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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapters 705 and 727; in 1997, chapter 486<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 755<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":226363,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77711,"identifier":"46.2-307","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/2\/46.2-307","url":"\/46.2-307\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-307\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/2\/46.2-307","dublin_core":{"Title":"Nonresidents licensed under laws of home state or country; extension of reciprocal privileges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-307","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A nonresident<\/span> over the age of sixteen years and three months who has been duly licensed as a driver<\/span> under a law<\/span> requiring the licensing of drivers<\/span> in his home state or country and who has in his immediate possession<\/span> a driver<\/span>’s license issued to him in his home state or country shall be permitted, without a Virginia license, to drive a motor vehicle<\/span> on the highways<\/span><\/span> of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner<\/span>, with the consent of the Governor, may extend to nonresidents<\/span> from foreign countries the same driver<\/span>’s licensing privileges<\/span> which are granted by the foreign country, or political subdivision wherein such nonresidents<\/span> are residents, to residents of this Commonwealth residing in such foreign country or political subdivision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Driver<\/span>’s license privileges<\/span> may be extended to nonresidents<\/span> from foreign countries or political subdivisions who are over the age of sixteen years and three months, have been duly licensed as drivers<\/span> under a law<\/span> requiring the licensing of drivers<\/span> in their home country or political subdivision, and have in their immediate possession<\/span> a driver<\/span>’s license issued to them in their home country or political subdivision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNONRESIDENTS LICENSED UNDER LAWS OF HOME STATE OR COUNTRY; EXTENSION OF\nRECIPROCAL PRIVILEGES (\u00a7 46.2-307)\n\nA. A nonresident over the age of sixteen years and three months who has been\nduly licensed as a driver under a law requiring the licensing of drivers in his\nhome state or country and who has in his immediate possession a driver’s\nlicense issued to him in his home state or country shall be permitted, without a\nVirginia license, to drive a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner, with\nthe consent of the Governor, may extend to nonresidents from foreign countries\nthe same driver’s licensing privileges which are granted by the foreign\ncountry, or political subdivision wherein such nonresidents are residents, to\nresidents of this Commonwealth residing in such foreign country or political\nsubdivision.\n\nC. Driver’s license privileges may be extended to nonresidents from\nforeign countries or political subdivisions who are over the age of sixteen\nyears and three months, have been duly licensed as drivers under a law requiring\nthe licensing of drivers in their home country or political subdivision, and\nhave in their immediate possession a driver’s license issued to them in\ntheir home country or political subdivision.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-351; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-355; 1984, c. 780; 1989,\ncc. 705, 727; 1997, c. 486; 2002, c. 755.","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}}