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Section 21-19. Driving motor vehicle, engine , etc., while lntoxlcated. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any motor vehicle, engine or train ~i) while such person has a blood alcohol-concentration of 0.15 percent or more~by wei ht byvolume as indicated by a chemical test a~tministered , r in accordance With the provisions of ~21~2:1- 'o '(ii) while. such person is under the influence of alcohol; or (iii) While such person is under the influence of any narcotic drug or any other self-administered intoxicant or drug of whatsoever nature. For the purposes of this section, the term "motor vehicle" shall include mopeds, while operated on the roads and streets of the City and the public highways of the Commonwealth within the. City. . ~ ~ - . · Section 21-20. Analysis of breath to determine alcohol ~ content of blood. ~ ~-' . '- lb) The proper method and equipment to be used.in - analyzing breath samples taken pursuant to this section shall be as established by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department· of General Services, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services~ (~) %/aenever the breath sample so taken and analyzed indicates that there is alcohol present'in the.b!ood of the person from whom the breath was taken, the officer may charge such person for the violation of Section 21-19. Any person so chaFge~ shall then be subject tO the provisions of ~21-21. Section 21-21. Use of chemical test to determine alcohol in blood; procedure, qualifications and liability of person withdrawing blood;costs; evidence; suspension of license for refusal to submit to test. The provisions of Section 18.2-268 (a) through.(s)'of.. Article I~ of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2, of.the Code Of ~irginia of 1950, as amended, are hereby incorporated by reference and adopted as a part of this Code. Section 21-22. Presumptions from alcoholic content of blood.. In any prosecution for a violation of ~2.1-19 of the amount of alcohol 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 alcoholic content of his blood in accordance with the provisions of S21-19, shall give rise to the follow~ng re- buttable presumptions: