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I, c. 136.","full_text":"A\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in this section and in \u00a7 46.2-341.18:01, the Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of one year any person whose record, as maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles, shows that he has been convicted of any of the following offenses, if such offense was committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle:1\n\nA violation of any provision of § 46.2-341.21 or a violation of any federal law or the law of another jurisdiction substantially similar to § 46.2-341.21;2\n\nA violation of any provision of § 46.2-341.24 or a violation of any federal law or the law of another state substantially similar to § 46.2-341.24;3\n\nA violation of any provision of § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266 or a violation of a local ordinance paralleling or substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266, or a violation of any federal, state or local law or ordinance substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266;4\n\nRefusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or drug content of the person’s blood or breath in accordance with §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12 or this article, or the comparable laws of any other state or jurisdiction;5\n\nFailure of the driver whose vehicle is involved in an accident to stop and disclose his identity at the scene of the accident; or6\n\nCommission of any crime punishable as a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used, other than a felony described in § 46.2-341.19.B\n\nThe Commissioner shall disqualify any such person for a period of three years if any offense listed in subsection A was committed while driving a commercial motor vehicle used in the transportation of hazardous materials required to be placarded under federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F).C\n\nBeginning September 30, 2005, the Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of one year any person whose record, as maintained by the Department, shows that he has been convicted of any of the following offenses committed while operating a noncommercial motor vehicle, provided that the person was, at the time of the offense, the holder of a commercial driver’s license, and provided further that the offense was committed on or after September 30, 2005:1\n\nA violation of any provision of § 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, or a violation of a local ordinance paralleling or substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266, or a violation of any federal, state, or local law or ordinance, or law of any other jurisdiction, substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266;2\n\nRefusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or drug content of the person’s blood or breath in accordance with §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12, or the comparable laws of any other state or jurisdiction;3\n\nFailure of the driver whose vehicle is involved in an accident to stop and disclose his identity at the scene of the accident; or4\n\nCommission of any crime punishable as a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used.D\n\nThe Commissioner shall disqualify for life any person whose record, as maintained by the Department, shows that he has been convicted of two or more violations of any of the offenses listed in subsection A or C, if each offense arose from a separate incident, except that if all of the offenses are for violation of an out-of-service order, the disqualification shall be for five years. If two or more such disqualification offenses arise from the same incident, the disqualification periods imposed pursuant to subsection A, B, or C shall run consecutively and not concurrently.E\n\nThe Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of five years a person who is convicted of voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, where the death occurred as a direct result of the operation of a commercial motor vehicle.F\n\nThe Commissioner shall disqualify for life a person who is convicted of a felony involving an act or practice of severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11) while driving a commercial motor vehicle, including any local, state, or federal law substantially similar to or fitting the definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons.G\n\nThe Department may issue, if permitted by federal law, regulations establishing guidelines, including conditions, under which a disqualification for life under subsection D may be reduced to a period of not less than 10 years.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309213,"text":"Except as otherwise provided in this section and in \u00a7 46.2-341.18:01, the Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of one year any person whose record, as maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles, shows that he has been convicted of any of the following offenses, if such offense was committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":309214,"text":"A violation of any provision of § 46.2-341.21 or a violation of any federal law or the law of another jurisdiction substantially similar to § 46.2-341.21;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":309215,"text":"A violation of any provision of § 46.2-341.24 or a violation of any federal law or the law of another state substantially similar to § 46.2-341.24;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":309216,"text":"A violation of any provision of § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266 or a violation of a local ordinance paralleling or substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266, or a violation of any federal, state or local law or ordinance substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":309217,"text":"Refusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or drug content of the person’s blood or breath in accordance with §§ 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12 or this article, or the comparable laws of any other state or jurisdiction;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":309218,"text":"Failure of the driver whose vehicle is involved in an accident to stop and disclose his identity at the scene of the accident; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":309219,"text":"Commission of any crime punishable as a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used, other than a felony described in § 46.2-341.19.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"B"},"7":{"id":309220,"text":"The Commissioner shall disqualify any such person for a period of three years if any offense listed in subsection A was committed while driving a commercial motor vehicle used in the transportation of hazardous materials required to be placarded under federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 C.F.R. 