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The Commission shall administer and supervise the state system of local alcohol and safety action programs, develop and maintain operation and performance standards for local alcohol and safety action programs, and allocate funding to such programs. The Commission shall have a total membership of 15 members that shall consist of six legislative members and nine nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four current or former members of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three sitting or retired judges, one each from the circuit, general district and juvenile and domestic relations district courts, who regularly hear or heard cases involving driving under the influence and are familiar with their local alcohol safety action programs, to be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on District Courts; one director of a local alcohol safety action program to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates upon consideration of the recommendations of the legislative members of the Commission; one director of a local alcohol safety action program to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules upon consideration of the recommendations of the legislative members of the Commission; one representative from the law-enforcement profession, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and one nonlegislative citizen at large, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one representative from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles whose duties are substantially related to matters to be addressed by the Commission to be appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and one representative from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services whose duties also substantially involve such matters, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. In accordance with the staggered terms previously established, nonlegislative citizen members shall serve two-year terms. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made in the same manner as the original appointment.B\n\nThe Commission shall meet at least four times each year at such places as it may from time to time designate. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall be empowered to establish and ensure the maintenance of minimum standards and criteria for program operations and performance, accounting, auditing, public information and administrative procedures for the various local alcohol safety action programs and shall be responsible for overseeing the administration of the statewide VASAP system. Such programs shall be certified by the Commission in accordance with procedures set forth in the Commission on VASAP Certification Manual. The Commission shall also oversee program plans, operations and performance and a system for allocating funds to cover deficits that may occur in the budgets of local programs.C\n\nThe Commission shall appoint and employ and, at its pleasure, remove an executive director and such other persons as it may deem necessary, and determine their duties and fix their salaries or compensation.D\n\nThe Commission shall appoint a Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Commission regarding its duties and administrative functions. The membership of such Board shall be appointed in the discretion of the Commission and include personnel from (i) local safety action programs, (ii) the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, community services boards, or behavioral health authorities and (iii) other community mental health services organizations. An assistant attorney general who provides counsel in matters relating to driving under the influence shall also be appointed to the Board.E\n\nLegislative members of the Commission shall receive compensation as provided in § 30-19.12. Funding for the costs of compensation of legislative members shall be provided by the Commission. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 to be paid out of that portion of moneys paid in VASAP defendant entry fees which is forwarded to the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program.F\n\nThe chairman of the Commission shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266256,"text":"There is hereby established in the legislative branch of state government the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). The Commission shall administer and supervise the state system of local alcohol and safety action programs, develop and maintain operation and performance standards for local alcohol and safety action programs, and allocate funding to such programs. The Commission shall have a total membership of 15 members that shall consist of six legislative members and nine nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four current or former members of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three sitting or retired judges, one each from the circuit, general district and juvenile and domestic relations district courts, who regularly hear or heard cases involving driving under the influence and are familiar with their local alcohol safety action programs, to be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on District Courts; one director of a local alcohol safety action program to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates upon consideration of the recommendations of the legislative members of the Commission; one director of a local alcohol safety action program to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules upon consideration of the recommendations of the legislative members of the Commission; one representative from the law-enforcement profession, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and one nonlegislative citizen at large, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one representative from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles whose duties are substantially related to matters to be addressed by the Commission to be appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, and one representative from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services whose duties also substantially involve such matters, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. 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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 580 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1988, chapters 781, 859, and 888; in 1990, chapters 1 and 317; in 1992, chapter 560; in 1993, chapter 757; in 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 758<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 813<\/a> and 840<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 576<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54870,"section_number":"18.2-268.3","catch_line":"Refusal of tests; penalties; procedures","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-268.3\/"},{"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":79130,"section_number":"18.2-271.5","catch_line":"Restricted permits to operate a motor vehicle; ignition interlock systems","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-271.5\/"},{"id":72034,"section_number":"46.2-507","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Establishment of Intelligent Speed Assistance Program; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-507\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"},{"id":81066,"section_number":"30-19.12","catch_line":"Compensation of members of the General Assembly and certain commissions engaged in legislative services","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":166917,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74018,"identifier":"18.2-271.2","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-271.2","url":"\/18.2-271.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-271.2\/","token":"18.2\/7\/2\/18.2-271.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission on VASAP; purpose; membership; terms; meetings; staffing; compensation and expenses; chairman’s executive summary","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-271.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby established in the legislative branch of state government the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). The Commission shall administer and supervise the state system of local alcohol and safety action programs, develop and maintain operation and performance standards for local alcohol and safety action programs, and allocate funding to such programs. The Commission shall have a total membership of 15 members that shall consist of six legislative members and nine nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: four current or former members of the House Committee for Courts<\/span> of Justice, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate Committee for Courts<\/span> of Justice, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three sitting or retired judges<\/span>, one each from the circuit<\/span>, general district and juvenile and domestic relations district courts<\/span>, who regularly hear or heard cases involving driving under the influence and are familiar with their local alcohol safety action programs, to be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on District Courts<\/span>; one director of a local alcohol safety action program to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates upon consideration of the recommendations of the legislative members of the Commission; one director of a local alcohol safety action program to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules upon consideration of the recommendations of the legislative members of the Commission; one representative from the law<\/span>-enforcement profession, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House and one nonlegislative citizen at large, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one representative from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles<\/span> whose duties are substantially related to matters to be addressed by the Commission to be appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles<\/span>, and one representative from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services whose duties also substantially involve such matters, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. In accordance with the staggered terms previously established, nonlegislative citizen members shall serve two-year terms. