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HOUSE BILL NO. 144 Offered January 13, 2010 Prefiled January 5, 2010 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-267.1, relating to inquiry by officer of location of last drink consumed by a person accused of driving while intoxicated. ---------- Patron-- O'Bannon ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-267.1 as follows:

§ 18.2-267.1. Law-enforcement officer to inquire about last drink.

Any law-enforcement officer, in the course of questioning a person whom he suspects is guilty of a violation of § 18.2-266, may ask the person to identify the physical location where he consumed his last alcoholic beverage. If the person gives an answer, the officer shall record the information and provide it to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may use the information for any appropriate purpose.