{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/46.2-2906.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/46.2-2906.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/46.2-2906.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/46.2-2906.html"}],"law_id":71405,"edition_id":1,"section_id":71405,"structure_id":14344,"section_number":"46.2-2906","catch_line":"Application for escort vehicle driver certificate; driving record; proof of completion of escort vehicle driver training; fee","history":"2013, cc. 312, 477; 2015, c. 258.","full_text":"A\n\nEvery application for an escort vehicle driver certificate shall be made on a form prescribed by the Department, and the applicant shall write his usual signature in ink in the space provided on the form. A person who applies for an escort vehicle driver certificate must meet the following requirements:1\n\nBe at least 18 years of age;2\n\nHold a valid Virginia driver’s license or a valid driver’s license for another state;3\n\nAuthorize the Department to review his driving record;4\n\nPresent satisfactory proof of successful completion of an eight-hour escort vehicle driver certification training course, as required by § 46.2-2904;5\n\nPass the escort vehicle driver certification knowledge test as required by § 46.2-2905 with a score of 80 percent or higher; and6\n\nPay the appropriate fee for certificate issuance.B\n\nEvery application shall state the applicant’s full legal name; year, month, and date of birth; social security number; sex; and residence address. The applicant shall also answer any questions on the application form, or otherwise propounded, and provide any other information as required by the Department incidental to the application.C\n\nThe Commissioner shall require that each application include a certification statement, to be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury, certifying that the information presented on the application is true and correct. If the applicant fails or refuses to sign the certification statement, the Department shall not issue the applicant an escort vehicle driver certificate.\n\t\t\tAny applicant who knowingly makes a false certification or supplies false or fictitious evidence shall be punished as provided in § 46.2-348.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257435,"text":"Every application for an escort vehicle driver certificate shall be made on a form prescribed by the Department, and the applicant shall write his usual signature in ink in the space provided on the form. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 312<\/a> and 477<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapter 258<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57875,"section_number":"46.2-2905","catch_line":"Knowledge test; waiting period prior to reexamination","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2905\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68471,"section_number":"46.2-2904","catch_line":"Certified escort vehicle driver training","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2904\/"},{"id":57875,"section_number":"46.2-2905","catch_line":"Knowledge test; waiting period prior to reexamination","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2905\/"},{"id":83666,"section_number":"46.2-348","catch_line":"Fraud or false statements in applications for license; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-348\/"}],"permalink":{"id":232905,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71405,"identifier":"46.2-2906","token":"46.2\/V\/29\/46.2-2906","url":"\/46.2-2906\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2906\/","token":"46.2\/V\/29\/46.2-2906","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for escort vehicle driver certificate; driving record; proof of completion of escort vehicle driver training; fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2906","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every application for an escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span> shall be made on a form prescribed by the Department<\/span>, and the applicant shall write his usual signature in ink in the space provided on the form. A person who applies for an escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span> must meet the following requirements: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Be at least 18 years of age; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Hold a valid Virginia driver’s license or a valid driver’s license for another state; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Authorize the Department<\/span> to review his driving record; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Present satisfactory proof of successful completion of an eight-hour escort vehicle driver certification training course, as required by § 46.2-2904<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Pass the escort vehicle driver certification knowledge test as required by § 46.2-2905<\/a> with a score of 80 percent or higher; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Pay the appropriate fee for certificate issuance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Every application shall state the applicant’s full legal name; year, month, and date of birth; social security number; sex; and residence address. The applicant shall also answer any questions on the application form, or otherwise propounded, and provide any other information as required by the Department<\/span> incidental to the application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall require that each application include a certification statement, to be signed by the applicant under penalty<\/span> of perjury<\/span>, certifying that the information presented on the application is true and correct. If the applicant fails or refuses to sign the certification statement, the Department<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> the applicant an escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span>.\n\t\t\tAny applicant who knowingly makes a false certification or supplies false or fictitious evidence<\/span> shall be punished as provided in § 46.2-348<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR ESCORT VEHICLE DRIVER CERTIFICATE; DRIVING RECORD; PROOF OF\nCOMPLETION OF ESCORT VEHICLE DRIVER TRAINING; FEE (\u00a7 46.2-2906)\n\nA. Every application for an escort vehicle driver certificate shall be made on a\nform prescribed by the Department, and the applicant shall write his usual\nsignature in ink in the space provided on the form. A person who applies for an\nescort vehicle driver certificate must meet the following requirements:\n\n 1. Be at least 18 years of age;\n\n 2. Hold a valid Virginia driver’s license or a valid driver’s\n license for another state;\n\n 3. Authorize the Department to review his driving record;\n\n 4. Present satisfactory proof of successful completion of an eight-hour escort\n vehicle driver certification training course, as required by § 46.2-2904;\n\n 5. Pass the escort vehicle driver certification knowledge test as required by\n § 46.2-2905 with a score of 80 percent or higher; and\n\n 6. Pay the appropriate fee for certificate issuance.\n\nB. Every application shall state the applicant’s full legal name; year,\nmonth, and date of birth; social security number; sex; and residence address.\nThe applicant shall also answer any questions on the application form, or\notherwise propounded, and provide any other information as required by the\nDepartment incidental to the application.\n\nC. The Commissioner shall require that each application include a certification\nstatement, to be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury, certifying\nthat the information presented on the application is true and correct. If the\napplicant fails or refuses to sign the certification statement, the Department\nshall not issue the applicant an escort vehicle driver certificate.\n\t\t\tAny applicant who knowingly makes a false certification or supplies false or\nfictitious evidence shall be punished as provided in § 46.2-348.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 312, 477; 2015, c. 258.","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}}