CalvinBall wrote:um, thought going like 20 over in va is an automatic felony? white and famous, so it is just a misdemeanor.

CalvinBall wrote:i am confused as to what you are disagreeing with.

VA considers it a misdeameanor but you still get jail time? jtk mentioned it upthread, but i also had a friend who was doing 120 on interstate 81 and had to spend a week in jail.

phatj wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:i am confused as to what you are disagreeing with.

VA considers it a misdeameanor but you still get jail time? jtk mentioned it upthread, but i also had a friend who was doing 120 on interstate 81 and had to spend a week in jail.

So it's not a felony

CalvinBall wrote:i am confused as to what you are disagreeing with.

VA considers it a misdeameanor but you still get jail time? jtk mentioned it upthread, but i also had a friend who was doing 120 on interstate 81 and had to spend a week in jail.

slugsrbad wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:i am confused as to what you are disagreeing with.

VA considers it a misdeameanor but you still get jail time? jtk mentioned it upthread, but i also had a friend who was doing 120 on interstate 81 and had to spend a week in jail.

I'm pretty sure you can be imprisoned for up to 12 months and it still be a misdemeanor.

CalvinBall wrote:i am confused as to what you are disagreeing with.

VA considers it a misdeameanor but you still get jail time? jtk mentioned it upthread, but i also had a friend who was doing 120 on interstate 81 and had to spend a week in jail.

§ 18.2-8. Felonies, misdemeanors and traffic infractions defined.
Offenses are either felonies or misdemeanors. Such offenses as are punishable with death or confinement in a state correctional facility are felonies; all other offenses are misdemeanors. Traffic infractions are violations of public order as defined in § 46.2-100 and not deemed to be criminal in nature.

§ 46.2-868. Reckless driving; penalties.
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 § 46.2-1078.1 shall include a mandatory minimum fine of $250.

§ 18.2-11. Punishment for conviction of misdemeanor.
The authorized punishments for conviction of a misdemeanor are:

(a) For Class 1 misdemeanors, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.

(b) For Class 2 misdemeanors, confinement in jail for not more than six months and a fine of not more than $1,000, either or both.

(c) For Class 3 misdemeanors, a fine of not more than $500.

(d) For Class 4 misdemeanors, a fine of not more than $250.

For a misdemeanor offense prohibiting proximity to children as described in subsection A of § 18.2-370.2, the sentencing court is authorized to impose the punishment set forth in subsection B of that section in addition to any other penalty provided by law.

cartersDad26 wrote:BUMP

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