Chap. 103.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 25 of chapter 407 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of 1924, approved March 20, 1924, concerning intoxi-
cating liquors, as heretofore amended, the section here amended relating to
driving while intoxicated. [S B 150]

Became a law without the governor’s signature March 5, 1932.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tion twenty-five, of chapter four hundred and seven, of the Acts of the
General Assembly of nineteen hundred and twenty-four, approved
March twentieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, as heretofore
amended, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 25. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or run
any automobile, car, truck, motorcycle, engine, or train while under
the influence of intoxicants or narcotic drugs, or any other self-admin-
istered intoxicants of whatsoever nature. If any person violates the
provisions of this section he shall be guilty of a misdemeangr, punish-
able by a fine of not less than one_hundred dalfars nor more than
one thousand dollars, or confinement in jail not less than thigty days
nor more than twelve months, or both for the first offense.fAny per-
son convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section,
shall be punishable by a fine of not Tess than one hundred dollars and.
not more than one thousand dollars and by imprisonment for not less

than oné€ month nor more t rs, and no court shall suspend
he sentence. e judgment of conviction for a first offense under

this section or a conviction under any city or town ordinance making
it unlawful to drive or run an automobile, motorcycle, car, truck, en-
gine or train while under the influence of intoxicants or narcotic drugs,
or other self-administered intoxicants of whatever nature shall of it-
self operate to deprive the person convicted, of his right to drive any
such vehicle or conveyance anywhere within the State of Virginia for
a period of one year from the date of such ‘udlementgand if the judg-
ment of conviction be for a second or subsequent offense under this
section, by the same person, it shall operate fo deprive him of his right
to drive any such vehicle or conveyance anywhere within the State
of Virginia for a period of three years from the date of said judg-
ment.f/71f any person convicted of a violation of this section or of a
city of town ordinance making it unlawful to drive or run an automo-
bile, motorcycle, car, truck, engine or train while under the influ-
ence of intoxicants or narcotic drugs, or other self-administered intox-
icants shall, during the time for which he is deprived of his right
to drive, drive any such vehicle or conveyance, he shall be guilty of a

isdemeanor, but nothing in this section shall be construed as con-
flicting with or repealing any ordinance or resolution of any city, town
or county, heretofore or hereafter adopted, which restyicts still further
the rights of such persons to drive any such vehicle or conveyance.
The clerks of all courts of record and every justice of the peace, in-
cluding police, trial and juvenile justices, are hereby required, within
thirty days after final conviction of any person undéfthis*section in
his court, to report the fact thereof and the name and address of
such person, together with the license plate number on the vehicle
operated by such person, to the director of the division of motor ve-
hicles, who shall preserve a record thereof in his office.