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From the final judgment of the court, either the petitioner or the Commonwealth shall have an appeal as a matter of right to the Court of Appeals.\n\t\tWhile an appeal is pending from the action of the Department denying a license or from the court affirming the action of the Department, the person aggrieved shall not drive a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278607,"text":"Any person denied a license or whose license has been revoked, suspended, or cancelled under this article may appeal in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.). From the final judgment of the court, either the petitioner or the Commonwealth shall have an appeal as a matter of right to the Court of Appeals.\n\t\tWhile an appeal is pending from the action of the Department denying a license or from the court affirming the action of the Department, the person aggrieved shall not drive a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15802,"edition_id":1,"name":"Persons Not to Be Licensed","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12772,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:59:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:59:43","permalink":{"id":226379,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15802,"identifier":"3","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/3","url":"\/46.2\/II\/3\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12772,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensure of Drivers","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12771,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225629,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12772,"identifier":"3","token":"46.2\/II\/3","url":"\/46.2\/II\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12771,"edition_id":1,"name":"Titling, Registration and Licensure","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225627,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12771,"identifier":"II","token":"46.2\/II","url":"\/46.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":80708,"structure_id":15802,"section_number":"46.2-311","catch_line":"Persons having defective vision; 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It has been modified 7 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 1960, chapter 511; in 1973, chapter 544; in 1984, chapter 703; in 1986, chapter 615; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1990, chapter 418.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64976,"section_number":"46.2-204","catch_line":"Medical Advisory Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-204\/"},{"id":59691,"section_number":"46.2-208","catch_line":"Records of Department; when open for inspection; release of privileged information","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-208\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226429,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77673,"identifier":"46.2-321","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/3\/46.2-321","url":"\/46.2-321\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-321\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/3\/46.2-321","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal from denial, suspension, or revocation of license; operation of vehicle pending appeal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-321","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person denied a license or whose license has been revoked, suspended, or cancelled under this article may <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-4000\/\">2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). From the final <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, either the petitioner or the Commonwealth shall have an <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> as a matter of right to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Court<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">Appeals<\/span>.\n\t\tWhile an <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> is pending from the action of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> denying a license or from the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> affirming the action of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, the person aggrieved shall not drive a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> on the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> of the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL FROM DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; OPERATION OF VEHICLE\nPENDING APPEAL (\u00a7 46.2-321)\n\nAny person denied a license or whose license has been revoked, suspended, or\ncancelled under this article may appeal in accordance with the provisions of the\nAdministrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.). From the final judgment of the\ncourt, either the petitioner or the Commonwealth shall have an appeal as a\nmatter of right to the Court of Appeals.\n\t\tWhile an appeal is pending from the action of the Department denying a license\nor from the court affirming the action of the Department, the person aggrieved\nshall not drive a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-360; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-367; 1960, c. 511; 1973, c.\n544; 1984, c. 703; 1986, c. 615; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 418.","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}}