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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-411.1 (2026)

Reinstatement of driver's license suspended or revoked for a conviction of driving while intoxicated

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A. Before restoring a driver's license to any person (i) whose license to drive a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked as a result of a conviction for driving while intoxicated in violation of § 18.2-266, or of any substantially similar valid local ordinance or law of another jurisdiction, or of subsection A of § 46.2-341.24 and (ii) who has been required by a court order to successfully complete an alcohol safety action program pursuant to § 18.2-271.1 because of that conviction, the Commissioner shall require written confirmation that the person has successfully completed such program unless the requirement for completion of the program has been waived by the court for good cause shown.

B. Any person who drives a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth after the period of license suspension has expired and after all requirements for reinstatement have been satisfied except for successful completion of such program shall be guilty of a violation of § 46.2-300.

2000, cc. 959, 985; 2001, cc. 133, 160.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2016 · leading case: Barden v. Commonwealth, 771 S.E.2d 699 (Va. Ct. App. 2016).
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Barden v. Commonwealth, 771 S.E.2d 699 (Va. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “The Commonwealth cites also to Code § 46.2-411.1, which requires "written confirmation" that the person whose license was suspended or revoked as a result of a conviction for driving while intoxicated "successfully completed" an alcohol safety action program, and Code § 46.”
Kenneth Lee Barden v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1027144 (Va. Ct. App. May 12, 2015). · cites it 6× ““It is one of the fundamental rules of construction of statutes that the intention of the legislature is to be gathered from a view of the whole and every part of the statute taken and compared together, giving to every word and every part of the statute, if possible, its due…”
Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-411.1(A): 2 cases
Barden v. Commonwealth, 771 S.E.2d 699 (Va. Ct. App. 2016). “The Commonwealth cites also to Code § 46.2-411.1, which requires "written confirmation" that the person whose license was suspended or revoked as a result of a conviction for driving while intoxicated "successfully completed" an alcohol safety action program, and Code § 46.”
Kenneth Lee Barden v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1027144 (Va. Ct. App. May 12, 2015). ““It is one of the fundamental rules of construction of statutes that the intention of the legislature is to be gathered from a view of the whole and every part of the statute taken and compared together, giving to every word and every part of the statute, if possible, its due…”
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