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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71115</law_id><section_number>46.2-865.1</section_number><catch_line>Injuring another or causing the death of another while engaging in a race or exhibition driving; penalties.</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>46.2-867</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="III">Operation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="8">Regulation of Traffic</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="7">Reckless Driving and Improper Driving</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any person who while engaging in a race or exhibition driving in violation of subsection B or C of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Racing or exhibition driving; definitions; penalties" href="/46.2-865/">46.2-865</a> in a manner so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life: <a id="paragraph-256401" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-865.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Causes serious bodily injury to another person who is not involved in the violation of subsection B or C of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Racing or exhibition driving; definitions; penalties" href="/46.2-865/">46.2-865</a> is guilty of a Class 6 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>; or <a id="paragraph-256402" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-865.1/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Causes the death of another person is guilty of a <span class="dictionary">felony</span> punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one nor more than 20 years. <a id="paragraph-256403" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-865.1/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Upon <span class="dictionary">conviction</span>, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall <span class="dictionary">suspend</span> the <span class="dictionary">driver</span>&#x2019;s license of such person for a period of not less than one year nor more than three years, and shall <span class="dictionary">order</span> the surrender of the license to be disposed of 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>. <a id="paragraph-256404" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/46.2-865.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2004, c. 859; 2006, c. 348; 2025, c. 648.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
