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Upon failure to show cause for the license not to be suspended, the court may suspend the minor’s driver’s license for any period of time, until the minor is 18 years old.B\n\nThe foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply in cases where the student has withdrawn from school for a reason or reasons beyond the control of the student, for the purpose of transferring to another school as confirmed in writing by the student’s parent or guardian, or when the student’s parent or guardian expresses in open court his desire to allow the student to retain his license. The juvenile and domestic relations district court judge shall be the sole authority as to whether the licensee’s withdrawal from school is due to circumstances beyond the control of the student.C\n\nAny person whose driver’s license is suspended as provided in this section may apply to a juvenile and domestic relations district court for issuance of a restricted driver’s license for any of the purposes set forth in subsection E of § 18.2-271.1. No restricted license shall be issued pursuant to this section unless the licensee (i) is employed at least four hours per day and at least 20 hours per week, (ii) has a medical condition that requires him to be able to drive a motor vehicle, or (iii) is the only licensee in his household. The court shall order the surrender of such person’s license and shall forward to the Commissioner a copy of its order entered pursuant to this subsection. This order shall specifically enumerate the restrictions imposed and contain such information regarding the person to whom such a restricted license is issued as is reasonably necessary to identify such person. The court shall also provide a copy of its order to such person, who may operate a motor vehicle on the order until receipt from the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles of a restricted driver’s license, but only if the order provides for a restricted driver’s license for that period. Any person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of any restriction imposed pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a violation of § 46.2-301.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198304,"text":"Upon receipt by the juvenile and domestic relations district court within whose jurisdiction the minor resides of a petition from the principal, or his designee, of any public school in the Commonwealth that any person who is less than 18 years old and attending that public school has had 10 or more unexcused absences from school on consecutive school days, the court shall give notice and opportunity for the minor to show cause why his driver’s license should not be suspended. Upon failure to show cause for the license not to be suspended, the court may suspend the minor’s driver’s license for any period of time, until the minor is 18 years old.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":198305,"text":"The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply in cases where the student has withdrawn from school for a reason or reasons beyond the control of the student, for the purpose of transferring to another school as confirmed in writing by the student’s parent or guardian, or when the student’s parent or guardian expresses in open court his desire to allow the student to retain his license. The juvenile and domestic relations district court judge shall be the sole authority as to whether the licensee’s withdrawal from school is due to circumstances beyond the control of the student.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":198306,"text":"Any person whose driver’s license is suspended as provided in this section may apply to a juvenile and domestic relations district court for issuance of a restricted driver’s license for any of the purposes set forth in subsection E of § 18.2-271.1. No restricted license shall be issued pursuant to this section unless the licensee (i) is employed at least four hours per day and at least 20 hours per week, (ii) has a medical condition that requires him to be able to drive a motor vehicle, or (iii) is the only licensee in his household. The court shall order the surrender of such person’s license and shall forward to the Commissioner a copy of its order entered pursuant to this subsection. This order shall specifically enumerate the restrictions imposed and contain such information regarding the person to whom such a restricted license is issued as is reasonably necessary to identify such person. The court shall also provide a copy of its order to such person, who may operate a motor vehicle on the order until receipt from the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles of a restricted driver’s license, but only if the order provides for a restricted driver’s license for that period. Any person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of any restriction imposed pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a violation of § 46.2-301.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12892,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensure of Minors, Student Drivers, School Bus Drivers, and Motorcyclists","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12772,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":226515,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12892,"identifier":"5","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5","url":"\/46.2\/II\/3\/5\/","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":55605,"structure_id":12892,"section_number":"46.2-334","catch_line":"Conditions and requirements for licensure of persons under 18","url":"\/46.2-334\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-334","metadata":false},{"id":54013,"structure_id":12892,"section_number":"46.2-334.001","catch_line":"Court to suspend driver's license issued to certain minors","url":"\/46.2-334.001\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-334.001","metadata":false},{"id":61788,"structure_id":12892,"section_number":"46.2-334.01","catch_line":"Licenses issued to persons less than 18 years old subject to certain restrictions","url":"\/46.2-334.01\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-334.01","metadata":false},{"id":76226,"structure_id":12892,"section_number":"46.2-334.02","catch_line":"Licenses issued to persons less than twenty years old subject to certain restrictions","url":"\/46.2-334.02\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-334.02","metadata":false},{"id":85632,"structure_id":12892,"section_number":"46.2-334.1","catch_line":"Knowledge test; 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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 