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Virginia Veterans Resource Guide
Virginia Women Veteran License Plate DVS is pleased to announce that Virginia’s first Women Veteran License Plate has been approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles and will be in production by mid-March 2024. Questions? Contact Kayleigh Rosenthal at Kayleigh.Rosenthal@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 www.dmv.virginia.gov/military
Disabled Veteran and Surviving Spouse Real Estate Tax Exemptions Veterans 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 is based on the veteran’s disability rating rather than the level of compensation. 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 an eligible veteran who was receiving the tax exemption may continue to receive the real estate tax exemption. The spouse will lose the exemption if he or she remarries or does not occupy the property as his or her primary residence. Exemption Eligibility for the Surviving Spouse of a member of the U.S. armed forces who was killed in action The surviving spouse of any member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in action, as determined by the U.S. Department of Defense, and who occupies the real property as his or her principal place of residence, are exempt from paying real estate taxes. For purposes of this exemption, the determination of “killed in action” includes a determination by the U.S. Department of Defense of “died of wounds received in action.” To learn more about these exemptions contact the Commissioner of the Revenue for your locality. Contact information may be found at www.vacomrev.com/who-we-are/districts-localities
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