                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECKLESS DRIVING; PENALTIES (§ 46.2-868)

A. Every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this
article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. Every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this
article who, when he committed the offense, (i) was driving without a valid
operator&#8217;s license due to a suspension or revocation for a moving
violation and, (ii) as the sole and proximate result of his reckless driving,
caused the death of another, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

C. The punishment for every person convicted of reckless driving under the
provisions of this article who, when he committed the offense, was in violation
of &#xA7; 46.2-818.2 shall include a mandatory minimum fine of $250.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 46-210; 1950, p. 691; 1952, Ex. Sess., c. 16; 1958, c.
541, § 46.1-192; 1962, c. 302; 1970, c. 337; 1980, cc. 29, 221; 1989, c. 727;
2004, c. 349; 2013, cc. 752, 790; 2020, cc. 250, 543.