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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72992</law_id><section_number>46.2-391.4</section_number><catch_line>When suspension to be rescinded</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-391.2</reference><reference>46.2-391.5</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Titling, Registration and Licensure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Licensure of Drivers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="12">Suspension and Revocation of Licenses, Generally; Additional Penalties</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding any other provision of &#xA7;&#xA0;<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 subsequent <span class="dictionary">dismissal</span> or <span class="dictionary">acquittal</span> of all the charges under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughter" href="/18.2-36.1/">18.2-36.1</a>, <a class="law" title="Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated" href="/18.2-51.4/">18.2-51.4</a>, <a class="law" title="Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc" href="/18.2-266/">18.2-266</a>, or <a class="law" title="Refusal of tests; penalties; procedures" href="/18.2-268.3/">18.2-268.3</a>, or any similar <span class="dictionary">ordinances</span>, or &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc" href="/46.2-341.24/">46.2-341.24</a> or <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> for the same <span class="dictionary">offense</span> for which a person&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license or <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> to operate a <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> was suspended under &#xA7;&#xA0;<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> shall result in the immediate rescission of the <span class="dictionary">suspension</span>. In any such case, the clerk of the <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall forthwith (i) return the suspended license, if any, to the person unless the license has been otherwise suspended or revoked; (ii) deliver to the person a notice that the <span class="dictionary">suspension</span> under &#xA7;&#xA0;<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> has been rescinded; and (iii) forward to the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> a copy of the notice that the <span class="dictionary">suspension</span> under &#xA7;&#xA0;<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> has been rescinded.</p></section></text><history>1994, cc. 359, 363; 1997, c. 691; 2005, cc. 757, 840; 2017, c. 623.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
