VIRGINIA VETERANS RESOURCE GUIDE 2025
Virginia Women Veterans License Plate
DVS is pleased to announce that Virginia’s first Women Veterans License Plate is now available to order on the Department of Motor Vehicles website. We extend thanks to all the women veterans who contributed to the design process. To learn more, email womenvet@dvs.virginia.gov .
Troops to Trucks
Through the Troops to Trucks SM program, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is making it easier for personnel trained by the military in the operation of heavy vehicles to obtain civilian commercial driver’s licenses (CDL). A commercial driver’s license is required to operate large trucks and buses.
To find out if you qualify for the Troops to Trucks SM program, complete the Troops to Trucks SM checklist. To learn more, visit dmv.virginia.gov/military .
Real Estate Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans and their Surviving Spouses
Real Estate Tax Exemption for the Surviving Spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in the line of duty The surviving spouse of any member of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in the line of duty with a Line of Duty determination from the U.S. Department of Defense and who occupies the real property as their principal place of residence, is exempt from paying real estate taxes. The exemption applies without any restriction on the spouse’s moving to a different principal place of residence. See Code of Virginia, Title 58.1, Article 2.4.
Veterans who are rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as having a 100%, permanent and total, service-connected disability or who have a service- connected individual unemployable disability rating are exempt from paying real estate taxes on their primary residence. The exemption includes property held jointly by a husband and wife and applies to the residence and up to one acre of land. The surviving spouse of a veteran eligible for the exemption shall also qualify for the exemption, so long as the death of the veteran occurs on or after January 1, 2011, and the surviving spouse does not remarry. The exemption applies without any restriction on the spouse’s moving to a different principal place of residence. See Code of Virginia, Title 58.1, Article 2.3.
Application for Exemption
To apply for these exemptions, please contact the commissioner of the revenue of the county, city, or town or such other officer as may be designated by the governing body in which the real property is located.
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