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SENATE BILL NO. 107 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns on February 22, 2000) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Whipple) A BILL to amend and reenact Chapter 865 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999, relating to the authority of certain localities to adopt ordinances prohibiting speeding in residence districts; penalty.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That Chapter 865 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 1. The governing body of any town with a population between 14,000 and 15,000 may by ordinance (i) prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle at a speed of twenty miles an per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit in a residence district and (ii) provide that any person who violates the prohibition shall be subject to a mandatory civil penalty of $100, not subject to suspension.

§ 2. The governing body of any city with a population between 9,000 and 11,000 may by ordinance (i) prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle at a speed of fifteen miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit in a residence district, as defined in § 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia, when indicated by appropriately placed signs displaying the maximum speed limit and the penalty for violations, and (ii) provide that any person who violates the prohibition shall be subject to a civil penalty of $100, in addition to other penalty provided by law.