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The ordinance shall provide for the supervision of the school, the days and hours of its operation, and its personnel. In the discretion of the governing body, the ordinance establishing a traffic school may vest the direction and conduct of the school in the general district court charged with hearing traffic cases.\n\t\tThe governing body of any county or city may, alternatively, by ordinance provide for the designation of an existing traffic school or course operated as part of a county or city adult education program as a traffic school for the purposes of this section.\n\t\tAny court in a county or city which provides for a traffic school under this section may require any person found guilty of a violation of any provision of Chapter 8 (\u00a7 46.2-800 et seq.) of this title or local ordinance governing the operation of motor vehicles to attend a traffic school in the county or city where the person is a resident or any traffic school that has been established in any jurisdiction contiguous to the county or city of residence of the convicted violator for a period specified in the order requiring the attendance if the governing body of that contiguous jurisdiction consents thereto. The requirement for attendance may be in lieu of or in addition to the penalties prescribed by \u00a7 46.2-113 or any such ordinance. Failure to comply with the order of the court shall be punishable as contempt.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312346,"text":"The governing body of any county or city may by ordinance provide for the establishment of a traffic school in the locality, at which instruction concerning laws and ordinances for the regulation of vehicular traffic, safe operation of vehicles, and such other subjects as may be prescribed shall be given. The ordinance shall provide for the supervision of the school, the days and hours of its operation, and its personnel. 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The requirement for attendance may be in lieu of or in addition to the penalties prescribed by \u00a7 46.2-113 or any such ordinance. 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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 267 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 47; in 1973, chapter 389; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1993, chapter 72.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87240,"section_number":"46.2-1700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1700\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56620,"section_number":"46.2-113","catch_line":"Violations of this title; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-113\/"},{"id":54028,"section_number":"46.2-800","catch_line":"Riding bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, or motorized skateboards or scooters; riding or driving animals","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230101,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87225,"identifier":"46.2-1314","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1314","url":"\/46.2-1314\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1314\/","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1314","dublin_core":{"Title":"Traffic schools; requiring attendance by persons convicted of certain violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1314","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of any county or city may by ordinance<\/span> provide for the establishment of a traffic school in the locality, at which instruction concerning laws<\/span> and ordinances<\/span> for the regulation of vehicular traffic, safe operation of vehicles, and such other subjects as may be prescribed shall be given. The ordinance<\/span> shall provide for the supervision of the school, the days and hours of its operation, and its personnel. In the discretion of the governing body<\/span>, the ordinance<\/span> establishing a traffic school may vest the direction and conduct of the school in the general district court<\/span> charged with hearing<\/span> traffic cases.\n\t\tThe governing body<\/span> of any county or city may, alternatively, by ordinance<\/span> provide for the designation of an existing traffic school or course operated as part of a county or city adult education program as a traffic school for the purposes of this section.\n\t\tAny court<\/span> in a county or city which provides for a traffic school under this section may require any person found guilty of a violation of any provision of Chapter 8 (\u00a7 46.2-800<\/a> et seq.) of this title or local ordinance<\/span> governing the operation of motor vehicles<\/span> to attend a traffic school in the county or city where the person is a resident or any traffic school that has been established in any jurisdiction<\/span> contiguous to the county or city of residence of the convicted violator for a period specified in the order<\/span> requiring the attendance if the governing body<\/span> of that contiguous jurisdiction<\/span> consents thereto. The requirement for attendance may be in lieu of or in addition to the penalties prescribed by \u00a7 46.2-113<\/a> or any such ordinance<\/span>. Failure to comply with the order<\/span> of the court<\/span> shall be punishable as contempt<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRAFFIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING ATTENDANCE BY PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS\n(\u00a7 46.2-1314)\n\nThe governing body of any county or city may by ordinance provide for the\nestablishment of a traffic school in the locality, at which instruction\nconcerning laws and ordinances for the regulation of vehicular traffic, safe\noperation of vehicles, and such other subjects as may be prescribed shall be\ngiven. The ordinance shall provide for the supervision of the school, the days\nand hours of its operation, and its personnel. In the discretion of the\ngoverning body, the ordinance establishing a traffic school may vest the\ndirection and conduct of the school in the general district court charged with\nhearing traffic cases.\n\t\tThe governing body of any county or city may, alternatively, by ordinance\nprovide for the designation of an existing traffic school or course operated as\npart of a county or city adult education program as a traffic school for the\npurposes of this section.\n\t\tAny court in a county or city which provides for a traffic school under this\nsection may require any person found guilty of a violation of any provision of\nChapter 8 (\u00a7 46.2-800 et seq.) of this title or local ordinance governing the\noperation of motor vehicles to attend a traffic school in the county or city\nwhere the person is a resident or any traffic school that has been established\nin any jurisdiction contiguous to the county or city of residence of the\nconvicted violator for a period specified in the order requiring the attendance\nif the governing body of that contiguous jurisdiction consents thereto. The\nrequirement for attendance may be in lieu of or in addition to the penalties\nprescribed by \u00a7 46.2-113 or any such ordinance. Failure to comply with the\norder of the court shall be punishable as contempt.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 267, \u00a7 46.1-16.1; 1968, c. 47; 1973, c. 389; 1989, c. 727;\n1993, c. 72.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}