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Old 06-27-2007, 10:59 AM
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Default Remind me not to move to Virginia.. 10x ticket tax law

So a state delegate (who is also a partner in a traffic law firm) slips a bs law like this into a bill. He admits this will increase his business.

10 times the fine? So if you get a simple $200 speeding ticket the eventual fine will be over $2000??? See, and then they will say "well, we didn't raise taxes"

No thanks to living in Virginia..


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Virginia Introduces $3550 Speeding Ticket

Virginia legislator introduces new speeding ticket tax that boosts penalties beyond $3550, driving business to his traffic law firm.


Virginia motorists convicted of minor traffic violations will face a new, multi-year tax beginning July 1. Led by state Delegate David B. Albo (R-Springfield), lawmakers slipped a driver responsibility tax into a larger transportation funding bill signed by Governor Tim Kaine (D) in April. Albo, a senior partner in the Albo & Oblon, LLP traffic law firm, can expect to see a significant increase in business as motorists seek to protect their wallet from traffic tickets that come with assessments of up to $3000 in addition to an annual point tax that tops out at $700 a year for as long as the points remain.

"The purpose of the civil remedial fees imposed in this section is to generate revenue," the new law states. (Virginia Code 46.2-206.1)

Driving as little as 15 MPH over the limit on an interstate highway now brings six license demerit points, a fine of up to $2500, up to one year in jail, and a new mandatory $1050 tax. The law also imposes an additional annual fee of up to $100 if a prior conviction leaves the motorist with a balance of eight demerit points, plus $75 for each additional point (up to $700 a year). The conviction in this example remains on the record for five years.

Other six-point convictions include "failing to give a proper signal," "passing a school bus" or "driving with an obstructed view." The same $1050 assessment applies, but the conviction remains on the record for eleven years.

Although the amount of the tax can add up quickly, the law forbids judges from reducing or suspending it in any way. The tax applies only to Virginia residents, so that out-of-state motorists only need to pay the regular ticket amount. Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Texas also impose a somewhat more modest driver responsibility tax which they apply to out-of-state residents.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1818.asp

Another article:

http://content.hamptonroads.com/stor...27172&ran=8101
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Old 06-27-2007, 03:59 PM
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What a joke. That's it, all these damn stupid laws, I'm moving back to Australia.
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What a joke. That's it, all these damn stupid laws, I'm moving back to Australia.
Wouldn't you have to convert your car to right hand drive???
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Wouldn't you have to convert your car to right hand drive???
Nope. I have driven left hand drive there before.
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What a joke. That's it, all these damn stupid laws, I'm moving back to Australia.
Mazspeed i here ya.
I will move back home to Sydney if that happens here in NY.... i would just have to get used to the high petrol prices again..
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Do you really need to be reminded not to move to Virginia?
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