                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISQUALIFICATION FOR MULTIPLE SERIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS (§ 46.2-341.20)

A. For the purposes of this section, the following offenses, if committed in a
commercial motor vehicle, are serious traffic violations:

   1. Driving at a speed 15 or more miles per hour in excess of the posted speed
   limits;

   2. Reckless driving;

   3. A violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle
   traffic control arising in connection with a fatal traffic accident;

   4. Improper or erratic traffic lane change;

   5. Following the vehicle ahead too closely;

   6. Driving a commercial motor vehicle without obtaining a commercial
   driver&#8217;s license or commercial learner&#8217;s permit;

   7. Driving a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver&#8217;s
   license or commercial learner&#8217;s permit in the driver&#8217;s immediate
   possession;

   8. Driving a commercial motor vehicle without the proper class of commercial
   driver&#8217;s license and/or endorsements for the specific vehicle group
   being operated or for the passengers or type of cargo being transported;

   9. A violation of a state law, including &#xA7;&#xA7; 46.2-341.20:5 and
   46.2-919.1 or a local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control
   prohibiting texting while driving; and

   10. A violation of a state law, including &#xA7;&#xA7; 46.2-341.20:5 and
   46.2-919.1, or a local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control
   restricting or prohibiting the use of a handheld mobile telephone while
   driving a commercial motor vehicle.
   				For the purposes of this section, parking, vehicle weight, and vehicle
   defect violations shall not be considered traffic violations.

B. Beginning September 30, 2005, the following offenses shall be treated as
serious traffic violations if committed while operating a noncommercial motor
vehicle, but only if (i) the person convicted of the offense was, at the time of
the offense, the holder of a commercial driver&#8217;s license or commercial
learner&#8217;s permit; (ii) the offense was committed on or after September 30,
2005; and (iii) the conviction, by itself or in conjunction with other
convictions that satisfy the requirements of this section, resulted in the
revocation, cancellation, or suspension of such person&#8217;s driver&#8217;s
license or privilege to drive.

   1. Driving at a speed 15 or more miles per hour in excess of the posted speed
   limits;

   2. Reckless driving;

   3. A violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle
   traffic control arising in connection with a fatal traffic accident;

   4. Improper or erratic traffic lane change; or

   5. Following the vehicle ahead too closely.

C. The Department shall disqualify for the following periods of time, any person
whose record as maintained by the Department shows that he has committed, within
any three-year period, the requisite number of serious traffic violations:

   1. A 60-day disqualification period for any person convicted of two serious
   traffic violations; or

   2. A 120-day disqualification period for any person convicted of three serious
   traffic violations.

D. Any disqualification period imposed pursuant to this section shall run
consecutively, and not concurrently, with any other disqualification period
imposed hereunder.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 705, § 46.1-372.19; 1990, c. 218; 2005, c. 513; 2011, cc.
881, 889; 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2014, cc. 77, 803; 2015, c. 258.