Impoundment of vehicle; driving while license suspended for DUI. (HB742)
Introduced By
Del. Bill Cleaveland (R-Roanoke) with support from co-patron Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem)
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Description
Impoundment of vehicle for driving while license suspended. Includes a violation of 18.2-272 (Class 1 misdemeanor to drive on a suspended license when suspended for driving for DUI or a DUI-related crime) in the section of the code ( 46.2-301) that provides that a motor vehicle impounded or immobilized by the police following an arrest for driving on a suspended license, when suspended for DUI or a DUI-related crime, may be impounded or immobilized for an additional 90 days by the court upon conviction of that offense. Amends § 46.2-301 (“Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked.”), § 46.2-301.1 (“Administrative impoundment of motor vehicle for certain driving while license suspended or revoked offenses; judicial impoundment upon conviction; penalty for permitting violation with one\u2019s vehicle.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
