Virginia law allows school systems in certain border counties to use foreign-registered dealer plates on vehicles for driver education programs, providing dealer immunity from liability. It also details procedures for DMV investigators to remove plates if misuse is suspected. The law restricts the sale of vehicles used in these programs as demonstrators.
School systems in counties bordering Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, or West Virginia, as well as Accomack and Northampton County, can use foreign dealer plates for driver education programs.
No, the law explicitly prohibits the sale of vehicles used in driver education programs as demonstrator vehicles.
The investigator can remove and cancel the license plates, and the dealership can reapply for reissuance if needed.
Yes, the law grants immunity from liability to dealers, their employees, and agents for injuries or damages arising from the use of vehicles in approved driver education programs.