439<\/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":[{"id":57797,"section_number":"18.2-271.1","catch_line":"Probation, education, and rehabilitation of person charged or convicted; person convicted under law of another state or federal law","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-271.1\/"},{"id":54237,"section_number":"46.2-301","catch_line":"Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-301\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226521,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54013,"identifier":"46.2-334.001","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-334.001","url":"\/46.2-334.001\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-334.001\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-334.001","dublin_core":{"Title":"Court to suspend driver’s license issued to certain minors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-334.001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon receipt by the juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> within whose jurisdiction<\/span> the minor<\/span> resides of a petition<\/span> from the principal, or his designee, of any public school in the Commonwealth that any person who is less than 18 years old and attending that public school has had 10 or more unexcused absences from school on consecutive school days, the court<\/span> shall give notice and opportunity for the minor<\/span> to show cause why his driver<\/span>’s license should not be suspended. Upon failure to show cause for the license not to be suspended, the court<\/span> may suspend<\/span> the minor<\/span>’s driver<\/span>’s license for any period of time, until the minor<\/span> is 18 years old. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply in cases where the student has withdrawn from school for a reason or reasons beyond the control of the student, for the purpose of transferring to another school as confirmed in writing by the student’s parent or guardian, or when the student’s parent or guardian expresses in open court<\/span> his desire to allow the student to retain his license. The juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> judge<\/span> shall be the sole authority as to whether the licensee’s withdrawal from school is due to circumstances beyond the control of the student. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person whose driver<\/span>’s license is suspended as provided in this section may apply to a juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> for issuance of a restricted driver<\/span>’s license for any of the purposes set forth in subsection E of § 18.2-271.1<\/a>. No restricted license shall be issued pursuant to this section unless the licensee (i) is employed at least four hours per day and at least 20 hours per week, (ii) has a medical condition that requires him to be able to drive a motor vehicle<\/span>, or (iii) is the only licensee in his household. The court<\/span> shall order<\/span> the surrender of such person’s license and shall forward to the Commissioner<\/span> a copy of its order<\/span> entered pursuant to this subsection. This order<\/span> shall specifically enumerate the restrictions imposed and contain such information regarding the person to whom such a restricted license is issued as is reasonably necessary to identify such person. The court<\/span> shall also provide a copy of its order<\/span> to such person, who may operate a motor vehicle<\/span> on the order<\/span> until receipt from the Commissioner<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span> of a restricted driver<\/span>’s license, but only if the order<\/span> provides for a restricted driver<\/span>’s license for that period. Any person who operates a motor vehicle<\/span> in violation of any restriction imposed pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a violation of § 46.2-301<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURT TO SUSPEND DRIVER’S LICENSE ISSUED TO CERTAIN MINORS (\u00a7\n46.2-334.001)\n\nA. Upon receipt by the juvenile and domestic relations district court within\nwhose jurisdiction the minor resides of a petition from the principal, or his\ndesignee, of any public school in the Commonwealth that any person who is less\nthan 18 years old and attending that public school has had 10 or more unexcused\nabsences from school on consecutive school days, the court shall give notice and\nopportunity for the minor to show cause why his driver’s license should\nnot be suspended. Upon failure to show cause for the license not to be\nsuspended, the court may suspend the minor’s driver’s license for\nany period of time, until the minor is 18 years old.\n\nB. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply in cases where the\nstudent has withdrawn from school for a reason or reasons beyond the control of\nthe student, for the purpose of transferring to another school as confirmed in\nwriting by the student’s parent or guardian, or when the student’s\nparent or guardian expresses in open court his desire to allow the student to\nretain his license. The juvenile and domestic relations district court judge\nshall be the sole authority as to whether the licensee’s withdrawal from\nschool is due to circumstances beyond the control of the student.\n\nC. Any person whose driver’s license is suspended as provided in this\nsection may apply to a juvenile and domestic relations district court for\nissuance of a restricted driver’s license for any of the purposes set\nforth in subsection E of § 18.2-271.1. No restricted license shall be\nissued pursuant to this section unless the licensee (i) is employed at least\nfour hours per day and at least 20 hours per week, (ii) has a medical condition\nthat requires him to be able to drive a motor vehicle, or (iii) is the only\nlicensee in his household. The court shall order the surrender of such\nperson’s license and shall forward to the Commissioner a copy of its order\nentered pursuant to this subsection. This order shall specifically enumerate the\nrestrictions imposed and contain such information regarding the person to whom\nsuch a restricted license is issued as is reasonably necessary to identify such\nperson. The court shall also provide a copy of its order to such person, who may\noperate a motor vehicle on the order until receipt from the Commissioner of the\nDepartment of Motor Vehicles of a restricted driver’s license, but only if\nthe order provides for a restricted driver’s license for that period. Any\nperson who operates a motor vehicle in violation of any restriction imposed\npursuant to this section shall be guilty of a violation of § 46.2-301.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 439.","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}}