Bill Text: VA HB946 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Speeding fines; doubled on certain roads in Fauquier County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-13 - Left in Transportation [HB946 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB946-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §46.2-878.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§46.2-878.3. Prepayment of fines for violations of speed limits.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Traffic Infractions and Uniform Fine Schedule adopted by the Supreme Court for prepayment of fines shall, in all instances where prepayment of a fine is permitted, include a fine of $6 per mile-per-hour in excess of posted speed limits provided for in this article. However, such Traffic Infractions and Uniform Fine Schedule shall include a fine of $7 per mile-per-hour in excess of posted speed limits for a violation of §§46.2-873 and 46.2-878.1 and $8 per mile-per-hour in excess of posted speed limits for a violation of §46.2-878.2.
B. The otherwise applicable fines set forth in the Traffic Infractions and Uniform Fine Schedule adopted by the Supreme Court of Virginia shall be doubled in the case of a violation of the applicable maximum speed limit on U.S. Route 15 and U.S. Route 17 in Fauquier County.
