{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-294.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-294.1","heading":"Dismissal of one of dual charges for driving while intoxicated and reckless driving upon conviction of other charge","body":"Whenever any person is charged with a violation of § 18.2-266 or any similar ordinances of any county, city, or town and with reckless driving in violation of § 46.2-852 or any ordinance of any county, city or town incorporating § 46.2-852, growing out of the same act or acts and is convicted of one of these charges, the court shall dismiss the remaining charge.Code 1950, § 19.1-259.1; 1960, c. 493; 1975, c. 495; 1997, c. 691; 2004, c. 937.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 17. CONVICTIONS; EFFECT THEREOF","Article 2. FORMER JEOPARDY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-294.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"c2b6d0412a89a8e352a7117e6737641d11e4c2e2ac4bb5c9a2cde44fb6730bba","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-294","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-294.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}