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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 21.450
Consent to Blood or Breath Test
Any person who is arrested for driving under the influence on a highway is required to consent
to take a test to determine the alcohol content of his blood. One is excused from taking the test if
his refusal is reasonable under the circumstances. There must be some reasonable factual basis for
the refusal.
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
- Content hash
13d980c3abf98b26c770f3b42b6b48737b17f53457e1b85c2fb59ef062eca05a
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