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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 705 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 1989 \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 1992, chapter 830; in 1997, chapter 691<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 513<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 190<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 424<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55427,"section_number":"46.2-341.10:1","catch_line":"Seasonal restricted commercial drivers' licenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.10_1\/"},{"id":74641,"section_number":"46.2-341.14:2","catch_line":"Requirements for third party examiners","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.14_2\/"},{"id":73592,"section_number":"46.2-341.18:01","catch_line":"Disqualification for violation of out-of-service order; commercial motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers; commercial motor vehicle used to transport hazardous materials","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.18_01\/"},{"id":73775,"section_number":"46.2-341.18:1","catch_line":"Disqualification for certain alcohol-related offenses committed in other jurisdictions whose laws provide for disqualification for such offenses without a conviction","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.18_1\/"},{"id":63743,"section_number":"46.2-341.21","catch_line":"Driving while disqualified; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.21\/"},{"id":74505,"section_number":"46.2-341.22","catch_line":"Requirements upon disqualification","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.22\/"},{"id":71918,"section_number":"46.2-341.30","catch_line":"Disqualification for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.30\/"}],"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":63409,"section_number":"18.2-268.1","catch_line":"Chemical testing to determine alcohol or drug content of blood; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-268.1\/"},{"id":55454,"section_number":"18.2-268.12","catch_line":"Ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-268.12\/"},{"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":73592,"section_number":"46.2-341.18:01","catch_line":"Disqualification for violation of out-of-service order; commercial motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers; commercial motor vehicle used to transport hazardous materials","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.18_01\/"},{"id":63743,"section_number":"46.2-341.21","catch_line":"Driving while disqualified; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.21\/"},{"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":226665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86335,"identifier":"46.2-341.18","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.18","url":"\/46.2-341.18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-341.18\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.18","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disqualification for certain offenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-341.18","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided in this section and in \u00a7 46.2-341.18:01<\/a>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall disqualify for a period of one year any person<\/span> whose record, as maintained by the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span>, shows that he has been convicted of any of the following offenses<\/span>, if such offense<\/span> was committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A violation of any provision of § 46.2-341.21<\/a> or a violation of any federal law<\/span> or the law<\/span> of another jurisdiction<\/span> substantially similar to § 46.2-341.21<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A violation of any provision of § 46.2-341.24<\/a> or a violation of any federal law<\/span> or the law<\/span> of another state<\/span> substantially similar to § 46.2-341.24<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A violation of any provision of § 18.2-51.4<\/a> or 18.2-266<\/a> or a violation of a local ordinance<\/span> paralleling or substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4<\/a> or 18.2-266<\/a>, or a violation of any federal, state<\/span> or local law<\/span> or ordinance<\/span> substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4<\/a> or 18.2-266<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Refusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or drug content of the person<\/span>’s blood or breath in accordance with §§ 18.2-268.1<\/a> through 18.2-268.12<\/a> or this article, or the comparable laws<\/span> of any other state<\/span> or jurisdiction<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Failure of the driver<\/span> whose vehicle is involved in an accident to stop and disclose his identity at the scene of the accident; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Commission<\/span> of any crime<\/span> punishable as a felony<\/span> in the commission<\/span> of which a motor vehicle<\/span> is used, other than a felony<\/span> described in § 46.2-341.19<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall disqualify any such person<\/span> for a period of three years if any offense<\/span> listed in subsection A was committed while driving a commercial motor vehicle<\/span> used in the transportation of hazardous materials<\/span> required to be placarded under federal Hazardous Materials<\/span> Regulations (49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Beginning September 30, 2005, the Commissioner<\/span> shall disqualify for a period of one year any person<\/span> whose record, as maintained by the Department<\/span>, shows that he has been convicted of any of the following offenses<\/span> committed while operating a noncommercial motor vehicle<\/span>, provided that the person<\/span> was, at the time of the offense<\/span>, the holder of a commercial driver<\/span>’s license, and provided further that the offense<\/span> was committed on or after September 30, 2005: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A violation of any provision of § 18.2-51.4<\/a>, 18.2-266<\/a>, or a violation of a local ordinance<\/span> paralleling or substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4<\/a> or 18.2-266<\/a>, or a violation of any federal, state<\/span>, or local law<\/span> or ordinance<\/span>, or law<\/span> of any other jurisdiction<\/span>, substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4<\/a> or 18.2-266<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Refusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or drug content of the person<\/span>’s blood or breath in accordance with §§ 18.2-268.1<\/a> through 18.2-268.12<\/a>, or the comparable laws<\/span> of any other state<\/span> or jurisdiction<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Failure of the driver<\/span> whose vehicle is involved in an accident to stop and disclose his identity at the scene of the accident; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Commission<\/span> of any crime<\/span> punishable as a felony<\/span> in the commission<\/span> of which a motor vehicle<\/span> is used. