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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 964<\/a> and 965<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78789,"section_number":"16.1-69.40:1","catch_line":"Traffic infractions within authority of traffic violations clerk; schedule of fines; prepayment of local ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.40_1\/"},{"id":53970,"section_number":"19.2-254.2","catch_line":"Procedure in nontraffic offenses for which prepayment is authorized","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-254.2\/"},{"id":73157,"section_number":"33.2-253","catch_line":"Highway safety corridor program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-253\/"},{"id":67729,"section_number":"46.2-1300","catch_line":"Powers of local authorities generally; erection of signs and markers; maximum penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":230249,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84899,"identifier":"46.2-808.2","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-808.2","url":"\/46.2-808.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-808.2\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/1\/46.2-808.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violations committed within highway safety corridor; report on benefits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-808.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, the fine for any moving violation of any provision of this chapter while operating a motor vehicle<\/span> in a designated highway<\/span> safety corridor pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-253<\/a> shall be no more than $500 for any violation that is a traffic infraction<\/span> and not less than $200 for any violation that is a criminal offense<\/span>. The otherwise applicable fines set forth in Rule 3B:2 of the Rules of the Supreme Court<\/span> shall be doubled in the case of a waiver<\/span> of appearance<\/span> and a plea<\/span> of guilty under \u00a7 16.1-69.40:1<\/a> or 19.2-254.2<\/a> for a violation of a provision of this chapter while operating a motor vehicle<\/span> in a designated highway<\/span> safety corridor pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-253<\/a>. The Commissioner<\/span> of Highways<\/span><\/span> shall report, on an annual basis, statistical data related to benefits derived from the designation of such highway<\/span> safety corridors. This information may be posted on the Virginia Department<\/span> of Transportation’s official website. Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-1300<\/a>, the governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns may not adopt ordinances<\/span> providing for penalties under this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATIONS COMMITTED WITHIN HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDOR; REPORT ON BENEFITS (\u00a7\n46.2-808.2)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the fine for any moving violation of\nany provision of this chapter while operating a motor vehicle in a designated\nhighway safety corridor pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-253 shall be no more than $500 for\nany violation that is a traffic infraction and not less than $200 for any\nviolation that is a criminal offense. The otherwise applicable fines set forth\nin Rule 3B:2 of the Rules of the Supreme Court shall be doubled in the case of a\nwaiver of appearance and a plea of guilty under \u00a7 16.1-69.40:1 or 19.2-254.2\nfor a violation of a provision of this chapter while operating a motor vehicle\nin a designated highway safety corridor pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-253. The\nCommissioner of Highways shall report, on an annual basis, statistical data\nrelated to benefits derived from the designation of such highway safety\ncorridors. This information may be posted on the Virginia Department of\nTransportation’s official website. Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7\n46.2-1300, the governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns may not adopt\nordinances providing for penalties under this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 964, 965.","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}}