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1999 SESSION
991824687Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-862 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-862. Exceeding speed limit.
A person shall be guilty of reckless driving who drives a motor vehicle on the
highways in the Commonwealth (i) at a speed of twenty miles per hour or more in
excess of the applicable maximum speed limit where the applicable speed limit
is thirty miles per hour or less, and if this violation occurs in a residence
district, the court shall impose a mandatory, minimum $100 fine, not subject to
suspension, (ii) at a speed of sixty miles per hour or more where the
applicable maximum speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour, (iii) at a speed of twenty miles per hour or
more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limits where the applicable
maximum speed limit is forty miles per hour or more, or (iv) in excess of
eighty miles per hour regardless of the applicable maximum speed limit.