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SENATE BILL NO. 461 Offered January 24, 2000 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-869 of the Code of Virginia, relating to improper driving; penalty. ---------- Patrons-- Mims; Delegates: Black and May ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-869 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-869. Improper driving; penalty.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, upon the trial of any person charged with reckless driving where the degree of culpability is slight, the court in its discretion may find the accused not guilty of reckless driving but guilty of improper driving. An attorney for the Commonwealth may change a charge of reckless driving to improper driving at any time after the reckless driving charge is made. Improper driving shall be punishable as a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $500.