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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 541; in 1984, chapter 780; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":365645,"section_number":"46.2-389","catch_line":"Required revocation for one year upon conviction or finding of guilty of certain offenses; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-389\/"},{"id":365654,"section_number":"46.2-391","catch_line":"Revocation of license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated; exception; petition for restoration of privilege","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-391\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1452963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":365694,"identifier":"46.2-425","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/13\/46.2-425","url":"\/46.2-425\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-425\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/13\/46.2-425","dublin_core":{"Title":"Driver or owner having no license issued by Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-425","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In case a driver<\/span> or owner<\/span> has no driver<\/span>’s license issued by the Department<\/span> or no motor vehicle<\/span> registered in his name in the Commonwealth, he shall not be allowed a driver<\/span>’s license or motor vehicle<\/span> registration until he has complied with this chapter to the same extent as would be necessary if he had held a driver<\/span>’s license or a motor vehicle<\/span> registration at the time of the accident in which he was involved or at the time of the commission<\/span> of the offense<\/span> resulting in a conviction<\/span> as is mentioned in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-389<\/a> and 46.2-391<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDRIVER OR OWNER HAVING NO LICENSE ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 46.2-425)\n\nIn case a driver or owner has no driver’s license issued by the Department\nor no motor vehicle registered in his name in the Commonwealth, he shall not be\nallowed a driver’s license or motor vehicle registration until he has\ncomplied with this chapter to the same extent as would be necessary if he had\nheld a driver’s license or a motor vehicle registration at the time of the\naccident in which he was involved or at the time of the commission of the\noffense resulting in a conviction as is mentioned in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-389 and 46.2-391.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-439; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-452; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c.\n727.","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"}}