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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1035<\/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. It has been modified 3 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 2001, chapters 659<\/a> and 665<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 535<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 488<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55605,"section_number":"46.2-334","catch_line":"Conditions and requirements for licensure of persons under 18","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-334\/"},{"id":80637,"section_number":"46.2-335","catch_line":"Learner's permits; fees; certification required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-335\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226545,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70055,"identifier":"46.2-335.2","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-335.2","url":"\/46.2-335.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-335.2\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/5\/46.2-335.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Learner’s permits; required before driver’s license; minimum holding period","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-335.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person under the age of 18 years shall be eligible to receive a driver<\/span>’s license pursuant to § 46.2-334<\/a> unless the Department<\/span> has previously issued such person a learner’s permit pursuant to § 46.2-335<\/a> and such person has satisfied the minimum holding period requirements set forth in subsection B, or unless such person is the holder of a valid driver<\/span>’s license from another state and qualifies for a temporary license under subsection E of § 46.2-334<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person under the age of 18 years issued a learner’s permit pursuant to § 46.2-335<\/a> shall hold such permit for a minimum period of nine months or until he reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEARNER’S PERMITS; REQUIRED BEFORE DRIVER’S LICENSE; MINIMUM HOLDING\nPERIOD (\u00a7 46.2-335.2)\n\nA. No person under the age of 18 years shall be eligible to receive a\ndriver’s license pursuant to § 46.2-334 unless the Department has\npreviously issued such person a learner’s permit pursuant to §\n46.2-335 and such person has satisfied the minimum holding period requirements\nset forth in subsection B, or unless such person is the holder of a valid\ndriver’s license from another state and qualifies for a temporary license\nunder subsection E of § 46.2-334.\n\nB. Any person under the age of 18 years issued a learner’s permit pursuant\nto § 46.2-335 shall hold such permit for a minimum period of nine months or\nuntil he reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 1035; 2001, cc. 659, 665; 2002, c. 535; 2016, c. 488.","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}}