VA Driver’s Manual
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
Objectives
• Understand steps to licensure
• Be able to identify rules of safety belt use and
their consequences.
• Understanding penalties that are associated
with licensure
• Properly identify the types of licenses and
their function
With a Partner
• List the steps necessary to receive your
Virginia Driver’s License
• Here is a hint to help you add necessary ones
or eliminate unnecessary ones:
– There are 12 essential steps
12 steps to earning your VA license
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Get the DMV manual and STUDY
Happy Half Birthday!
Go to the DMV
Take the vision test, signs test (100%), and knowledge test (80% or better)
Get a 45-hour driving log and start practicing with my parent/guardian.
Remember, 15 hours after dark!
6. Take (and PASS) Driver Education at SBHS! 
7. Take Behind the Wheel for 7 days – 2 hours/day.
8. Pass the Road Test
9. Get my TDL-180 when I am at least 16 years and 3 months old, and have had my
permit for at least 9 months, and have gone to a Parents for Safe Teen Driving
night.
10. Make sure my car is insured.
11. Start driving on my own and follow the passenger/curfew restrictions on my
license.
12. Go to my licensing ceremony within 180 days with my parent/guardian to receive
official license!
GETTING STARTED
Next Lesson…..
A Virginia Driver’s License

The Licensing Process

Learner’s Permit

Driver’s License
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VIRGINIA DRIVER’S LICENSES
 Learner’s Permit
 Driver’s License
 Motorcycle License
Vertical
 CDL
Virginia Driver's License
for persons under 21
years of age
Horizontal
Virginia Driver's License
for persons 21 years of
age and older
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Virginia License
Requirements
Requirements for a Learner’s Permit
Applicants for a Virginia learner’s permit must
 be at least 15 years and six months old
 complete a DL 1P learner’s permit and driver’s license
application form
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Providing Identification Information
License Applicants Must Provide
One Proof of Identification - applicants age 19 or
older must provide 2 identification documents


Birth Certificate
U.S. Passport
One Proof of Social Security Number
 Social security card
 W2 form
 Income tax return
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Providing Identification Information
License Applicants Must Provide (cont’d)
One Proof of Virginia Residency
 Parents may verify residency of applicants less than 19
 DMV-issued ID card
One Proof of Legal Presence


Birth certificate
Legal passport
Visit https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/pdf/dmv141.pdf for a
complete list of acceptable documents
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Virginia License Requirements
Requirements for a Learner’s Permit
Successfully complete
 signs test (100%)
 general knowledge test (80%)
 vision test
 correctable vision (20/40)

day-time only driving (between 20/40 & 20/70)
Have a digitized photo taken at DMV
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Virginia License Requirements
If you fail the learner’s permit test
Applicants less than 18 must
 Wait 15 days to retake
Applicants 18 or older must
 Pay $2 or wait 15 days
Applicants who fail the learner’s permit test 3 times must
complete a driver education course SUBSEQUENT to the third
failure
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Virginia License Requirements
Requirements for a Driver’s License for
Applicants less than 19 years old must

be at least 16 years and three months old

hold a learner’s permit for at least nine months and

successfully complete an approved driver
education program
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Virginia License Requirements
(cont.)
Additional Requirements for Applicants
less than 18 Years Old Must
 have parent/guardian permission, and

have parent/guardian certify the applicant has
driven a motor vehicle for 45 hours, at least 15 of
which were after sunset
Note: the 180-day provisional license issued by your in-car driver
education teacher is a valid driver’s license when accompanied by a
valid Virginia learner’s permit.
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Virginia Provisional Driver’s
License Restrictions
Driving Curfew
• Licensed drivers under age 18 cannot drive
between midnight and 4 am
• Exceptions
• Emergency
• To and from work or school activity
• Accompanied by parent or guardian
• Responding to and emergency call (EMS/Fire) by
authorized personnel
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Virginia Provisional Driver’s
License Restrictions
Passenger Restrictions
Licensed drivers under age 18 are restricted to
• one passenger under age 18 for the 1st year of
licensure
• after 1st year, three passengers under age 18
until the licensee turns 18
Passenger restriction does not apply to immediate
family members
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Virginia License Renewal
Licensees Receiving First Driver’s
License at Age 16 or 17
•
License expires on 20th birthday

