VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P21.100
Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs (Including “Per Se” Offenses)
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of driving while [having a blood alcohol
concentration of 0.08 or more; having a concentration of 0.08 grams or more of alcohol per 210 liters of
breath; under the influence of alcohol; under the influence of drugs; under the influence of a combination
of alcohol and drugs; having a blood concentration of cocaine equal to or greater than 0.02 milligrams of
cocaine per liter of blood; having a blood concentration of methamphetamine equal to or greater than 0.1
milligrams of methamphetamine per liter of blood; having a blood concentration of phencyclidine equal
to or greater than 0.01 milligrams of phencyclidine per liter of blood; having a blood concentration of
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine equal to or greater than 0.1 milligrams of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine per liter of blood].
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at:
(1) A fine of a specific amount, but not less than $250 nor more than $2,500; or
(2) Confinement in jail for a specific time, but not more than twelve (12) months, and a fine of a
specific amount, but not less than $250 nor more than $2,500.
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
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