Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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HB3023: Drug test; use of synthetic urine to defeat.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-251.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-341.18:2 as follows:
§ 18.2-251.4. Defeating drug and alcohol screening tests; penalty.
A. It is unlawful for a person to:
1. Sell, give away, distribute, transport or market human urine in the Commonwealth with the intent of using the urine to defeat a drug or alcohol screening test;
2. Attempt to defeat a drug or alcohol screening test by the substitution of a sample;
3. Attempt to defeat a drug or alcohol screening test by the substitution of an actual urine sample with synthetic urine; or
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Adulterate a urine sample or other bodily fluid sample
with the intent to defraud a drug or alcohol screening test.
B. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
§ 46.2-341.18:2. Disqualification for use of urine-masking agent or device.
The Commissioner shall disqualify for a period of one year any person who has been convicted of a violation of § 18.2-251.4. The Commissioner shall disqualify for life any person who has been convicted of two or more violations of § 18.2-251.4.
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