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Chapter 26. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Article IV. OPERATION OF VEHICLES GENERALLY |
§ 26-72. Driving while under influence of alcohol or drugs; adoption of state law.
Article 2 (Section 18.2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2, Code of Virginia, as amended and as they shall be amended in the future, except those provisions and requirements the violation of which constitute a felony, and except those provisions and requirements which, by their very nature, can have no application to or within the city, is hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter as fully as though set out at length herein. It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any section of the Code of Virginia as adopted in this section.
(Ord. No. 3252-84; Ord. No. 3760-88; Ord. No. 3958-89, § 1; Ord. No. 4083-90; Ord. No. 4194-91; Ord. No. 4360-92; Ord. No. 4491-93, § 1; Ord. No. 4507-93; Ord. No. 6397-07, § 1)
Cross reference— Operation of bicycle while under influence of alcohol or drugs, § 10-24; public drunkenness, § 28-12.
State Law reference— Authority to adopt state law on the subject, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1313.
(Ord. No. 3252-84; Ord. No. 3760-88; Ord. No. 3958-89, § 1; Ord. No. 4083-90; Ord. No. 4194-91; Ord. No. 4360-92; Ord. No. 4491-93, § 1; Ord. No. 4507-93; Ord. No. 6397-07, § 1)