§ 46.2-341.28

Penalty for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated; subsequent offense; prior conviction

Any person violating any provision of subsection A of § 46.2-341.24 shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Any person convicted of a second offense committed within less than five years after a first offense under subsection A of § 46.2-341.24 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $ 200 nor more than $ 2,500 and by confinement in jail for not less than one month nor more than one year. Five days of such confinement shall be a mandatory minimum sentence. Any person convicted of a second offense committed within a period of five to 10 years of a first offense under subsection A of § 46.2-341.24 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $ 200 nor more than $ 2,500 and by confinement in jail for not less than one month nor more than one year. Any person convicted of a third offense or subsequent offense committed within 10 years of an offense under subsection A of § 46.2-341.24 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $ 500 nor more than $ 2,500 and by confinement in jail for not less than two months nor more than one year. Thirty days of such confinement shall be a mandatory minimum sentence if the third or subsequent offense occurs within less than five years. Ten days of such confinement shall be a mandatory minimum sentence if the third or subsequent offense occurs within a period of five to 10 years of a first offense.For the purposes of this section a conviction or finding of not innocent in the case of a juvenile under (i) § 18.2-51.4 or § 18.2-266, (ii) the ordinance of any county, city or town in this Commonwealth substantially similar to the provisions of § 18.2-51.4 or § 18.2-266, (iii) subsection A of § 46.2-341.24, or (iv) the laws of any other state substantially similar to the provisions of §§ 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266 or subsection A of § 46.2-341.24, shall be considered a prior conviction.

History

1989, c. 705, § 46.1-372.27; 1993, c. 673; 1997, c. 691; 2000, cc. 958, 980; 2004, c. 461.

Download

  • Plain Text
  • JSON
  • XML