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HOUSE BILL NO. 451 Offered January 17, 1996 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-878.2, relating to speeding in certain residence districts; penalty. ----------
Patrons-- Albo, Almand, Callahan, Darner, Fisher, Harris, Keating, McClure, O'Brien, Puller and Watts; Senator: Woods
---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-878.2 as follows:

§ 46.2-878.2. Maximum speed limits in certain residence districts; penalty.

Operation of any motor vehicle in excess of a maximum speed limit established for a highway in a residence district, when indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the penalty for violations, shall be unlawful and constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $250.

Nothing in this section shall preclude the prosecution or conviction for reckless driving of any motor vehicle operator whose operation of any motor vehicle in a residence district, apart from speed, demonstrates a reckless disregard for life, limb, or property.