dkhl

HOPE THIS IS NOT A REPOST...



Effective July 1, in the wonderful Commonwealth of Virginia, any traffic ticket, with the exception of regular speeding, will carry heavy civil penalties in addition to the fine and court costs that you will already have to pay.


Here are just a few...



Driving on a suspended or revoked permit - Civil penalty $750.00 + the court cost & fines

Reckless Driving - Civil penalty $1,050.00 + the court cost & fines

DUI - 1st offense - Civil penalty $2,250.00 + the court cost & fines

Failure to give proper signal - Civil penalty $1,050.00 + the court cost & fines

Leaving the scene of an accident - Civil penalty $3,000.00 + the court cost & fines



This is the website that lists the offenses and how much each civil penalty is. It gives the breakdowns of installments that the state will allow, etc.
http://www.courts.state.va.us/publications/hb_3202.pdf

Be careful when you drive!!

cap1

wow...

MacGyver

I suppose I would support every one of those... except the heavy fine for failure to give proper signal. $1k for forgetting to put on your blinker while changing lanes? What a crock!

civicguyinva

holy damn....

those fees can't be given until the first of July, but still. It says the fees can not be reduced in court either...so if you get it....you get it. It also only applies to VA residents. So yea...you MD guys can feel free to haul ass through here and cause as many accidents as you want. I hope this is a joke. $350 a year for 3 years for speeding.... $1,000/yr for 3 years for racing....

Highlift

thats a dagger

bighead

I hate people who don't use their turn signals but $1k? damn that's a bit steep.

boogers_r_yummy

Keep in mind these are civil charges. That isn't including the cost of the additional fine.

So if you get a reckless driving ticket. You're still subject to $2500 (max) fine plus the civil penalty charge ($1050).

Holy crap, VA is gettig greedy. Maybe I am glad to be out of the States!

civicguyinva

plus court processing fees which up to like $80 now....and any other lawyer fees and such....

I don't think it went through....

Look at the status here:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...071+sum+sb1196

and here:
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.ex...+cod+46.2-206.1

Here it says it failed:
http://leg1.state.va.us/062/idx/Frames/0046.htm

It looks like it never actually went into play.

boogers_r_yummy

I havent been around since January, but I figured something like this would cause a ruckus on the news somewhere. Has anyone heard about this on the news? I'm just curious.

Black Nugget

I'm pretty much with everyone else when I say that this single one is absolutely retarded. Can't count how many police officers I see change lanes without using their signals, now they are having a $1,050 Fine for it?