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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>365655</law_id><section_number>46.2-392</section_number><catch_line>Suspension of license or issuance of a restricted license on conviction of certain offenses; probationary conditions required; generally</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>18.2-271.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="101" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Titling, Registration and Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Licensure of Drivers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="13" identifier="12">Suspension and Revocation of Licenses, Generally; Additional Penalties</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In addition to the penalties for careless driving and infliction of injury or death on vulnerable road users prescribed in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Careless driving and infliction of injury or death on vulnerable road users; penalty" href="/46.2-816.1/">46.2-816.1</a>, the penalties for <span class="dictionary">reckless driving</span> prescribed in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Reckless driving; penalties" href="/46.2-868/">46.2-868</a>, and the penalties for aggressive driving prescribed in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Aggressive driving; penalties" href="/46.2-868.1/">46.2-868.1</a>, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may <span class="dictionary">suspend</span> the <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license issued to a person convicted of careless driving and infliction of injury or death on vulnerable road users, <span class="dictionary">reckless driving</span>, or aggressive driving for a period of not less than 10 days nor more than six months and the <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall require the convicted person to surrender his license so suspended to the <span class="dictionary">court</span> where it will be disposed of in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension" href="/46.2-398/">46.2-398</a>.</p><p>Additionally, any person convicted of a <span class="dictionary">reckless driving</span> <span class="dictionary">offense</span> which the <span class="dictionary">court</span> has reason to believe is alcohol-related or drug-related may be required as a condition of <span class="dictionary">probation</span> or otherwise to enter into and successfully complete an alcohol safety action program. If the <span class="dictionary">court</span> <span class="dictionary">suspends</span> a person&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license for <span class="dictionary">reckless driving</span> and requires the person to enter into and successfully complete an alcohol safety action program, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall not reinstate the <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license of the person until receipt of certification that the person has enrolled in and completed the alcohol safety action program.</p><p>If a person so convicted has not obtained the license required by this chapter, or is a <span class="dictionary">nonresident</span>, the court may direct in the <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> of <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> that he shall not, for a period of not less than 10 days or more than six months as may be prescribed in the <span class="dictionary">judgment</span>, drive any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> in the Commonwealth. The court or the <span class="dictionary">clerk of court</span> shall transmit the license to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> along with the report of the <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> required to be sent to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>.</p><p>The court may, in its discretion and for good cause shown, provide that such person be issued a restricted permit to operate a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> during the period of <span class="dictionary">suspension</span> for any of the purposes set forth in subsection E of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Probation, education, and rehabilitation of person charged or convicted; person convicted under law of another state or federal law" href="/18.2-271.1/">18.2-271.1</a>. The court shall <span class="dictionary">order</span> the surrender of such person&#x2019;s license to operate a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension" href="/46.2-398/">46.2-398</a> and shall forward to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> a copy of its <span class="dictionary">order</span> entered pursuant to this subsection, which shall specifically enumerate the restrictions imposed and contain such information regarding the person to whom such a permit is issued as is reasonably necessary to identify such person. The court shall also provide a copy of its <span class="dictionary">order</span> to the person who may operate a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> on the <span class="dictionary">order</span> until receipt from the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> of a restricted license. A copy of such <span class="dictionary">order</span> and, after receipt thereof, the restricted license shall be carried at all times while operating a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>. Any person who operates a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> in violation of any restrictions imposed pursuant to this section shall be punished as provided in subsection C of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked" href="/46.2-301/">46.2-301</a>. No restricted license issued pursuant to this section shall permit any person to operate a commercial <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> as defined in the Virginia Commercial <span class="dictionary">Driver</span>&#x2019;s License Act (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Title" href="/46.2-341.1/">46.2-341.1</a> et seq.).</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 46-210; 1950, p. 691; 1952, Ex. Sess., c. 16; 1958, c. 541, &#xA7; 46.1-422; 1981, c. 237; 1989, c. 727; 1996, c. 615; 2000, c. 342; 2001, cc. 645, 779; 2004, c. 361; 2007, c. 432; 2022, cc. 506, 507; 2023, cc. 561, 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
