Summary of State Speed Laws - NHTSA

Other Criminal Actions Related to Speeding:
the sanction of a Class 1 misdemeanor (6 mo. jail and/or
$1,000) or a Class 2 misdemeanor (12 mo.
jail and/or $2,500) if committed with intent to injure another.
§46.1-868.1(a) and (b)
IV. If a person commits reckless driving while driving a
vehicle designed to transport property and which has a gross
weight rating of ≥26,001 lbs. inclusive of a towed vehicle with
a gross weight rating ≥10,000 lbs., the fine is not more than
$500 in addition to any other sanction. §§46.2-113 and 46.2-
341.20
Improper Driving 504 : Traffic infraction. §46.2-869
Sanction:
Criminal:
Imprisonment (Term): None
Mandatory Minimum Term
of Imprisonment:
Fine ($ Range): Not more than $500. §46.2-869
Mandatory Minimum Fine: None
Administrative Licensing Actions:
Type of Licensing Action
(Susp/Rev): Suspension via a point system. §§46.2-492 et seq.
Length of Term of License
Withdrawal Action: Suspension via a point system-90 days or until the offender
completes a driver improvement clinic. §§46.2-506 (B)
Mandatory Term of License
Withdrawal Action: Suspension via a point system-90 days or until the offender
completes a driver improvement clinic.
§§46.2-506(B). Note: This licensing action appears to be
mandatory.
Other: The court or licensing agency may order an offender to attend
a Driver Improvement Clinic. §§46.2-498 and 46.2-505
504 The court or an attorney for the commonwealth may reduce any reckless driving offense to improper driving if "the
degree of culpability is slight." §46.2-869. Important: Under Virginia law, "improper driving" is not a defined crime. As
such, law enforcement officers do not charge a person with this offense. Instead, a driver is normally charged with an
offense which has been "labeled" as "reckless driving" and, if the circumstances warrant, the court reduces such charge to
"improper driving" for sentencing purposes.
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