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HOUSE BILL NO. 1557
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Transportation)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Cline)
House Amendments in [ ] – February 6, 2008
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-914 of the Code of Virginia, relating to limitations on operation of mopeds; penalty.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-914 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-914. Limitations on operation of mopeds.

A. No moped shall be driven on any highway or public vehicular area (i) faster than 35 miles per hour or (ii) by any person under the age of 16. Any person who operates a moped faster than 35 miles per hour shall be deemed, for all the purposes of this title, to be operating a motorcycle [ , except that, for persons 21 years old or older, the provisions of § 46.2-910 A shall not apply ] .

B. Every No moped shall be driven on any highway [ or public vehicular area ] by any person under the age of 16, and every person driving a moped shall carry with him some form of identification that includes his name, address, and date of birth.

Violation of any provision of this section subsection shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $50.