                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FELONY; DISQUALIFICATION (§ 46.2-341.19)

A. No person shall use a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of any
felony involving manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing a controlled
substance or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense such
controlled substance. No person who holds a commercial learner&#8217;s permit or
commercial driver&#8217;s license shall use a noncommercial motor vehicle in the
commission of any felony involving manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing a
controlled substance or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or
dispense such controlled substance. For the purpose of this section, a
controlled substance is defined as provided in &#xA7; 102(6) of the federal
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. &#xA7; 802(6)) and includes all substances
listed on Schedules I through V of 21 C.F.R. Part 1308 as they may be revised
from time to time.

B. Violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct offense
and any person violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Punishment for a violation of this section shall be separate and apart from any
punishment received from the commission of the primary felony.

C. The Commissioner shall, upon receiving a record of a conviction of a
violation of this section, disqualify for life any person who is convicted of
such violation.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 705, § 46.1-372.18; 2019, c. 750.