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Notwithstanding this limitation, the Commissioner may extend the validity period of an expiring certificate if (i) the Department is unable to process an application for renewal due to circumstances beyond its control or (ii) the extension has been authorized under a directive from the Governor. However, in no case shall the validity period be extended more than 90 days per occurrence of such conditions.\n\t\tPersons who wish to renew an escort vehicle driver certificate shall successfully pass the escort vehicle driver certification knowledge test prior to recertification.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212931,"text":"The fee for issuance of an original or renewal escort vehicle driver certificate shall be $5 for each year of validity. The certificate shall be valid for five years and expire on the last day of the month of issuance. 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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":232917,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58112,"identifier":"46.2-2909","token":"46.2\/V\/29\/46.2-2909","url":"\/46.2-2909\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2909\/","token":"46.2\/V\/29\/46.2-2909","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance, expiration and renewal of certificate; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2909","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The fee for issuance of an original or renewal escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span> shall be $5 for each year of validity. The certificate shall be valid for five years and expire on the last day of the month of issuance. Notwithstanding this limitation, the Commissioner<\/span> may extend the validity period of an expiring certificate if (i) the Department<\/span> is unable to process an application for renewal due to circumstances beyond its control or (ii) the extension has been authorized under a directive from the Governor. However, in no case shall the validity period be extended more than 90 days per occurrence of such conditions.\n\t\tPersons who wish to renew an escort vehicle driver certificate<\/span> shall successfully pass the escort vehicle driver certification knowledge test prior to recertification.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE, EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE; FEES (\u00a7 46.2-2909)\n\nThe fee for issuance of an original or renewal escort vehicle driver certificate\nshall be $5 for each year of validity. The certificate shall be valid for five\nyears and expire on the last day of the month of issuance. Notwithstanding this\nlimitation, the Commissioner may extend the validity period of an expiring\ncertificate if (i) the Department is unable to process an application for\nrenewal due to circumstances beyond its control or (ii) the extension has been\nauthorized under a directive from the Governor. However, in no case shall the\nvalidity period be extended more than 90 days per occurrence of such conditions.\n\t\tPersons who wish to renew an escort vehicle driver certificate shall\nsuccessfully pass the escort vehicle driver certification knowledge test prior\nto recertification.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 312, 477.","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}}