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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 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 1982, chapter 147; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1995, chapter 595<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 785<\/a> and 1013<\/a>; in 1997, chapters 473<\/a>, 794<\/a>, 857<\/a>, and 898<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 615<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 645<\/a> and 779<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 682<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 773<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 829<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72871,"section_number":"46.2-608","catch_line":"When application for registration or certificate of title rejected","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-608\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85855,"identifier":"46.2-320","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/3\/46.2-320","url":"\/46.2-320\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-320\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/3\/46.2-320","dublin_core":{"Title":"Other grounds for refusal or suspension","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-320","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> may refuse to grant an application for a driver<\/span>’s license in any of the circumstances set forth in \u00a7 46.2-608<\/a> as circumstances justifying the refusal of an application for the registration of a motor vehicle<\/span>. The Department<\/span> may refuse to issue<\/span> or reissue a driver<\/span>’s license for the willful failure or refusal to pay any taxes or fees required to be collected or authorized to be collected by the Department<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOTHER GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL OR SUSPENSION (\u00a7 46.2-320)\n\nThe Department may refuse to grant an application for a driver’s license\nin any of the circumstances set forth in \u00a7 46.2-608 as circumstances justifying\nthe refusal of an application for the registration of a motor vehicle. The\nDepartment may refuse to issue or reissue a driver’s license for the\nwillful failure or refusal to pay any taxes or fees required to be collected or\nauthorized to be collected by the Department.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-359; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-366; 1982, c. 147; 1984, c.\n780; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c. 595; 1996, cc. 785, 1013; 1997, cc. 473, 794, 857,\n898; 1999, c. 615; 2001, cc. 645, 779; 2010, c. 682; 2011, c. 773; 2012, c. 829.","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}}