, the minor may present proper evidence of the solemnization of the marriage or the order of emancipation and sign the application himself. By signing the application as required in this subsection, the parent, guardian, or judge, or emancipated minor shall be deemed to authorize the Department to register the applicant with the Selective Service System as provided in subsection A.C\n\nIf any male applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card who is required by subsection A to be registered with the Selective Service System declines, refuses, or fails to do so, his application shall be denied.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252768,"text":"Every male applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card who is less than twenty-six years old and is either a citizen of the United States or an immigrant shall, at the time of his application, be registered in compliance with the requirement of section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. &#xA7; 3801 et seq. The application for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card submitted by any such person shall indicate either (i) that he is already registered with the Selective Service or (ii) that he authorizes the Department to forward to the Selective Service System the personal information necessary for such registration. This personal information shall be forwarded by the Department to the Selective Service System in an electronic format. The Department shall include on its application forms notice to affected persons that their submission of the application grants their consent to be registered with the Selective Service System, if required to so register by federal law.\n\t\t\tData received by the Selective Service System under this subsection that pertains to any persons less than eighteen years old shall not be used to register that person with the Selective Service until that person is eighteen years old.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":252769,"text":"If the applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card is a male less than eighteen years old, his application shall be signed by his parent or by the guardian having custody of him. If he has no parent or guardian, then no learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, or special identification card shall be issued to him or renewed by the Department unless his application is signed by the judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court of the city or county in which he resides. If the minor making the application is married or otherwise emancipated, in lieu of any parent&#8217;s, guardian&#8217;s or judge&#8217;s signature, the minor may present proper evidence of the solemnization of the marriage or the order of emancipation and sign the application himself. By signing the application as required in this subsection, the parent, guardian, or judge, or emancipated minor shall be deemed to authorize the Department to register the applicant with the Selective Service System as provided in subsection A.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":252770,"text":"If any male applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card who is required by subsection A to be registered with the Selective Service System declines, refuses, or fails to do so, his application shall be denied.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13272,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers and Duties of Department, Generally","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13271,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:33","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:33","permalink":{"id":225389,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13272,"identifier":"1","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/1","url":"\/46.2\/I\/2\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13271,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Motor Vehicles","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13270,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:33","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:33","permalink":{"id":225387,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13271,"identifier":"2","token":"46.2\/I\/2","url":"\/46.2\/I\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13270,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions; 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The application for a learner&#8217;s permit, <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, commercial <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card submitted by any such person shall indicate either (i) that he is already registered with the Selective Service or (ii) that he authorizes the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> to forward to the Selective Service System the personal information necessary for such registration. This personal information shall be forwarded by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> to the Selective Service System in an electronic format. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall include on its application forms notice to affected persons that their submission of the application grants their consent to be registered with the Selective Service System, if required to so register by federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>.\n\t\t\tData received by the Selective Service System under this subsection that pertains to any persons less than eighteen years old shall not be used to register that person with the Selective Service until that person is eighteen years old. <a id=\"paragraph-252768\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-221.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> If the applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, commercial <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card is a male less than eighteen years old, his application shall be signed by his parent or by the guardian having <span class=\"dictionary\">custody<\/span> of him. If he has no parent or guardian, then no learner&#8217;s permit, <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, commercial <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, or special identification card shall be issued to him or renewed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> unless his application is signed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> of the juvenile and domestic relations district <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the city or county in which he resides. If the <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> making the application is married or otherwise emancipated, in lieu of any parent&#8217;s, guardian&#8217;s or <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span>&#8217;s signature, the <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> may present proper <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of the solemnization of the marriage or the <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of emancipation and sign the application himself. By signing the application as required in this subsection, the parent, guardian, or <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span>, or emancipated <span class=\"dictionary\">minor<\/span> shall be deemed to authorize the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> to register the applicant with the Selective Service System as provided in subsection A. <a id=\"paragraph-252769\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-221.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> If any male applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, commercial <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span>&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such permit, license, or card who is required by subsection A to be registered with the Selective Service System declines, refuses, or fails to do so, his application shall be denied. <a id=\"paragraph-252770\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-221.1\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION WITH SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF LEARNER&#8217;S\nPERMITS, DRIVER&#8217;S LICENSES, COMMERCIAL DRIVER&#8217;S LICENSES, AND\nSPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO CERTAIN APPLICANTS (\u00a7 46.2-221.1)\n\nA. Every male applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license,\ncommercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of\nany such permit, license, or card who is less than twenty-six years old and is\neither a citizen of the United States or an immigrant shall, at the time of his\napplication, be registered in compliance with the requirement of section 3 of\nthe Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. &#xA7; 3801 et seq. The\napplication for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license, commercial\ndriver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of any such\npermit, license, or card submitted by any such person shall indicate either (i)\nthat he is already registered with the Selective Service or (ii) that he\nauthorizes the Department to forward to the Selective Service System the\npersonal information necessary for such registration. This personal information\nshall be forwarded by the Department to the Selective Service System in an\nelectronic format. The Department shall include on its application forms notice\nto affected persons that their submission of the application grants their\nconsent to be registered with the Selective Service System, if required to so\nregister by federal law.\n\t\t\tData received by the Selective Service System under this subsection that\npertains to any persons less than eighteen years old shall not be used to\nregister that person with the Selective Service until that person is eighteen\nyears old.\n\nB. If the applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license,\ncommercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of\nany such permit, license, or card is a male less than eighteen years old, his\napplication shall be signed by his parent or by the guardian having custody of\nhim. If he has no parent or guardian, then no learner&#8217;s permit,\ndriver&#8217;s license, commercial driver&#8217;s license, or special\nidentification card shall be issued to him or renewed by the Department unless\nhis application is signed by the judge of the juvenile and domestic relations\ndistrict court of the city or county in which he resides. If the minor making\nthe application is married or otherwise emancipated, in lieu of any\nparent&#8217;s, guardian&#8217;s or judge&#8217;s signature, the minor may\npresent proper evidence of the solemnization of the marriage or the order of\nemancipation and sign the application himself. By signing the application as\nrequired in this subsection, the parent, guardian, or judge, or emancipated\nminor shall be deemed to authorize the Department to register the applicant with\nthe Selective Service System as provided in subsection A.\n\nC. If any male applicant for a learner&#8217;s permit, driver&#8217;s license,\ncommercial driver&#8217;s license, special identification card, or renewal of\nany such permit, license, or card who is required by subsection A to be\nregistered with the Selective Service System declines, refuses, or fails to do\nso, his application shall be denied.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 118.","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}}