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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 659<\/a> and 665<\/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":56874,"section_number":"46.2-1091","catch_line":"Safety belts to be worn by certain bus drivers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1091\/"},{"id":86011,"section_number":"46.2-1095","catch_line":"Child restraint devices required when transporting certain children; safety belts for passengers less than 18 years old required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1095\/"},{"id":62223,"section_number":"46.2-489","catch_line":"Regulations; appeals","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-489\/"},{"id":79899,"section_number":"46.2-498","catch_line":"Driver improvement clinics; voluntary attendance","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-498\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226529,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76226,"identifier":"46.2-334.02","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-334.02","url":"\/46.2-334.02\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-334.02\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-334.02","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses issued to persons less than twenty years old subject to certain restrictions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-334.02","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-498<\/a>, whenever the driving record of a person who is at least eighteen years old but less than twenty years old shows that he has been convicted of (i) an offense<\/span> for which demerit points have been assessed or are assessable under Article 19 (\u00a7 46.2-489<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter or (ii) a violation of any provision of Article 12 (\u00a7 46.2-1091<\/a> et seq.) or Article 13 (\u00a7 46.2-1095<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title, the Commissioner<\/span> shall direct such person to attend a driver improvement clinic<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES ISSUED TO PERSONS LESS THAN TWENTY YEARS OLD SUBJECT TO CERTAIN\nRESTRICTIONS (\u00a7 46.2-334.02)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-498, whenever the driving record of a\nperson who is at least eighteen years old but less than twenty years old shows\nthat he has been convicted of (i) an offense for which demerit points have been\nassessed or are assessable under Article 19 (\u00a7 46.2-489 et seq.) of this\nchapter or (ii) a violation of any provision of Article 12 (\u00a7 46.2-1091 et\nseq.) or Article 13 (\u00a7 46.2-1095 et seq.) of Chapter 10 of this title, the\nCommissioner shall direct such person to attend a driver improvement clinic.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, cc. 659, 665.","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}}