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Va. Code § 46.2-868: Reckless driving; penalties

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  1. Title 46.2. Motor Vehicles
  2. Subtitle III. Operation
  3. Chapter 8. Regulation of Traffic
  4. Article 7. Reckless Driving and Improper Driving

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'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 § 46.2-818.2 shall include a mandatory minimum fine of $250.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.

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