{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-306","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-306","heading":"Exemption of armed services personnel and spouses and dependent children of armed services personnel","body":"Notwithstanding § 46.2-100, a person on active duty with the armed services of the United States or a spouse or a dependent child not less than sixteen years of age of a person on active duty with the armed services of the United States who has been licensed as a driver under a law requiring the licensing of drivers in his home state or country and who has in his immediate possession a valid driver's license issued to him in his home state or country shall be permitted without examination or license under this chapter to drive a motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth. The provisions of this section shall not be affected by the person's, spouse's, or dependent child's ownership of a motor vehicle registered in Virginia.1970, c. 269, § 46.1-354.1; 1975, c. 240; 1984, c. 780; 1988, c. 107; 1989, c. 727.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle II. TITLING, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE","Chapter 3. LICENSURE OF DRIVERS","Article 2. WHEN LICENSE NOT REQUIRED"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-306/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"e4d0a0b51014e9d655e536e56ae92fd43aea27366cffef673a8ab11db53b8872","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-305","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}