SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2007 SESSION
SB 332 Traffic offenses; additional penalties for certain violations.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Traffic offenses; additional penalties. Provides that a judge may require persons convicted of certain traffic offenses that resulted in death or permanent and significant physical impairment to speak for up to 40 hours before driver education classes in the Commonwealth, in addition to any other penalties. The Department of Education will administer the program except for motorcycle offenses, which will be administered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. A person who unreasonably fails to complete the hours ordered is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30 days in jail and $500 fine and will have his driver's license suspended for one year with no eligibility for a restricted license. The offenses included are: right of way violations, lane direction control signals violations, certain uses of controlled access highways, failure to obey lawfully erected signs, illegal right or left turn on steady red after stopping, and reckless driving.
FULL TEXT
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064609782
- 01/11/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/19/06 Senate: Rereferred from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/06 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 01/30/06 Senate: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 12/11/06 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice