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The completed withdrawal certificate for each vial shall show the name of the suspect, the name of the person taking the blood sample, the date and time the blood sample was taken and information identifying the arresting or accompanying officer. The vials shall be placed in a container provided by the Department, and the container shall be sealed to prevent tampering with the vials. A law-enforcement officer shall take possession of the container as soon as the vials are placed in such container and sealed, and shall promptly transport or mail the container to the Department.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261999,"text":"The blood sample withdrawn pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-341.26:5 shall be placed in vials provided or approved by the Department of Forensic Science. The vials shall be sealed by the person taking the sample or at his direction. The person who seals the vials shall complete the prenumbered certificate of blood withdrawal forms and attach one form to each vial. The completed withdrawal certificate for each vial shall show the name of the suspect, the name of the person taking the blood sample, the date and time the blood sample was taken and information identifying the arresting or accompanying officer. The vials shall be placed in a container provided by the Department, and the container shall be sealed to prevent tampering with the vials. 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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 2 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 2003, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0933\">933<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0936\">936<\/a>; in 2005, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0868\">868<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0881\">881<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76404,"section_number":"46.2-341.26:7","catch_line":"Transmission of samples","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.26_7\/"},{"id":86700,"section_number":"46.2-341.27","catch_line":"Presumptions from alcohol and drug content of blood","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.27\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72166,"section_number":"46.2-341.26:5","catch_line":"Qualifications and liability of persons authorized to take blood samples; procedure for taking samples","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.26_5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":226777,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72740,"identifier":"46.2-341.26:6","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.26_6","url":"\/46.2-341.26_6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-341.26_6\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.26_6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transmission of blood samples","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-341.26:6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The blood sample withdrawn pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Qualifications and liability of persons authorized to take blood samples; procedure for taking samples\" href=\"\/46.2-341.26_5\/\">46.2-341.26:5<\/a> shall be placed in vials provided or approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Forensic Science. The vials shall be <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span> by the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> taking the sample or at his direction. The <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> who seals the vials shall complete the prenumbered certificate of blood withdrawal forms and attach one form to each vial. The completed withdrawal certificate for each vial shall show the name of the suspect, the name of the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> taking the blood sample, the date and time the blood sample was taken and information identifying the arresting or accompanying officer. The vials shall be placed in a container provided by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, and the container shall be <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span> to prevent tampering with the vials. A <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> shall take <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> of the container as soon as the vials are placed in such container and <span class=\"dictionary\">sealed<\/span>, and shall promptly transport or mail the container to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSMISSION OF BLOOD SAMPLES (\u00a7 46.2-341.26:6)\n\nThe blood sample withdrawn pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-341.26:5 shall be placed in vials\nprovided or approved by the Department of Forensic Science. The vials shall be\nsealed by the person taking the sample or at his direction. The person who seals\nthe vials shall complete the prenumbered certificate of blood withdrawal forms\nand attach one form to each vial. The completed withdrawal certificate for each\nvial shall show the name of the suspect, the name of the person taking the blood\nsample, the date and time the blood sample was taken and information identifying\nthe arresting or accompanying officer. The vials shall be placed in a container\nprovided by the Department, and the container shall be sealed to prevent\ntampering with the vials. A law-enforcement officer shall take possession of the\ncontainer as soon as the vials are placed in such container and sealed, and\nshall promptly transport or mail the container to the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 830; 2003, cc. 933, 936; 2005, cc. 868, 881.","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}}