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Any person convicted of three violations of this section committed within a 10-year period is guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section or § 18.2-266, 18.2-270, or 18.2-271 shall be construed as conflicting with or repealing any ordinance or resolution of any county, city, or town that restricts still further the right of such persons to drive or operate any such vehicle or conveyance.B\n\nRegardless of compliance with any other restrictions on his privilege to drive or operate a motor vehicle, it shall be a violation of this section for any person whose privilege to drive or operate a motor vehicle has been restricted, suspended or revoked because of a violation of § 18.2-36.1, 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, 18.2-268.3, 46.2-341.24, or 46.2-341.26:3 or a similar ordinance or law of another state or the United States to drive or operate a motor vehicle on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100, in the Commonwealth while he has a blood alcohol content of 0.02 percent or more.\n\t\t\tAny person suspected of a violation of this subsection shall be entitled to a preliminary breath test in accordance with the provisions of § 18.2-267, shall be deemed to have given his implied consent to have samples of his blood, breath or both taken for analysis pursuant to the provisions of § 18.2-268.2, and, when charged with a violation of this subsection, shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12.C\n\nAny person who drives or operates a motor vehicle on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100, in the Commonwealth without a certified ignition interlock system as required by § 46.2-391.01 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and is subject to administrative revocation of his driver’s license pursuant to §§ 46.2-389 and 46.2-391.D\n\nAny person who drives or operates a motor vehicle who has tampered with, or in any way attempted to circumvent the operation of, a remote alcohol monitoring device that an offender is ordered to use under § 18.2-270.1 is not guilty of a violation of this section but is guilty of a violation of subsection H of § 18.2-270.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253537,"text":"Any person who drives or operates any motor vehicle on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100, in the Commonwealth, or any engine or train in the Commonwealth, during the time for which he was deprived of the right to do so (i) upon conviction of a violation of § 18.2-268.3 or 46.2-341.26:3 or of an offense set forth in subsection E of § 18.2-270, (ii) by § 18.2-271 or 46.2-391.2, (iii) after his license has been revoked pursuant to § 46.2-389 or 46.2-391, or (iv) in violation of the terms of a restricted license issued pursuant to subsection E of § 18.2-271.1, subsection C of § 18.2-270.1, or subsection E of § 18.2-270.1, as it shall become effective on July 1, 2021, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor except as otherwise provided in § 46.2-391, and is subject to administrative revocation of his driver’s license pursuant to §§ 46.2-389 and 46.2-391. Any person convicted of three violations of this section committed within a 10-year period is guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section or § 18.2-266, 18.2-270, or 18.2-271 shall be construed as conflicting with or repealing any ordinance or resolution of any county, city, or town that restricts still further the right of such persons to drive or operate any such vehicle or conveyance.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":253538,"text":"Regardless of compliance with any other restrictions on his privilege to drive or operate a motor vehicle, it shall be a violation of this section for any person whose privilege to drive or operate a motor vehicle has been restricted, suspended or revoked because of a violation of § 18.2-36.1, 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, 18.2-268.3, 46.2-341.24, or 46.2-341.26:3 or a similar ordinance or law of another state or the United States to drive or operate a motor vehicle on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100, in the Commonwealth while he has a blood alcohol content of 0.02 percent or more.\n\t\t\tAny person suspected of a violation of this subsection shall be entitled to a preliminary breath test in accordance with the provisions of § 18.2-267, shall be deemed to have given his implied consent to have samples of his blood, breath or both taken for analysis pursuant to the provisions of § 18.2-268.2, and, when charged with a violation of this subsection, shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":253539,"text":"Any person who drives or operates a motor vehicle on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100, in the Commonwealth without a certified ignition interlock system as required by § 46.2-391.01 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and is subject to administrative revocation of his driver’s license pursuant to §§ 46.2-389 and 46.2-391.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":253540,"text":"Any person who drives or operates a motor vehicle who has tampered with, or in any way attempted to circumvent the operation of, a remote alcohol monitoring device that an offender is ordered to use under § 18.2-270.1 is not guilty of a violation of this section but is guilty of a violation of subsection H of § 18.2-270.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"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 this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1988, chapter 859; in 1991, chapter 64; in 2004, chapters 948<\/a> and 1013<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 757<\/a> and 840<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 390<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 258<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 71<\/a> and 255<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 623<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 1007<\/a> and 1019<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57160,"section_number":"16.1-260","catch_line":"Intake; petition; investigation","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-260\/"},{"id":58511,"section_number":"18.2-267","catch_line":"Preliminary analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-267\/"},{"id":77586,"section_number":"18.2-268.10","catch_line":"Evidence of violation of driving under the influence offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-268.10\/"},{"id":74659,"section_number":"18.2-268.2","catch_line":"Implied consent to post-arrest testing to determine drug or alcohol content of blood","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-268.2\/"},{"id":54870,"section_number":"18.2-268.3","catch_line":"Refusal of tests; 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A.