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3. That Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), be amended by adding thereto Section 22-421.1 to be ordained and read as follows: Sec. 22-421.1. Persons under age twenty-one (21) driving after illegally consuming alcohol. Penalty. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) to operate any motor vehicle after illegally consuming alcohol. Any such person with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or more by weight by volume or 0.02 grams or more per 210 liters of breath but less than 0.08 by weight by volume or less than 0.08 grams per 210 liters of breath as indicated by a chemical test administered as provided in this article shall be in violation this section. (b) A violation of this section shall be punishable by forfeiture of such person's license to operate a motor vehicle for a period of six months from the date of conviction and by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). The penalties and license forfeiture provisions set forth in Sections 16.1-278.9, 18.2-270 and 18.2-271 of the Code of Virginia and Sections 22-425 and 22-426 of this code shall not apply to a violation of this section. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be eligible to attend an Alcohol Safety Action Program under the provisions of Section 18.2-271.1 of the Code of Virginia, and shall be eligible for a restricted license during the term of license suspension. (c) Upon adjudicating a juvenile delinquent based upon a violation of this section, the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall order disposition as provided in subsection b. 4. That this ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 1994. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on June 28, 1994. Teste: City Clerk