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issuance of out-of-service orders; disqualification","url":"\/46.2-341.26_3\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.26_3","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":72166,"structure_id":13626,"section_number":"46.2-341.26:5","catch_line":"Qualifications and liability of persons authorized to take blood samples; procedure for taking samples","url":"\/46.2-341.26_5\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.26_5","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-341.26:4\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1992. 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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0623\">623<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60834,"section_number":"19.2-260","catch_line":"Provisions of Title 8.01 apply except as provided in this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-260\/"},{"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\/"},{"id":54631,"section_number":"46.2-341.26:3","catch_line":"Refusal of tests; issuance of out-of-service orders; disqualification","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.26_3\/"},{"id":66643,"section_number":"46.2-391.2","catch_line":"Administrative suspension of license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-391.2\/"},{"id":73682,"section_number":"46.2-398","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-398\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226769,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67575,"identifier":"46.2-341.26:4","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.26_4","url":"\/46.2-341.26_4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-341.26_4\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.26_4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal and trial; sanctions for refusal; procedures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-341.26:4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Venue<\/span> for the <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> of the warrant or <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span> shall lie in the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of the county or city in which the <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> of driving under the influence of intoxicants or other <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> listed in subsection A or B of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Refusal of tests; issuance of out-of-service orders; disqualification\" href=\"\/46.2-341.26_3\/\">46.2-341.26:3<\/a> is to be tried. <a id=\"paragraph-244851\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-341.26_4\/#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> The procedure for <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> of any civil <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Refusal of tests; issuance of out-of-service orders; disqualification\" href=\"\/46.2-341.26_3\/\">46.2-341.26:3<\/a> shall be the same as provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanors<\/span>. If requested by either <span class=\"dictionary\">party<\/span> on <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span> by <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span> shall be as provided in Article 4 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Provisions of Title 8.01 apply except as provided in this article\" href=\"\/19.2-260\/\">19.2-260<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 19.2, and the Commonwealth shall be required to prove its case <span class=\"dictionary\">beyond a reasonable doubt<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-244852\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-341.26_4\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> If the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> pleads guilty to a violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc\" href=\"\/46.2-341.24\/\">46.2-341.24<\/a>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may dismiss the warrant or <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> shall dispose of the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span>&#8217;s license in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"(Effective July 1, 2026) Disposition of surrendered licenses on revocation or suspension\" href=\"\/46.2-398\/\">46.2-398<\/a>; however, the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span>&#8217;s license shall not be returned during any period of <span class=\"dictionary\">suspension<\/span> imposed under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Administrative suspension of license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle\" href=\"\/46.2-391.2\/\">46.2-391.2<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-244853\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-341.26_4\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL AND TRIAL; SANCTIONS FOR REFUSAL; PROCEDURES (\u00a7 46.2-341.26:4)\n\nA. Venue for the trial of the warrant or summons shall lie in the court of the\ncounty or city in which the offense of driving under the influence of\nintoxicants or other offense listed in subsection A or B of &#xA7; 46.2-341.26:3\nis to be tried.\n\nB. The procedure for appeal and trial of any civil offense of &#xA7;\n46.2-341.26:3 shall be the same as provided by law for misdemeanors. If\nrequested by either party on appeal to the circuit court, trial by jury shall be\nas provided in Article 4 (&#xA7; 19.2-260 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 19.2,\nand the Commonwealth shall be required to prove its case beyond a reasonable\ndoubt.\n\nC. If the defendant pleads guilty to a violation of &#xA7; 46.2-341.24, the\ncourt may dismiss the warrant or summons.\n\t\t\tThe court shall dispose of the defendant&#8217;s license in accordance with\nthe provisions of &#xA7; 46.2-398; however, the defendant&#8217;s license shall\nnot be returned during any period of suspension imposed under &#xA7; 46.2-391.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 830; 2017, c. 623.","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}}