Monday, October 13, 2008
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HB1221: Drivers, commercial; DUI testing after accident.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-341.24:1 as follows:
§ 46.2-341.24:1. Accident constitutes implied consent to chemical test to determine alcohol or drug content of blood of commercial driver; accident as reasonable suspicion.
Any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway in the Commonwealth shall be deemed thereby, as a condition of such operation, to have consented to have samples of his blood, breath, or both blood and breath taken for a chemical test to determine the alcohol, drug, or both alcohol and drug content of his blood, if he is involved in an accident required to be reported pursuant to § 46.2-373 while operating a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway in the Commonwealth. The provisions of this article shall apply mutatis mutandis as if the driver had been arrested for a violation of § 46.2-341.24 or 46.2-341.31. Law enforcement shall treat any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway in the Commonwealth and who is involved in an accident required to be reported pursuant to § 46.2-373 as though he is reasonably suspected of a violation of § 46.2-341.24 or of having any alcohol in his blood while driving or operating a motor vehicle and shall request that the person provide a sample of his breath, blood, or both blood and breath for testing to determine the alcohol, drug, or both alcohol and drug content of his blood.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
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