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HOUSE BILL NO. 91 Offered January 9, 2008 Prefiled December 14, 2007 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driving without a driver's license; penalties. ---------- Patrons-- Albo, Rust and Frederick ---------- Referred to Committee on Rules ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-300 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-300. Driving without license prohibited; penalties.

No person, except those expressly exempted in §§ 46.2-303 through 46.2-308, shall drive any motor vehicle on any highway in the Commonwealth until such person has applied for a driver's license, as provided in this article, satisfactorily passed the examination required by § 46.2-325, and obtained a driver's license, nor unless the license is valid.

A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person charged with a violation of this section shall be placed under arrest and shall have his fingerprints and photograph taken.