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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>365561</law_id><section_number>46.2-341.20</section_number><catch_line>Disqualification for multiple serious traffic violations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-113</reference><reference>46.2-341.10:1</reference><reference>46.2-411</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="101" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Titling, Registration and Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Licensure of Drivers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="7" identifier="6.1">Commercial Driver's Licenses</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> For the purposes of this section, the following <span class="dictionary">offenses</span>, if committed in a commercial <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>, are serious traffic violations: <a id="paragraph-1362138" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Driving at a speed 15 or more miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limits; <a id="paragraph-1362139" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> <span class="dictionary">Reckless driving</span>; <a id="paragraph-1362140" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A violation of a <span class="dictionary">state</span> <span class="dictionary">law</span> or local <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> relating to <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> traffic control arising in connection with a fatal traffic accident; <a id="paragraph-1362141" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Improper or erratic <span class="dictionary">traffic lane</span> change; <a id="paragraph-1362142" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Following the vehicle ahead too closely; <a id="paragraph-1362143" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Driving a commercial <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> without obtaining a commercial <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license or commercial learner&#x2019;s permit; <a id="paragraph-1362144" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Driving a commercial <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> without a commercial <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license or commercial learner&#x2019;s permit in the <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s immediate <span class="dictionary">possession</span>; <a id="paragraph-1362145" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A8" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> Driving a commercial <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> without the proper class of commercial <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license and/or <span class="dictionary">endorsements</span> for the specific vehicle group being operated or for the passengers or type of cargo being transported; <a id="paragraph-1362146" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A9" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> A violation of a <span class="dictionary">state</span> <span class="dictionary">law</span>, including &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Prohibition on texting and use of handheld mobile telephone; penalties" href="/46.2-341.20_5/">46.2-341.20:5</a> and <a class="law" title="Use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons driving school buses" href="/46.2-919.1/">46.2-919.1</a> or a local <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> relating to <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> traffic control prohibiting texting while driving; and <a id="paragraph-1362147" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A10" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> A violation of a <span class="dictionary">state</span> <span class="dictionary">law</span>, including &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Prohibition on texting and use of handheld mobile telephone; penalties" href="/46.2-341.20_5/">46.2-341.20:5</a> and <a class="law" title="Use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons driving school buses" href="/46.2-919.1/">46.2-919.1</a>, or a local <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> relating to <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> traffic control restricting or prohibiting the use of a handheld mobile telephone while driving a commercial <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>.
				For the purposes of this section, parking, vehicle weight, and vehicle defect violations shall not be considered traffic violations. <a id="paragraph-1362148" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#A10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Beginning September 30, 2005, the following <span class="dictionary">offenses</span> shall be treated as serious traffic violations if committed while operating a noncommercial <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>, but only if (i) the <span class="dictionary">person</span> convicted of the <span class="dictionary">offense</span> was, at the time of the <span class="dictionary">offense</span>, the holder of a commercial <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license or commercial learner&#x2019;s permit; (ii) the <span class="dictionary">offense</span> was committed on or after September 30, 2005; and (iii) the <span class="dictionary">conviction</span>, by itself or in conjunction with other <span class="dictionary">convictions</span> that satisfy the requirements of this section, resulted in the <span class="dictionary">revocation</span>, <span class="dictionary">cancellation</span>, or <span class="dictionary">suspension</span> of such <span class="dictionary">person</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license or <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> to drive. <a id="paragraph-1362149" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Driving at a speed 15 or more miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limits; <a id="paragraph-1362150" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> <span class="dictionary">Reckless driving</span>; <a id="paragraph-1362151" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A violation of a <span class="dictionary">state</span> <span class="dictionary">law</span> or local <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> relating to <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> traffic control arising in connection with a fatal traffic accident; <a id="paragraph-1362152" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Improper or erratic <span class="dictionary">traffic lane</span> change; or <a id="paragraph-1362153" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Following the vehicle ahead too closely. <a id="paragraph-1362154" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall disqualify for the following periods of time, any <span class="dictionary">person</span> whose record as maintained by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shows that he has committed, within any three-year period, the requisite number of serious traffic violations: <a id="paragraph-1362155" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A 60-day <span class="dictionary">disqualification</span> period for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> convicted of two serious traffic violations; or <a id="paragraph-1362156" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A 120-day <span class="dictionary">disqualification</span> period for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> convicted of three serious traffic violations. <a id="paragraph-1362157" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">disqualification</span> period imposed pursuant to this section shall run consecutively, and not concurrently, with any other <span class="dictionary">disqualification</span> period imposed hereunder. <a id="paragraph-1362158" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-341.20/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1989, c. 705, &#xA7; 46.1-372.19; 1990, c. 218; 2005, c. 513; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2014, cc. 77, 803; 2015, c. 258.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>Paul H. Lundmark v. Commonwealth of Virginia</name><case_number>0677212</case_number><citation></citation><date>2022-03-08</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6448964/paul-h-lundmark-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. VIRGINIA: .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item><item key="1"><name>Paul H. Lundmark v. Commonwealth of Virginia</name><case_number>0677212</case_number><citation></citation><date>2022-04-12</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6460717/paul-h-lundmark-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. VIRGINIA: .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr></court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
