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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2009, chapter 872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":226871,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82141,"identifier":"46.2-344","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/7\/46.2-344","url":"\/46.2-344\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-344\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/7\/46.2-344","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary driver’s permit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-344","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span>, upon determining, after an examination, that an applicant is mentally, physically, and otherwise qualified to receive a license, may issue<\/span> to him a temporary driver<\/span>’s permit entitling him, while having the permit in his immediate possession<\/span>, to drive a motor vehicle<\/span> on the highways<\/span><\/span>. The temporary driver<\/span>’s permit shall be valid until receipt of the driver<\/span>’s license but in no case shall be valid for more than 90 days from the date of issuance.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY DRIVER’S PERMIT (\u00a7 46.2-344)\n\nThe Department, upon determining, after an examination, that an applicant is\nmentally, physically, and otherwise qualified to receive a license, may issue to\nhim a temporary driver’s permit entitling him, while having the permit in\nhis immediate possession, to drive a motor vehicle on the highways. The\ntemporary driver’s permit shall be valid until receipt of the\ndriver’s license but in no case shall be valid for more than 90 days from\nthe date of issuance.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-372; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-377; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c.\n727; 2009, c. 872.","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}}