{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-312","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 46.2-312","heading":"Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses","body":"A. Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be eligible for driver's licenses if they:1. Demonstrate a visual acuity of at least 20/200 in one or both eyes and a field of seventy degrees horizontal vision without or with corrective carrier lenses or a comparable measurement that demonstrates a visual field within this range, or if these persons have vision in one eye only, they demonstrate a field of at least forty degrees temporal and thirty degrees nasal horizontal vision or a comparable measurement that demonstrates a visual field within this range;2. Demonstrate a visual acuity of at least 20/70 in one or both eyes with the bioptic telescopic lenses and without the use of field expanders;3. Meet all other criteria for licensure;4. Accompany the license application with a report of examination by an ophthalmologist or optometrist on a form prescribed by the Department for evaluation by the Medical Advisory Board.B. Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be eligible for learner's permits issued under § 46.2-335 provided they first meet the requirements of subsection A of this section, except for that part of the examination requiring the applicant to drive a motor vehicle.C. Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be subject to the following restrictions:1. They shall not be eligible for any of the driver's license endorsements provided for in § 46.2-328;2. Their driver's licenses shall permit the operation of motor vehicles only during the period beginning one-half hour after sunrise and ending one-half hour before sunset.D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision C 2 of this section, persons using bioptic telescopic lenses may be licensed to drive motor vehicles between one-half hour before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise if they:1. Demonstrate a visual acuity of at least 20/40 in one or both eyes with the bioptic telescopic lenses and without the use of field expanders;2. Have been licensed under subsection C of this section for at least one year; and3. Pass a skills test taken at night.1986, c. 115, § 46.1-357.3; 1989, cc. 147, 727; 2010, c. 18.","path":["Title 46.2. MOTOR VEHICLES","Subtitle II. TITLING, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE","Chapter 3. LICENSURE OF DRIVERS","Article 3. PERSONS NOT TO BE LICENSED"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-312/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:39Z","sha256":"a8dded7406c7d902495bb924170074de14717b35b7ebeb7681c3ac8c567c25f9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-311","next":"us-va/va.-code-46.2-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}