EDIT: This law was repealed.
Repealed by Acts 2008, cc. 656 and 657, cl. 1, effective March 27, 2008.
(source)
Thanks, Elizabeth.
Virginia motorists convicted of minor traffic violations will face a new, multi-year tax beginning July 1. Led by state Delegate David B. Albo (R-Springfield), lawmakers slipped a driver responsibility tax into a larger transportation funding bill signed by Governor Tim Kaine (D) in April. Albo, a senior partner in the Albo & Oblon, LLP traffic law firm, can expect to see a significant increase in business as motorists seek to protect their wallet from traffic tickets that come with assessments of up to $3000 in addition to an annual point tax that tops out at $700 a year for as long as the points remain.
“The purpose of the civil remedial fees imposed in this section is to generate revenue,” the new law states. (Virginia Code 46.2-206.1)
Driving as little as 15 MPH over the limit on an interstate highway now brings six license demerit points, a fine of up to $2500, up to one year in jail, and a new mandatory $1050 tax.
(Read more from thenewspaper.com)
The crooks are in charge.
What are you talking about? If you actually put the Virginia Code section into the website (leg1.state.va.us/000/src.htm) to look it up, you will have noticed that the section has been repealed and is NOT a law.
Please do some research before posting information as the “truth.”