Applicants 20 years of age or less will be
required to retake the signs and general
knowledge tests if they have any traffic
convictions.
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Virginia License Renewal
A Virginia Driver’s License Expires
on the Licensee’s Birthday
•License must be renewed every 8
years
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Again with a Partner
• Discuss and write down what you believe the
laws are concerning safety belts.
Safety Belts
• Safety belts (seatbelts) are
designed so the forces in a
crash are absorbed by the
strongest skeletal bones of
the body:
• hip bone (pelvis)
• chest (sternum)
• shoulder
Safety Belts
• Sit with shoulders and lower back firmly against seat
• Snug the lap belt secured across rib cage and bony pelvic area
• Adjust shoulder belt height with movable anchors on pillars so
the belt does not rub against your neck
• Check passengers for proper fit
Knowledge and Safety
Child Safety Seats and Booster Seats
• Passengers younger than 12 are
safer sitting in the rear seat
• Infants must always be secured in
a rear-facing rear seat restraint
• Booster seats provide the correct
position for children to wear adult
safety belts as they grow taller
Safety Belt Use Laws
September 2010
Again with a Partner
• Discuss and write the different types of driving
licenses that Virginia offers.
Specialized Virginia Licenses
Motorcycle License
Motorcycle Only License or Class M (Motorcycle)
Designation added to a License
You must pass the:

driver’s license signs & knowledge tests

motorcycle knowledge exam; and

motorcycle road skills test
If less than 19 years old, you must also
• complete a driver education program, and
• have a motorcycle learner’s permit for a
minimum of 9 months
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Specialized Virginia Licenses
Commercial Driver’s License
CDL
What is a Commercial Vehicle?
•Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more
•Any vehicle designed to carry 16 or more
passengers including the driver
•Any vehicles that transport hazardous
materials and requires a federal placard
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Specialized Virginia Licenses
Commercial Driver’s License
CDL
Requirements
•Must be at least age 18 to obtain an INTRA-State
CDL
•Must be at least age 21 to obtain CDL
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Specialized Virginia Licenses
Commercial Driver’s License
CDL
SCHOOL BUS OPERATOR
• 16 + passengers (including driver) requires
a CDL
• 16 passenger or less (including driver)
• No CDL required, but must pass CDL and
school bus tests
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Virginia License Suspensions/Revocations
Suspension

Your privilege to drive has been withdrawn
temporarily

Judge may grant restricted driving privileges to
and from work, school, or VASAP class
Revocation

Your privilege to drive has been terminated

Must reapply for a driver’s license after revocation
period has passed
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Virginia License Suspensions/Revocations
Administrative License Suspension (ALS)
Your driver’s license will be suspended for a
minimum of seven days if you

register a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of
0.08 or higher

are under age 21 and register a BAC of 0.02 or
higher

refuse to take the field sobriety test
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Virginia License Suspensions/Revocations
Individuals under 21
 Zero Tolerance
 Use and Lose
 Traffic/Seat Belt Violations
 1st offense
 2nd offense
 3rd offense
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Virginia License Suspensions/Revocations
Ten Consecutive Unexcused Absences
10 consecutive unexcused absences may result in license
suspension

As a part of the driver’s license application for minors, parents
authorize the school principal to notify Juvenile & Domestic
Relations Court if a student has 10 or more consecutive unexcused
absences

The court issues a “show cause” to the parent asking why the
license should not be suspended

The court may suspend the license for any period of time up to age
18
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Virginia License
Suspensions/Revocations
CONSEQUENCES OF DRIVING WHILE
YOUR LICENSE IS SUSPENDED
First Offense (Maximum)

6 month jail sentence
 $1000 fine
 Suspension for the same period of time for which it had
previously been suspended
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Virginia Identification Card
Requirements for an Identification Card
ID cards have no age restrictions and are available
for adults or children who do not hold a learner’s
permit or driver’s license
• Applicant must be a resident of Virginia
 Must present:
 identification document(s)

proof of social security number

proof of Virginia residency; and

proof of legal presence
An ID card costs $10 and expires five years from date of issue.
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PREPARING FOR THE LEARNER’S
PERMIT TEST
Next Topic…..
The Virginia Driver’s Manual
 Rules of the Road
 Good Driving
Practices
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Virginia Learner’s Permit
What Does a Learner’s Permit Allow?
 Practice Driving with a LICENSED driver
who is legally able to drive, AND
 is at least 21 years old
or
 an immediate family member who is
at least 18 years old
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Review of the Requirements for a
Learner’s Permit
 Be at least 15 years and six months old
 Complete a DL 1P learner’s permit and
driver’s license application form
 Furnish proof of
 identification;
 social security number;
 residency; and
 legal presence.
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Review of the Requirements for a
Learner’s Permit
Successfully complete:

a signs test (100%)

a general knowledge test (80%)

a vision test

20/40 corrected vision

day-time only – 20/40 - 20/70
Have a digitized photo taken at DMV
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