The Department, upon determining, after an examination, that an applicant is mentally, physically, and otherwise qualified to receive a license, may issue to him a temporary driver’s permit entitling him, while having the permit in his immediate possession, to drive a motor vehicle on the highways. The temporary driver’s permit shall be valid until receipt of the driver’s license but in no case shall be valid for more than 90 days from the date of issuance.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 46.2-344

  • Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100

Code 1950, § 46-372; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-377; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727; 2009, c. 872.

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