46.2-323.1 - Certification of Virginia residency; nonresidents not to be issued driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, learner's permits, or special identification card; penalty. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-323.1. Certification of Virginia residency; nonresidents not to beissued driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, learner's permits, orspecial identification card; penalty.

No driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary driver's permit,learner's permit, motorcycle learner's permit, or special identification cardshall be issued to any person who is not a Virginia resident. Every personapplying for a driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporarydriver's permit, learner's permit, motorcycle learner's permit, or specialidentification card shall execute and furnish to the Commissioner hiscertificate that he is a resident of Virginia. The Commissioner or his dulyauthorized agent may require any such applicant to supply, along with hisapplication, such evidence of his Virginia residency as the Commissioner maydeem appropriate and adequate, provided that neither an immigration visa nora signed written statement, whether or not such statement is notarized,wherein the maker of the statement vouches for the Virginia residency of theapplicant, shall be acceptable proof of Virginia residency. If the applicantis less than nineteen years old and cannot otherwise provide proof ofVirginia residency, the Commissioner may accept proof of the applicant'sparent's or guardian's Virginia residency. Any minor providing properevidence of the solemnization of his marriage or a certified copy of a courtorder of emancipation shall not be required to provide the parent'scertification of residency. It shall be unlawful for any applicant knowinglyto make a false certification of Virginia residency or supply false orfictitious evidence of Virginia residency. Any violation of this sectionshall be punished as provided in § 46.2-348.

(1993, c. 444; 2002, cc. 767, 834.)