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If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for a violation of \u00a7 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, or subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-272 or of a similar ordinance, or is placed under the purview of a probational, educational, or rehabilitational program as set forth in \u00a7 18.2-271.1, the amount charged by the person withdrawing the sample shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.\n\t\tIf the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for violation of \u00a7 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, or subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-272 or a similar ordinance, a fee of $25 for testing the first blood sample by the Department shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257808,"text":"Payment for withdrawing blood shall not exceed $25, which shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal charges. If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for a violation of \u00a7 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, or subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-272 or of a similar ordinance, or is placed under the purview of a probational, educational, or rehabilitational program as set forth in \u00a7 18.2-271.1, the amount charged by the person withdrawing the sample shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.\n\t\tIf the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for violation of \u00a7 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, or subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-272 or a similar ordinance, a fee of $25 for testing the first blood sample by the Department shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13849,"edition_id":1,"name":"Driving Motor Vehicle, etc., While Intoxicated","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12973,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:04","permalink":{"id":166823,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13849,"identifier":"2","token":"18.2\/7\/2","url":"\/18.2\/7\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12973,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes Involving Health and Safety","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12972,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":166501,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12973,"identifier":"7","token":"18.2\/7","url":"\/18.2\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":164139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12972,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":67410,"structure_id":13849,"section_number":"18.2-266","catch_line":"Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc","url":"\/18.2-266\/","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-266","metadata":false},{"id":63203,"structure_id":13849,"section_number":"18.2-266.1","catch_line":"Persons under age 21 driving after illegally consuming alcohol; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 830 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1994, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0359\">359<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0363\">363<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0561\">561<\/a>; in 2003, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0933\">933<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0936\">936<\/a>; in 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP1013\">1013<\/a>; in 2005, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0757\">757<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0840\">840<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0868\">868<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0881\">881<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59038,"section_number":"17.1-275.5","catch_line":"Amounts to be added; judgment in favor of the Commonwealth","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.5\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67410,"section_number":"18.2-266","catch_line":"Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-266\/"},{"id":63203,"section_number":"18.2-266.1","catch_line":"Persons under age 21 driving after illegally consuming alcohol; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-266.1\/"},{"id":57797,"section_number":"18.2-271.1","catch_line":"Probation, education, and rehabilitation of person charged or convicted; person convicted under law of another state or federal law","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-271.1\/"},{"id":70219,"section_number":"18.2-272","catch_line":"Driving after forfeiture of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-272\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166881,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71519,"identifier":"18.2-268.8","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-268.8","url":"\/18.2-268.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-268.8\/","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-268.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-268.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Payment for withdrawing blood shall not exceed $25, which shall be paid out of the appropriation for criminal charges. If the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for a violation of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc\" href=\"\/18.2-266\/\">18.2-266<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Persons under age 21 driving after illegally consuming alcohol; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-266.1\/\">18.2-266.1<\/a>, or subsection B of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Driving after forfeiture of license\" href=\"\/18.2-272\/\">18.2-272<\/a> or of a similar <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>, or is placed under the purview of a probational, educational, or rehabilitational program as set forth in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Probation, education, and rehabilitation of person charged or convicted; person convicted under law of another state or federal law\" href=\"\/18.2-271.1\/\">18.2-271.1<\/a>, the amount charged by the person withdrawing the sample shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.\n\t\tIf the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for violation of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc\" href=\"\/18.2-266\/\">18.2-266<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Persons under age 21 driving after illegally consuming alcohol; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-266.1\/\">18.2-266.1<\/a>, or subsection B of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Driving after forfeiture of license\" href=\"\/18.2-272\/\">18.2-272<\/a> or a similar <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>, a fee of $25 for testing the first blood sample by the Department shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES (\u00a7 18.2-268.8)\n\nPayment for withdrawing blood shall not exceed $25, which shall be paid out of\nthe appropriation for criminal charges. If the person whose blood sample was\nwithdrawn is subsequently convicted for a violation of \u00a7 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1,\nor subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-272 or of a similar ordinance, or is placed under the\npurview of a probational, educational, or rehabilitational program as set forth\nin \u00a7 18.2-271.1, the amount charged by the person withdrawing the sample shall\nbe taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be paid into the\ngeneral fund of the state treasury.\n\t\tIf the person whose blood sample was withdrawn is subsequently convicted for\nviolation of \u00a7 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1, or subsection B of \u00a7 18.2-272 or a\nsimilar ordinance, a fee of $25 for testing the first blood sample by the\nDepartment shall be taxed as part of the costs of the criminal case and shall be\npaid into the general fund of the state treasury.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 830; 1994, cc. 359, 363; 2001, c. 561; 2003, cc. 933, 936;\n2004, c. 1013; 2005, cc. 757, 840, 868, 881.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}