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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71405</law_id><section_number>46.2-2906</section_number><catch_line>Application for escort vehicle driver certificate; driving record; proof of completion of escort vehicle driver training; fee</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-2905</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="V">Motor Carriers</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="29">Certified Escort Vehicle Drivers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Every application for an <span class="dictionary">escort vehicle driver certificate</span> shall be made on a form prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, and the applicant shall write his usual signature in ink in the space provided on the form. A person who applies for an <span class="dictionary">escort vehicle driver certificate</span> must meet the following requirements: <a id="paragraph-257435" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Be at least 18 years of age; <a id="paragraph-257436" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Hold a valid Virginia driver&#x2019;s license or a valid driver&#x2019;s license for another state; <a id="paragraph-257437" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Authorize the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> to review his driving record; <a id="paragraph-257438" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Present satisfactory proof of successful completion of an eight-hour escort vehicle driver certification training course, as required by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Certified escort vehicle driver training" href="/46.2-2904/">46.2-2904</a>; <a id="paragraph-257439" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Pass the escort vehicle driver certification knowledge test as required by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Knowledge test; waiting period prior to reexamination" href="/46.2-2905/">46.2-2905</a> with a score of 80 percent or higher; and <a id="paragraph-257440" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Pay the appropriate fee for certificate issuance. <a id="paragraph-257441" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Every application shall state the applicant&#x2019;s full legal name; year, month, and date of birth; social security number; sex; and residence address. The applicant shall also answer any questions on the application form, or otherwise propounded, and provide any other information as required by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> incidental to the application. <a id="paragraph-257442" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall require that each application include a certification statement, to be signed by the applicant under <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> of <span class="dictionary">perjury</span>, certifying that the information presented on the application is true and correct. If the applicant fails or refuses to sign the certification statement, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall not <span class="dictionary">issue</span> the applicant an <span class="dictionary">escort vehicle driver certificate</span>.
			Any applicant who knowingly makes a false certification or supplies false or fictitious <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> shall be punished as provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Fraud or false statements in applications for license; penalties" href="/46.2-348/">46.2-348</a>. <a id="paragraph-257443" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-2906/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2013, cc. 312, 477; 2015, c. 258.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
