                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSES REQUIRED FOR SCHOOL AND INSTRUCTOR; FEES (§ 46.2-1701)

No driver training school shall be established or continue operation unless the
school obtains from the Commissioner a license authorizing the school to operate
within the Commonwealth. The application for such license shall identify all
driver training school owners and separately identify each manager and
instructor employed by the driver training school. If such driver training
school is an entity required to register with the Commission under Title 13.1,
such application shall include evidence of such registration.
		No instructor shall perform the actions enumerated in the definition of
&#8220;instructor&#8221; in § 46.2-1700 unless he obtains from the Commissioner
a license authorizing him to act as driving instructor. Such license shall be
valid for a period of two years. A nonrefundable license fee of $75 shall be
paid to the Department by a person applying for an instructor license. The first
license issued to an instructor shall expire on the same date the driver
training school&#8217;s license expires, and the first license fee may be
prorated on a monthly basis. Thereafter, the renewal period for the instructor
shall match that of the school. The Commissioner may require instructor
applicants to complete training on the administration of any behind-the-wheel
examination and may require such applicants to exhibit proficiency in the
administration of such examinations.
		The Commissioner shall have authority to set and collect school and instructor
licensing fees. All licensing fees collected by the Commissioner under this
chapter shall be paid into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to
meet the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
		Upon application of a driver training school licensed in accordance with this
chapter, the Commissioner may license such driver training school using criteria
established by the Commissioner pursuant to § 46.2-1702 to provide
computer-based driver education courses using curricula approved by the
Commissioner.
		The Commissioner may issue a two-year license to driver training schools,
including computer-based driver education providers. A nonrefundable license fee
of $150 shall be required with each such application. Such licensing fee shall
be in addition to fees permitted under this chapter.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 466; 2004, c. 587; 2016, c. 437; 2023, cc. 308, 309; 2025, c.
79.