VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 21.110
Person Under Age 21 Operating Motor Vehicle After Illegally Consuming Alcohol
The defendant is charged with the crime of operating a motor vehicle after illegally consuming
alcohol while under the age of twenty-one (21). The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant was under the age of twenty-one (21) years; and
(2) That the defendant operated a motor vehicle; and
(3) That the operation was [after consuming alcohol in any amount; with a blood alcohol concentration
of 0.02 or more by weight by volume, but less than 0.08 by weight by volume; with a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.02 grams or more per 210 liters of breath, but less than 0.08 grams per 210 liters of
breath]; and
(4) That the consumption was illegal.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the above elements of the crime as charged, then you shall find the defendant guilty[, but
you shall not fix his punishment until your verdict has been returned and further evidence has been
heard by you].
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any one or
more of the elements of the crime, then you shall find the defendant not guilty.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
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