                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

IMPROPER DRIVING; PENALTY (§ 46.2-869)

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this article, upon the trial of any
person charged with reckless driving where the degree of culpability is slight,
the jury or the court trying the case without a jury may find the accused not
guilty of reckless driving but guilty of improper driving. However, an attorney
for the Commonwealth may reduce a charge of reckless driving to improper driving
at any time prior to the court&#8217;s decision and shall notify the court of
such change. Improper driving shall be punishable as a traffic infraction
punishable by a fine of not more than $500.

HISTORY: 1966, c. 511, § 46.1-192.2; 1972, c. 278; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 770;
2000, c. 340; 2025, c. 357.