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2004 SESSION

040719412
HOUSE BILL NO. 250
Offered January 14, 2004
Prefiled January 8, 2004
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-868 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reckless driving; penalties.
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Patron-- McQuigg
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-868 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-868. Reckless driving; penalties.

A. Every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. Every person who, while driving on a suspended or revoked operator's license, commits a violation of subsection A and causes the death or serious bodily injury of another, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.