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HOUSE BILL NO. 168 Offered January 9, 2002 Prefiled December 28, 2001 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-874.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exceeding maximum speed limits in residence districts; penalty. ---------- Patrons-- Petersen and Scott ---------- Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-874.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-874.1. Exceptions to maximum speed limits in residence districts; penalty.

A. The governing body of any town with a population between 14,000 and 15,000 may by ordinance (i) prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle at a speed of twenty miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit in a residence district and (ii) provide that any person who violates the prohibition shall be subject to a mandatory civil penalty of $100, not subject to suspension.

B. The governing body of the City of Fairfax and any city with a population between 9,000 and 11,000 may by ordinance (i) prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle at a speed of fifteen miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit in a residence district, as defined in § 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia, when indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the penalty for violations, and (ii) provide that any person who violates the prohibition shall be subject to a civil penalty of $100, in addition to other penalty provided by law.