Persons unable to exercise reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle

Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-315
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The Department shall not issue a driver's license to any person when, in the opinion of the Department, such person is suffering from an impairment that will prevent his exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle while driving it on the highways, nor shall a license be issued to any person who is unable to understand highway warning or direction signs. The term "impairment" shall not mean inability of a person to hear or to speak, or both, when he has good vision and can satisfactorily demonstrate his ability to drive a motor vehicle and has sufficient knowledge of traffic rules and regulations. Code 1950, § 46-357; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-361; 1984, c. 780; 1989, c. 727; 2024, c. 414 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-315/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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