<\/span> Any person who drives or operates any motor vehicle<\/span> on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100<\/a>, in the Commonwealth, or any engine or train in the Commonwealth, during the time for which he was deprived of the right to do so (i) upon conviction<\/span> of a violation of § 18.2-268.3<\/a> or 46.2-341.26:3<\/a> or of an offense<\/span> set forth in subsection E of § 18.2-270<\/a>, (ii) by § 18.2-271<\/a> or 46.2-391.2<\/a>, (iii) after his license has been revoked pursuant to § 46.2-389<\/a> or 46.2-391<\/a>, or (iv) in violation of the terms of a restricted license issued pursuant to subsection E of § 18.2-271.1<\/a>, subsection C of § 18.2-270.1<\/a>, or subsection E of § 18.2-270.1<\/a>, as it shall become effective on July 1, 2021, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> except as otherwise provided in § 46.2-391<\/a>, and is subject to administrative revocation<\/span> of his driver’s license pursuant to §§ 46.2-389<\/a> and 46.2-391<\/a>. Any person convicted of three violations of this section committed within a 10-year period is guilty of a Class 6 felony<\/span>.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section or § 18.2-266<\/a>, 18.2-270<\/a>, or 18.2-271<\/a> shall be construed as conflicting with or repealing any ordinance<\/span> or resolution of any county, city, or town that restricts still further the right of such persons to drive or operate any such vehicle or conveyance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Regardless of compliance with any other restrictions on his privilege<\/span> to drive or operate a motor vehicle<\/span>, it shall be a violation of this section for any person whose privilege<\/span> to drive or operate a motor vehicle<\/span> has been restricted, suspended or revoked because of a violation of § 18.2-36.1<\/a>, 18.2-51.4<\/a>, 18.2-266<\/a>, 18.2-268.3<\/a>, 46.2-341.24<\/a>, or 46.2-341.26:3<\/a> or a similar ordinance<\/span> or law<\/span> of another state or the United States to drive or operate a motor vehicle<\/span> on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100<\/a>, in the Commonwealth while he has a blood alcohol content of 0.02 percent or more.\n\t\t\tAny person suspected of a violation of this subsection shall be entitled to a preliminary breath test in accordance with the provisions of § 18.2-267<\/a>, shall be deemed to have given his implied consent to have samples of his blood, breath or both taken for analysis pursuant to the provisions of § 18.2-268.2<\/a>, and, when charged with a violation of this subsection, shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 18.2-268.1<\/a> through 18.2-268.12<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who drives or operates a motor vehicle<\/span> on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100<\/a>, in the Commonwealth without a certified ignition interlock system as required by § 46.2-391.01<\/a> is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> and is subject to administrative revocation<\/span> of his driver’s license pursuant to §§ 46.2-389<\/a> and 46.2-391<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any person who drives or operates a motor vehicle<\/span> who has tampered with, or in any way attempted to circumvent the operation of, a remote alcohol monitoring device that an offender is ordered to use under § 18.2-270.1<\/a> is not guilty of a violation of this section but is guilty of a violation of subsection H of § 18.2-270.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDRIVING AFTER FORFEITURE OF LICENSE (\u00a7 18.2-272)\n\nA. Any person who drives or operates any motor vehicle on any highway, as\ndefined in § 46.2-100, in the Commonwealth, or any engine or train in the\nCommonwealth, during the time for which he was deprived of the right to do so\n(i) upon conviction of a violation of § 18.2-268.3 or 46.2-341.26:3 or of\nan offense set forth in subsection E of § 18.2-270, (ii) by § 18.2-271\nor 46.2-391.2, (iii) after his license has been revoked pursuant to §\n46.2-389 or 46.2-391, or (iv) in violation of the terms of a restricted license\nissued pursuant to subsection E of § 18.2-271.1, subsection C of §\n18.2-270.1, or subsection E of § 18.2-270.1, as it shall become effective\non July 1, 2021, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor except as otherwise provided\nin § 46.2-391, and is subject to administrative revocation of his\ndriver’s license pursuant to §§ 46.2-389 and 46.2-391. Any\nperson convicted of three violations of this section committed within a 10-year\nperiod is guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section or § 18.2-266, 18.2-270, or 18.2-271 shall be\nconstrued as conflicting with or repealing any ordinance or resolution of any\ncounty, city, or town that restricts still further the right of such persons to\ndrive or operate any such vehicle or conveyance.\n\nB. Regardless of compliance with any other restrictions on his privilege to\ndrive or operate a motor vehicle, it shall be a violation of this section for\nany person whose privilege to drive or operate a motor vehicle has been\nrestricted, suspended or revoked because of a violation of § 18.2-36.1,\n18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, 18.2-268.3, 46.2-341.24, or 46.2-341.26:3 or a similar\nordinance or law of another state or the United States to drive or operate a\nmotor vehicle on any highway, as defined in § 46.2-100, in the\nCommonwealth while he has a blood alcohol content of 0.02 percent or more.\n\t\t\tAny person suspected of a violation of this subsection shall be entitled to a\npreliminary breath test in accordance with the provisions of § 18.2-267,\nshall be deemed to have given his implied consent to have samples of his blood,\nbreath or both taken for analysis pursuant to the provisions of §\n18.2-268.2, and, when charged with a violation of this subsection, shall be\nsubject to the provisions of §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12.\n\nC. Any person who drives or operates a motor vehicle on any highway, as defined\nin § 46.2-100, in the Commonwealth without a certified ignition interlock\nsystem as required by § 46.2-391.01 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and\nis subject to administrative revocation of his driver’s license pursuant\nto §§ 46.2-389 and 46.2-391.\n\nD. Any person who drives or operates a motor vehicle who has tampered with, or\nin any way attempted to circumvent the operation of, a remote alcohol monitoring\ndevice that an offender is ordered to use under § 18.2-270.1 is not guilty\nof a violation of this section but is guilty of a violation of subsection H of\n§ 18.2-270.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-60; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1988, c. 859;\n1991, c. 64; 2004, cc. 948, 1013; 2005, cc. 757, 840; 2006, c. 390; 2007, c.\n258; 2009, cc. 71, 255; 2017, c. 623; 2020, cc. 1007, 1019.","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}}