Drivers licenses and id cards issued prior to implementation of the new design remain valid until expiration. If you want your license reissued using our new format, refer to obtaining a replacement license. Virginia refers to drunk driving as driving under the influence, or dui. If you are under age 18, you may carry only one passenger under the age of 21 during the first year that you hold your drivers license unless a parent who is a. Virginia to begin issuing drivers licenses that will be. Undocumented immigrants may soon be able to get a virginia. Learners permit holders may not carry more than one passenger under. In addition, provisional drivers license holders under age 18 may no longer have more than one passenger under age 21 even if a parent is. If youre younger than 18 years old, you must get a motorcycle learners permit before getting a motorcycle license.
Virginia law requires anyone applying for an original virginia drivers license or for a. Drivers licenses and id cards west virginia department of. If you do not hold one, you must also pass the states 2 part drivers license knowledge exam. No exceptions will be made to these age requirements.
Bring all required identity and residency documents if you are upgrading to a real id license. All licenses issued after july 2009 will be in the new format. Between march and july 2009, virginia will phase in the issuance of newly designed drivers licenses and id cards. Your standard drivers license noncommercial will display d under the. To obtain a learners permit, you must be at least 15 years and 6 months of age. Driver s license under 21 driver s license over 21. Driver license presentation thomas jefferson high school. If an officer pulls you over and your bac is the following percentage or higher, he will arrest you for dui. After july 2009, these licenses and id cards will no longer being issued. Cards for individuals age 21 and over bear an image of the virginia state capitol building.
Take a driving knowledge test, if you are under 21 years old and have any traffic violations. Like all states, va measures dui by your blood alcohol concentration bac, and those bac percentages are based on age and license type. Virginias teen drivers license and insurance requirements. You may carry up to 3 non family members under 21 in cases of. Tennessee unveils new vertical license design for those under 21. Other virginia licenses teen motorcycle licenses in virginia. Welcome to the official site of the virginia department of motor vehicles, with quick. Tennessee unveiled a new vertical design for driver licenses and identification for those under 21 years old on monday.
Between march and july 2009, virginia will phase in the issuance of newly designed drivers. Sample images of new secure drivers licenses and id cards. A licensed driver 21 or older is in the front passenger seat. This restriction does not apply to family member and cohabitant passengers. Tennessee driver license to go vertical for people under 21. Depending on your age and the type of vehicle you want to drive, there are different types of licenses you can apply for in virginia. After the first year, the holder can transport up to three passengers under 21 years old if going to a school function or if supervised by a licensed driver whos at least 21 years old. Teens under 19yearsold are required to take driver education.
Advocates hold a rally at the state capitol to show support for legislation that would give all eligible virginia residents the right to obtain a drivers license, regardless of citizenship or. Drivers license under 21 virginia department of motor vehicles. The driver can only carry one passenger under 21 years old for the first year. The justice center said that in the year that ended june 30, 2015, the virginia dmv issued 366,773 orders of drivers license suspensions resulting from unpaid court fines or costs more than. After one year, they may not drive with more than three passengers under age 21. To renew your virginia driver license in person, visit your local virginia department of motor vehicles office and.
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