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Old 07-05-2007, 01:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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sheesh - whatever you do don't speed in VA

Virginia's new $3,550 speeding ticket

Traffic offenders face whopping additional fees that live on long after they've paid their fines. It's part of a growing 'driver responsibility' trend that targets chronic offenders.

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By MSN Money staff and wires Traffic patrols have long been known as roving tax collectors. But in Virginia, they really are collecting taxes.
Starting July 1, an array of traffic offenses, from expired licenses to speeding, come with a "civil remedial fee" attached. That means a motorist convicted of reckless driving (75 mph in a 55 zone would qualify) faces not only a fine of up to $2,500 and a year in jail, but a non-negotiable $350-a-year tax for three years. The law forbids judges from waiving or reducing the fee.
Many fees dwarf the fines. A driver who disobeys an officer's order to pull into a weigh station would be fined $35 and required to pay a $61 court processing fee. But the civil remedial fee would be $900 over three years.
Drunken driving? A fee of $1,000 a year for three years, plus fines and court costs. No insurance? That's $300 a year for three years, plus fines.
It doesn't stop there. Anyone unlucky enough to have 8 points or more on his license (reckless driving is good for 6 by itself) would pay an additional $100, plus $75 for any points over 8, up to $700 a year. (For a complete list of fee-carrying offenses, see this .pdf file.)
Such "driver responsibility programs" have become increasingly common for two reasons: Many states find that serial offenders make up the bulk of their cases, and they simply need the money. In fact, Virginia added a fee rather than increase fines because it wanted the money to improve its roads, and revenue from fines must go to public schools. The fees are expected to raise $200 million a year.
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heh i saw that, one of my employees was vacationing there last week and i warned her.
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Old 07-05-2007, 02:17 PM   #3 (permalink)
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**** VA just don't go there.
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i was picturing all the slow drivers there now haha
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Tax grab.
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More like bend over and grab your ankles.
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Tax grab.
They claim it's because their roads are in such bad condition they badly need the funds for repairs. I'm thinking all they'll get are unsuspecting travelers. Any normal person is going to think going 45mph in a 25mph speed zone isn't worth a $3000.00 ticket!
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try increasing sales tax instead.
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Wow...................That would get the town out of debt and me out of office.......I like it......Me out of office I mean....
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