Persons under age twenty-one driving after illegally consuming alcohol; penalty.
Norfolk City Code § 25-251.1
in effectSec. 25-251.1. - Persons under age twenty-one driving after illegally consuming alcohol; penalty.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) to operate any motor vehicle after illegally consuming alcohol. Any such person with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or more by weight by volume or 0.02 grams or more per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath but less than 0.08 by weight by volume or less than 0.08 grams per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath as indicated by a chemical test administered as provided in this article shall be in violation of this section.
(b) A violation of this section shall be punishable by forfeiture of such person's license to operate a motor vehicle for a period of six (6) months from the date of conviction and by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). The penalties and license forfeiture provisions set forth in Code of Virginia, § 16.1-278.9, and sections 25-255 and 25-257 shall not apply to a violation of this section. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be eligible to attend an alcohol safety action program under the provisions of section 25-257.1 and shall be eligible for a restricted license during the term of license suspension.
(c) Notwithstanding Code of Virginia, §§ 16.1-278.8 and 16.1-278.9, upon adjudicating a juvenile delinquent based upon a violation of this section, the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall order disposition as provided in subsection (b).
(Ord. No. 44,066, § 1, 12-7-10)
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