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made in the same manner as the original appointment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission shall meet at least four times each year at such places as it may from time to time designate. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall be empowered to establish and ensure the maintenance of minimum standards and criteria for program operations and performance, accounting, auditing, public information and administrative procedures for the various local alcohol safety action programs and shall be responsible for overseeing the administration of the statewide VASAP system. Such programs shall be certified by the Commission in accordance with procedures set forth in the Commission on VASAP Certification Manual. The Commission shall also oversee program plans, operations and performance and a system for allocating funds to cover deficits that may occur in the budgets of local programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission shall appoint and employ and, at its pleasure, remove an executive director and such other persons as it may deem necessary, and determine their duties and fix their salaries or compensation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission shall appoint a Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Commission regarding its duties and administrative functions. The membership of such Board shall be appointed in the discretion of the Commission and include personnel from (i) local safety action programs, (ii) the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, community services<\/span> boards, or behavioral health authorities and (iii) other community mental health services organizations. An assistant attorney general<\/span> who provides counsel<\/span> in matters relating to driving under the influence shall also be appointed to the Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Legislative members of the Commission shall receive compensation as provided in § 30-19.12<\/a>. Funding for the costs of compensation of legislative members shall be provided by the Commission. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a> to be paid out of that portion of moneys paid in VASAP defendant<\/span> entry fees which is forwarded to the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION ON VASAP; PURPOSE; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; MEETINGS; STAFFING;\nCOMPENSATION AND EXPENSES; CHAIRMAN’S EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (\u00a7 18.2-271.2)\n\nA. There is hereby established in the legislative branch of state government the\nCommission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). The Commission\nshall administer and supervise the state system of local alcohol and safety\naction programs, develop and maintain operation and performance standards for\nlocal alcohol and safety action programs, and allocate funding to such programs.\nThe Commission shall have a total membership of 15 members that shall consist of\nsix legislative members and nine nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall\nbe appointed as follows: four current or former members of the House Committee\nfor Courts of Justice, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;\ntwo members of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, to be appointed by\nthe Senate Committee on Rules; three sitting or retired judges, one each from\nthe circuit, general district and juvenile and domestic relations district\ncourts, who regularly hear or heard cases involving driving under the influence\nand are familiar with their local alcohol safety action programs, to be\nappointed by the Chairman of the Committee on District Courts; one director of a\nlocal alcohol safety action program to be appointed by the Speaker of the House\nof Delegates upon consideration of the recommendations of the legislative\nmembers of the Commission; one director of a local alcohol safety action program\nto be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules upon consideration of the\nrecommendations of the legislative members of the Commission; one representative\nfrom the law-enforcement profession, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House\nand one nonlegislative citizen at large, to be appointed by the Senate Committee\non Rules; one representative from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles\nwhose duties are substantially related to matters to be addressed by the\nCommission to be appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor\nVehicles, and one representative from the Department of Behavioral Health and\nDevelopmental Services whose duties also substantially involve such matters, to\nbe appointed by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental\nServices. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of\noffice. In accordance with the staggered terms previously established,\nnonlegislative citizen members shall serve two-year terms. All members may be\nreappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term,\nshall be made for the unexpired terms. Any appointment to fill a vacancy shall\nbe made in the same manner as the original appointment.\n\nB. The Commission shall meet at least four times each year at such places as it\nmay from time to time designate. A majority of the members shall constitute a\nquorum. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its\nmembership.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall be empowered to establish and ensure the maintenance of\nminimum standards and criteria for program operations and performance,\naccounting, auditing, public information and administrative procedures for the\nvarious local alcohol safety action programs and shall be responsible for\noverseeing the administration of the statewide VASAP system. Such programs shall\nbe certified by the Commission in accordance with procedures set forth in the\nCommission on VASAP Certification Manual. The Commission shall also oversee\nprogram plans, operations and performance and a system for allocating funds to\ncover deficits that may occur in the budgets of local programs.\n\nC. The Commission shall appoint and employ and, at its pleasure, remove an\nexecutive director and such other persons as it may deem necessary, and\ndetermine their duties and fix their salaries or compensation.\n\nD. The Commission shall appoint a Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program\nAdvisory Board to make recommendations to the Commission regarding its duties\nand administrative functions. The membership of such Board shall be appointed in\nthe discretion of the Commission and include personnel from (i) local safety\naction programs, (ii) the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental\nServices, community services boards, or behavioral health authorities and (iii)\nother community mental health services organizations. An assistant attorney\ngeneral who provides counsel in matters relating to driving under the influence\nshall also be appointed to the Board.\n\nE. Legislative members of the Commission shall receive compensation as provided\nin § 30-19.12. Funding for the costs of compensation of legislative members\nshall be provided by the Commission. All members shall be reimbursed for all\nreasonable and necessary expenses as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and\n2.2-2825 to be paid out of that portion of moneys paid in VASAP defendant entry\nfees which is forwarded to the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program.\n\nF. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the Governor and the General\nAssembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the\nCommission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General\nAssembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures\nof the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of\nlegislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General\nAssembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 580; 1988, cc. 781, 859, 888; 1990, cc. 1, 317; 1992, c. 560;\n1993, c. 757; 2003, c. 885; 2005, c. 758; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2018, c. 576.","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}}