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2004 SESSION
040017232Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-51.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-51.4. Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated.
A. Any person who, as a result of driving while intoxicated in violation of §
18.2-266 or any local ordinance substantially similar thereto in a manner so gross,
wanton and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life, unintentionally
(i) maims, disfigures or disables another person, or (ii) causes the
serious bodily injury of another person resulting in permanent and significant
physical impairment shall be is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The driver's
license of any person convicted under this section shall be revoked pursuant to
subsection B of § 46.2-391.
B. The provisions of Article 2 (§ 18.2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, upon arrest for a violation of this section.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.