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The Fund shall consist of any moneys paid into it by virtue of operation of subsection A hereof and any moneys appropriated thereto by the General Assembly and designated for the Fund. Any moneys deposited to or remaining in the Fund during or at the end of each fiscal year or biennium, including interest thereon, shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund and be available for allocation in ensuing fiscal years. The Department of Health shall award and administer grants from the Trauma Center Fund to appropriate trauma centers based on the cost to provide emergency medical care to victims of automobile accidents. The Department of Health shall develop, on or before October 1, 2004, written criteria for the awarding of such grants that shall be evaluated and, if necessary, revised on an annual basis.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":290499,"text":"The court shall order any person convicted of a violation of &#xA7;&#xA7; 18.2-36.1, 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1 or &#xA7; 46.2-341.24 who has been convicted previously of one or more violations of any of those sections or any ordinance, any law of another state, or any law of the United States substantially similar to the provisions of those sections within 10 years of the date of the current offense to pay $50 to the Trauma Center Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of providing emergency medical care to victims of automobile accidents attributable to alcohol or drug use.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":290500,"text":"There is hereby established in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Trauma Center Fund. The Fund shall consist of any moneys paid into it by virtue of operation of subsection A hereof and any moneys appropriated thereto by the General Assembly and designated for the Fund. Any moneys deposited to or remaining in the Fund during or at the end of each fiscal year or biennium, including interest thereon, shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund and be available for allocation in ensuing fiscal years. The Department of Health shall award and administer grants from the Trauma Center Fund to appropriate trauma centers based on the cost to provide emergency medical care to victims of automobile accidents. The Department of Health shall develop, on or before October 1, 2004, written criteria for the awarding of such grants that shall be evaluated and, if necessary, revised on an annual basis.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0999\">999<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60308,"section_number":"46.2-411","catch_line":"Reinstatement of suspended or revoked license or other privilege to operate or register a motor vehicle; proof of financial responsibility; reinstatement fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-411\/"}],"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":67930,"section_number":"18.2-36.1","catch_line":"Certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughter","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-36.1\/"},{"id":54708,"section_number":"18.2-51.4","catch_line":"Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-51.4\/"},{"id":67312,"section_number":"46.2-341.24","catch_line":"Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.24\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166897,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81046,"identifier":"18.2-270.01","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-270.01","url":"\/18.2-270.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-270.01\/","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-270.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Multiple offenders; payment to Trauma Center Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-270.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> any person convicted of a violation of &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughter\" href=\"\/18.2-36.1\/\">18.2-36.1<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated\" href=\"\/18.2-51.4\/\">18.2-51.4<\/a>, <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 &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc\" href=\"\/46.2-341.24\/\">46.2-341.24<\/a> who has been convicted previously of one or more violations of any of those sections or any <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span>, any <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> of another state, or any <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> of the United States substantially similar to the provisions of those sections within 10 years of the date of the current <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> to pay $50 to the Trauma Center Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of providing emergency medical care to victims of automobile accidents attributable to alcohol or drug use. <a id=\"paragraph-290499\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-270.01\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> There is hereby established in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Trauma Center Fund. The Fund shall consist of any moneys paid into it by virtue of operation of subsection A hereof and any moneys appropriated thereto by the General Assembly and designated for the Fund. Any moneys deposited to or remaining in the Fund during or at the end of each fiscal year or biennium, including interest thereon, shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund and be available for allocation in ensuing fiscal years. The Department of Health shall award and administer grants from the Trauma Center Fund to appropriate trauma centers based on the cost to provide emergency medical care to victims of automobile accidents. The Department of Health shall develop, on or before October 1, 2004, written criteria for the awarding of such grants that shall be evaluated and, if necessary, revised on an annual basis. <a id=\"paragraph-290500\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-270.01\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMULTIPLE OFFENDERS; PAYMENT TO TRAUMA CENTER FUND (\u00a7 18.2-270.01)\n\nA. The court shall order any person convicted of a violation of &#xA7;&#xA7;\n18.2-36.1, 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1 or &#xA7; 46.2-341.24 who has been\nconvicted previously of one or more violations of any of those sections or any\nordinance, any law of another state, or any law of the United States\nsubstantially similar to the provisions of those sections within 10 years of the\ndate of the current offense to pay $50 to the Trauma Center Fund for the purpose\nof defraying the costs of providing emergency medical care to victims of\nautomobile accidents attributable to alcohol or drug use.\n\nB. There is hereby established in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund\nto be known as the Trauma Center Fund. The Fund shall consist of any moneys paid\ninto it by virtue of operation of subsection A hereof and any moneys\nappropriated thereto by the General Assembly and designated for the Fund. Any\nmoneys deposited to or remaining in the Fund during or at the end of each fiscal\nyear or biennium, including interest thereon, shall not revert to the general\nfund but shall remain in the Fund and be available for allocation in ensuing\nfiscal years. The Department of Health shall award and administer grants from\nthe Trauma Center Fund to appropriate trauma centers based on the cost to\nprovide emergency medical care to victims of automobile accidents. The\nDepartment of Health shall develop, on or before October 1, 2004, written\ncriteria for the awarding of such grants that shall be evaluated and, if\nnecessary, revised on an annual basis.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 999.","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}}