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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-397 — Suspension of license for certain violations while transporting explosives, inflammable gas or liquid
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 12: Suspension and Revocation of Licenses, Generally; Additional Penalties, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-397
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
When the driver of any motor vehicle is convicted of any violation of §§ 46.2-816 , 46.2-820 through 46.2-823 , 46.2-825 , 46.2-826 or §§ 46.2-852 through 46.2-864 , or of any of the applicable speed limits prescribed in §§ 46.2-870 through 46.2-878 and the violation was committed while driving a motor vehicle, tractor truck, trailer, or semitrailer, transporting explosives or any inflammable gas or liquid, in addition to any penalty imposed, the court may suspend the driver's license of the convicted person for a period of ninety days from the date of conviction.
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