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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 16:35:27+00:00

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must go to the clerk's office of the court that suspended your license and ask for a restricted license. You must turn in your current drivers license, unless your license is from a state other than Virginia. § 46.2-398. You will then fill out the application for a restricted license form.
Some clerk's offices will require, and the law does require in some instances, that you provide proof to the court that you actually need a restricted license for the activity you are asking a restricted license to drive for. After you fill out the form, the clerk's office will typically have the judge review and approve the application. You will then be issued a paper version of your restricted license, a copy of the order. If your license suspension will last longer than 30 days (and your case was not in circuit court) you will have to go to the DMV to receive the actual plastic hard copy restricted license after 30 days. For suspension periods less than 30 days the clerk's office will keep your license at the court. § 46.2-398. The court has no obligation to issue you a restricted license.
Not every driver whose license has been suspended will be eligible for a restricted driver's license. CDL holders whose license to operate a commercial vehicle has been disqualified are not eligible for restricted licenses to operate a commercial vehicle. Out of state driver's are eligible for a restricted license to drive in Virginia. § 46.2-398.1.
The DMV has the authority to grant a restricted license only in cases where the driver has had his/her license suspended for violating his/her 6 month driver improvement probation. In those cases the driver can apply to have a restricted license either (1) during the probation violation or (2) during a second or subsequent suspension for a probation violation, provided that the 18 month control period had been completed prior to the second violation of probation. § 46.2-499, §18.2-271.1.
If you were convicted of a DUI in another state, and would like a restricted license you may ask the court in the jurisdiction in which you reside. § 18.2-271.1(D).

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