                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS (§ 46.2-328.3)

A. Upon application of any person who does not meet the requirements for a
driver&#8217;s license or permit under subsection A or B of &#xA7; 46.2-328.1,
the Department may issue to the applicant a driver privilege card or permit if
the Department determines that the applicant (i) has reported income and
deductions from Virginia sources, as defined in &#xA7; 58.1-302, or been claimed
as a dependent, on an individual income tax return filed with the Commonwealth
in the preceding 12 months and (ii) is not in violation of the insurance
requirements set forth in Article 8 (&#xA7; 46.2-705 et seq.) of Chapter 6.

B. Driver privilege cards and permits shall confer the same privileges and shall
be subject to the same provisions of this title as driver&#8217;s licenses and
permits issued under this chapter, unless otherwise provided, and shall be
subject to the following conditions and exceptions:

   1. The front of a driver privilege card or permit shall be identical in
   appearance to a driver&#8217;s license or permit that is not a REAL ID
   credential and the back of the card or permit shall be identical in appearance
   to the restriction on the back of a limited-duration license, permit, or
   special identification card;

   2. An applicant for a driver privilege card or permit shall not be eligible
   for a waiver of any part of the driver examination provided under &#xA7;
   46.2-325;

   3. An applicant for a driver privilege card or permit shall not be required to
   present proof of legal presence in the United States;

   4. A driver privilege card or permit shall expire on the applicant&#8217;s
   second birthday following the date of issuance;

   5. The fee for an original driver privilege card or permit shall be $50,
   except no such fee shall be assessed against homeless youth, as described in
   subdivision A 7 of &#xA7; 22.1-3. The Department may issue, upon application
   by the holder of a valid, unexpired card or permit issued under this section,
   and upon payment of a fee of $50, another driver privilege card or permit that
   shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issuance. The amount
   paid by an applicant for a driver privilege card or other document issued
   pursuant to this chapter shall be considered privileged information for the
   purposes of &#xA7; 46.2-208. No applicant shall be required to provide proof
   of compliance with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection A for a reissued,
   renewed, or duplicate card or permit; and

   6. Any information collected pursuant to this section that is not otherwise
   collected by the Department or required for the issuance of any other driving
   credential issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and any
   information regarding restrictions in the Department&#8217;s records related
   to the issuance of a credential issued pursuant to this section shall be
   considered privileged. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; 46.2-208, such
   information shall not be released except upon request by the subject of the
   information, the parent of a minor who is the subject of the information, the
   guardian of the subject of the information, or the authorized representative
   of the subject of the information, or pursuant to a court order.

C. The Department shall not release the following information relating to the
issuance of a driver privilege card or permit, except upon request by the
subject of the information, the parent of a minor who is the subject of the
information, the guardian of the subject of the information, or the authorized
representative of the subject of the information, or pursuant to a court order,
(i) proof documents submitted for the purpose of obtaining a driver privilege
card or permit, (ii) the information in the Department&#8217;s records
indicating the type of proof documentation that was provided, or (iii)
applications.
			The Department shall release only to any federal, state, or local
governmental entity, local government group self-insurance pool, law-enforcement
officer, attorney for the Commonwealth, or court, or the authorized agent of any
of the foregoing, information related to the issuance of a driver privilege card
or permit, the release of which is not otherwise prohibited by this section,
that is required for a requester to carry out the requester&#8217;s official
functions if the requester provides the individual&#8217;s name and other
sufficient identifying information contained on the individual&#8217;s record.
Any such release shall be in accordance with the requirements of &#xA7;
46.2-208.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 1227, 1246; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 421; 2025, c. 181.