Driver's Licenses
Virginia license classes, what an applicant brings to the DMV, what the law asks of a first-time driver, and what happens when a license expires.
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Almost everything an ordinary Virginia driver's license does is fixed by four sections of the Code of Virginia. Section 46.2-328 sets the classifications a license can carry — which is where "Class D" comes from. Section 46.2-323 lists what an applicant has to state, sign and produce. Section 46.2-325 sets the examinations. Section 46.2-330 decides how long the card lasts and what a renewal asks of the holder.
The pages here work through those sections in the order a driver meets them: what a Class D license actually authorizes, what the law requires of a first-time applicant, what to have with you at a DMV customer service center, and what happens on the day the license expires.
Where the statute stops and DMV practice begins, these pages say so. A published fee in § 46.2-332 is quoted exactly; a counter procedure that the Code does not fix is described as practice and pointed at the DMV's own page.
All guides
- Class D License in VA: What It Is and What It Lets You Drive
A Class D license is Virginia's ordinary driver's license; the DMV decodes it as Operator DL. What it authorizes, what it costs, and how the classes differ.
- Virginia Driver's License Requirements, Step by Step
Virginia driver's license requirements in order: the training the law requires, the documents to bring, the tests to pass and what the license costs.
- What You Need for a Virginia Driver's License at the Counter
What you need for a Virginia driver's license: one proof of identity, one of legal presence, two of residency, one of your SSN, and the fee.
- What Happens If Your License Expires in Virginia
What happens if your license expires in Virginia: no grace period, and a one-year line after which the DMV makes you retake every test.