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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1962, chapter 368; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1988, chapter 323; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2004, chapter 722<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58970,"section_number":"19.2-327.15","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-327.15\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":226893,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81779,"identifier":"46.2-346","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/8\/46.2-346","url":"\/46.2-346\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-346\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/8\/46.2-346","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unlawful acts enumerated","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-346","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession<\/span> any driver<\/span>’s license which he knows to be fictitious or to have been cancelled, revoked, suspended, or altered, or photographed for the purpose of evading the intent<\/span> of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Lend to, or knowingly permit the use of by one not entitled thereto, any driver<\/span>’s license issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Display or represent as his own any driver<\/span>’s license not issued to him; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Reproduce by photograph or otherwise, any credential issued under this chapter with the intent<\/span> to commit an illegal act; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Fail or refuse to surrender to the Department<\/span>, on demand, any driver<\/span>’s license issued in the Commonwealth or any other state when the license has been suspended, cancelled, or revoked by proper authority in the Commonwealth, or any other state as provided by law<\/span>, or to fail or refuse to surrender the suspended, cancelled, or revoked license to any court<\/span> in which a driver<\/span> has been tried and convicted for the violation of any law<\/span> or ordinance<\/span> of the Commonwealth or any county, city, or town thereof, regulating or affecting the operation of a motor vehicle<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> empowered to enforce the provisions of this title may retain any driver<\/span>’s license held in violation of this section and shall submit the license to the appropriate court<\/span> for evidentiary purposes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNLAWFUL ACTS ENUMERATED (\u00a7 46.2-346)\n\nA. No person shall:\n\n 1. Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession any\n driver’s license which he knows to be fictitious or to have been\n cancelled, revoked, suspended, or altered, or photographed for the purpose of\n evading the intent of this chapter;\n\n 2. Lend to, or knowingly permit the use of by one not entitled thereto, any\n driver’s license issued to the person so lending or permitting the use\n thereof;\n\n 3. Display or represent as his own any driver’s license not issued to\n him;\n\n 4. Reproduce by photograph or otherwise, any credential issued under this\n chapter with the intent to commit an illegal act;\n\n 5. Fail or refuse to surrender to the Department, on demand, any\n driver’s license issued in the Commonwealth or any other state when the\n license has been suspended, cancelled, or revoked by proper authority in the\n Commonwealth, or any other state as provided by law, or to fail or refuse to\n surrender the suspended, cancelled, or revoked license to any court in which a\n driver has been tried and convicted for the violation of any law or ordinance\n of the Commonwealth or any county, city, or town thereof, regulating or\n affecting the operation of a motor vehicle.\n\nB. Any law-enforcement officer empowered to enforce the provisions of this title\nmay retain any driver’s license held in violation of this section and\nshall submit the license to the appropriate court for evidentiary purposes.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-380; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-384; 1962, c. 368; 1984, c.\n780; 1988, c. 323; 1989, c. 727; 2004, c. 722; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 544.","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}}