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Va. Code § 29.1-738.3: Presumptions from alcohol or drug content

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  1. Title 29.1. Wildlife, Inland Fisheries and Boating
  2. Chapter 7. BOATING LAWS
  3. Article 3. BOATING SAFETY

In any prosecution for operating a watercraft or motorboat that is underway in violation of clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subsection B of § 29.1-738, or of a similar ordinance of any county, city or town, the amount of alcohol or drugs in the blood of the accused at the time of the alleged offense as indicated by a chemical analysis of a sample of the accused's blood or breath to determine the alcohol or drug content of his blood (i) in accordance with the provisions of § 29.1-738.2 or (ii) performed by the Department of Forensic Science in accordance with the provisions of §§ 18.2-268.5, 18.2-268.6, and 18.2-268.7 on the suspect's whole blood drawn pursuant to a search warrant shall give rise to the rebuttable presumptions of subdivisions A 1 through 4 of § 18.2-269.1989, c. 726; 1995, c. 130; 2005, c. 616; 2017, c. 623.

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