Driver Improvement Program

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This is Article 19 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Driver Improvement Program.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Licensure of Drivers”, which is part of Subtitle II “Titling, Registration and Licensure”, which is part of Title 46.2 “Motor Vehicles”.

It’s comprised of the following 29 sections.

§ 46.2-489 Regulations; appeals
§ 46.2-490 Establishment of driver improvement clinic program; application fees
§ 46.2-490.1 Section 46.2-391.1 not applicable
§ 46.2-490.10 Changes in form of ownership or name
§ 46.2-490.11 Reports, records of licensed computer-based clinic providers
§ 46.2-490.2 Repealed
§ 46.2-490.3 Definitions
§ 46.2-490.4 Action on applications; hearing on denial
§ 46.2-490.5 Suspension, revocation, cancellation or refusal to renew clinic license or instructor license; imposition of monetary penalties
§ 46.2-490.6 Civil penalties
§ 46.2-490.7 Acts of owners, operators, officers, directors, partners, and instructors
§ 46.2-490.8 Grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses of clinics and clinic instructors
§ 46.2-490.9 Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity
§ 46.2-491 Persons included within scope of article
§ 46.2-492 Uniform Demerit Point System
§ 46.2-493 Demerit points valid for two years
§ 46.2-494 Safe driving point credit
§ 46.2-495 Advisory letters
§ 46.2-496 Repealed
§ 46.2-498 Driver improvement clinics; voluntary attendance
§ 46.2-499 Driver's license probation
§ 46.2-500 Driver control period
§ 46.2-501 Notice to attend driver improvement clinic
§ 46.2-502 Clinic fees
§ 46.2-503 Suspension of privilege to operate a motor vehicle for failure to attend clinics
§ 46.2-504 Form and contents of order of probation, suspension or revocation; service
§ 46.2-505 Court may direct defendant to attend driver improvement clinic
§ 46.2-506 (Effective July 1, 2026) Formal hearings; suspension for excessive point accumulation
§ 46.2-507 (Effective July 1, 2026) Establishment of Intelligent Speed Assistance Program; penalty