{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/46.2-230.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/46.2-230.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/46.2-230.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/46.2-230.html"}],"law_id":365455,"edition_id":2,"section_id":365455,"structure_id":52138,"section_number":"46.2-230","catch_line":"Acceptance of electronic credentials","history":"2017, c. 697.","full_text":"A\n\nThe possession or display of an electronic credential shall not relieve a person from the requirements of any provision in the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Administrative Code, or a local ordinance or regulation requiring the possession or display of a physical credential.\n\nB\n\nAny provision of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Administrative Code, or a local ordinance or regulation with a display requirement, which may be satisfied by the display or possession of a physical credential for which the Department may issue an electronic credential, may be satisfied by displaying or possessing an electronic credential issued pursuant to this article. Acceptance of an electronic credential shall be at the discretion of the person to whom it is presented and subject to the conditions of this section.\n\nC\n\nIf a person displays a profile, its display shall satisfy a display requirement if the profile provides sufficient data fields to satisfy the purpose for which it is being displayed.\n\nD\n\nIf the Department, or another agency responsible for enforcing a display requirement, requires that an electronic credential or profile be verified through the verification system prior to acceptance in certain circumstances, the display requirement shall be deemed satisfied by presentation of an electronic credential or profile in those circumstances only if the electronic credential or profile is verified by the verification system.\n\nE\n\nThe provisions of this section shall apply to the possession or display of similar electronic credentials or profiles issued by the government of another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the United States, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of a foreign country to the extent that a physical credential from the same jurisdiction would satisfy the relevant display requirement.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1361627,"text":"The possession or display of an electronic credential shall not relieve a person from the requirements of any provision in the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Administrative Code, or a local ordinance or regulation requiring the possession or display of a physical credential.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1361628,"text":"Any provision of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Administrative Code, or a local ordinance or regulation with a display requirement, which may be satisfied by the display or possession of a physical credential for which the Department may issue an electronic credential, may be satisfied by displaying or possessing an electronic credential issued pursuant to this article. 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 697<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1452625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365455,"identifier":"46.2-230","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/3\/46.2-230","url":"\/46.2-230\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-230\/","token":"46.2\/I\/2\/3\/46.2-230","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acceptance of electronic credentials","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-230","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The possession<\/span> or display of an electronic credential<\/span> shall not relieve a person from the requirements of any provision in the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Administrative Code, or a local ordinance<\/span> or regulation requiring the possession<\/span> or display of a physical credential<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any provision of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Administrative Code, or a local ordinance<\/span> or regulation with a display requirement<\/span>, which may be satisfied by the display or possession<\/span> of a physical credential<\/span> for which the Department<\/span> may issue<\/span> an electronic credential<\/span>, may be satisfied by displaying or possessing an electronic credential<\/span> issued pursuant to this article. Acceptance of an electronic credential<\/span> shall be at the discretion of the person to whom it is presented and subject to the conditions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If a person displays a profile<\/span>, its display shall satisfy a display requirement<\/span> if the profile<\/span> provides sufficient data fields<\/span> to satisfy the purpose for which it is being displayed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If the Department<\/span>, or another agency responsible for enforcing a display requirement<\/span>, requires that an electronic credential<\/span> or profile<\/span> be verified through the verification system<\/span> prior to acceptance in certain circumstances, the display requirement<\/span> shall be deemed satisfied by presentation of an electronic credential<\/span> or profile<\/span> in those circumstances only if the electronic credential<\/span> or profile<\/span> is verified by the verification system<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall apply to the possession<\/span> or display of similar electronic credentials<\/span> or profiles<\/span> issued by the government of another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the United States, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of a foreign country to the extent that a physical credential<\/span> from the same jurisdiction<\/span> would satisfy the relevant display requirement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC CREDENTIALS (\u00a7 46.2-230)\n\nA. The possession or display of an electronic credential shall not relieve a\nperson from the requirements of any provision in the Code of Virginia, the\nVirginia Administrative Code, or a local ordinance or regulation requiring the\npossession or display of a physical credential.\n\nB. Any provision of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Administrative Code, or a\nlocal ordinance or regulation with a display requirement, which may be satisfied\nby the display or possession of a physical credential for which the Department\nmay issue an electronic credential, may be satisfied by displaying or possessing\nan electronic credential issued pursuant to this article. Acceptance of an\nelectronic credential shall be at the discretion of the person to whom it is\npresented and subject to the conditions of this section.\n\nC. If a person displays a profile, its display shall satisfy a display\nrequirement if the profile provides sufficient data fields to satisfy the\npurpose for which it is being displayed.\n\nD. If the Department, or another agency responsible for enforcing a display\nrequirement, requires that an electronic credential or profile be verified\nthrough the verification system prior to acceptance in certain circumstances,\nthe display requirement shall be deemed satisfied by presentation of an\nelectronic credential or profile in those circumstances only if the electronic\ncredential or profile is verified by the verification system.\n\nE. The provisions of this section shall apply to the possession or display of\nsimilar electronic credentials or profiles issued by the government of another\nstate of the United States, the District of Columbia, the United States, a\nforeign country, or a political subdivision of a foreign country to the extent\nthat a physical credential from the same jurisdiction would satisfy the relevant\ndisplay requirement.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 697.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}