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall disqualify for life any person<\/span> whose record, as maintained by the Department<\/span>, shows that he has been convicted of two or more violations of any of the offenses<\/span> listed in subsection A or C, if each offense<\/span> arose from a separate incident, except that if all of the offenses<\/span> are for violation of an out-of-service order<\/span>, the disqualification<\/span> shall be for five years. If two or more such disqualification<\/span> offenses<\/span> arise from the same incident, the disqualification<\/span> periods imposed pursuant to subsection A, B, or C shall run consecutively and not concurrently. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall disqualify for a period of five years a person<\/span> who is convicted of voluntary or involuntary manslaughter<\/span>, where the death occurred as a direct result of the operation of a commercial motor vehicle<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall disqualify for life a person<\/span> who is convicted of a felony<\/span> involving an act or practice of severe forms of trafficking in persons<\/span> as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11) while driving a commercial motor vehicle<\/span>, including any local, state<\/span>, or federal law<\/span> substantially similar to or fitting the definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may issue<\/span>, if permitted by federal law<\/span>, regulations establishing guidelines, including conditions, under which a disqualification<\/span> for life under subsection D may be reduced to a period of not less than 10 years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISQUALIFICATION FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES (\u00a7 46.2-341.18)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided in this section and in \u00a7 46.2-341.18:01, the\nCommissioner shall disqualify for a period of one year any person whose record,\nas maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles, shows that he has been\nconvicted of any of the following offenses, if such offense was committed while\noperating a commercial motor vehicle:\n\n 1. A violation of any provision of § 46.2-341.21 or a violation of any\n federal law or the law of another jurisdiction substantially similar to §\n 46.2-341.21;\n\n 2. A violation of any provision of § 46.2-341.24 or a violation of any\n federal law or the law of another state substantially similar to §\n 46.2-341.24;\n\n 3. A violation of any provision of § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266 or a violation\n of a local ordinance paralleling or substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4\n or 18.2-266, or a violation of any federal, state or local law or ordinance\n substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4 or 18.2-266;\n\n 4. Refusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or drug\n content of the person’s blood or breath in accordance with §§\n 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12 or this article, or the comparable laws of any\n other state or jurisdiction;\n\n 5. Failure of the driver whose vehicle is involved in an accident to stop and\n disclose his identity at the scene of the accident; or\n\n 6. Commission of any crime punishable as a felony in the commission of which a\n motor vehicle is used, other than a felony described in § 46.2-341.19.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall disqualify any such person for a period of three years\nif any offense listed in subsection A was committed while driving a commercial\nmotor vehicle used in the transportation of hazardous materials required to be\nplacarded under federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 C.F.R. Part 172,\nSubpart F).\n\nC. Beginning September 30, 2005, the Commissioner shall disqualify for a period\nof one year any person whose record, as maintained by the Department, shows that\nhe has been convicted of any of the following offenses committed while operating\na noncommercial motor vehicle, provided that the person was, at the time of the\noffense, the holder of a commercial driver’s license, and provided further\nthat the offense was committed on or after September 30, 2005:\n\n 1. A violation of any provision of § 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, or a violation\n of a local ordinance paralleling or substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4\n or 18.2-266, or a violation of any federal, state, or local law or ordinance,\n or law of any other jurisdiction, substantially similar to § 18.2-51.4 or\n 18.2-266;\n\n 2. Refusal to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcohol or drug\n content of the person’s blood or breath in accordance with §§\n 18.2-268.1 through 18.2-268.12, or the comparable laws of any other state or\n jurisdiction;\n\n 3. Failure of the driver whose vehicle is involved in an accident to stop and\n disclose his identity at the scene of the accident; or\n\n 4. Commission of any crime punishable as a felony in the commission of which a\n motor vehicle is used.\n\nD. The Commissioner shall disqualify for life any person whose record, as\nmaintained by the Department, shows that he has been convicted of two or more\nviolations of any of the offenses listed in subsection A or C, if each offense\narose from a separate incident, except that if all of the offenses are for\nviolation of an out-of-service order, the disqualification shall be for five\nyears. If two or more such disqualification offenses arise from the same\nincident, the disqualification periods imposed pursuant to subsection A, B, or C\nshall run consecutively and not concurrently.\n\nE. The Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of five years a person who is\nconvicted of voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, where the death occurred as\na direct result of the operation of a commercial motor vehicle.\n\nF. The Commissioner shall disqualify for life a person who is convicted of a\nfelony involving an act or practice of severe forms of trafficking in persons as\ndefined in 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11) while driving a commercial motor vehicle,\nincluding any local, state, or federal law substantially similar to or fitting\nthe definition of severe forms of trafficking in persons.\n\nG. The Department may issue, if permitted by federal law, regulations\nestablishing guidelines, including conditions, under which a disqualification\nfor life under subsection D may be reduced to a period of not less than 10\nyears.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 705, \u00a7 46.1-372.17; 1992, c. 830; 1997, c. 691; 2005, c. 513;\n2008, c. 190; 2010, c. 424; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 136.","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}}