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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 28, 2007 7:50 pm)
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jun 29, 2007 8:34 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 29, 2007 9:03 am) |
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Replying to: andres3 (Jun 29, 2007 7:40 am) Or life in prison if that's too harsh for you. That would solve the friend buying it for you back problem." Sound good to me... 
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...especially if you happen to be a Virgina resident ( thank God I only work there ). 15 mph over or miss a signal - lose your house OK that's an exageration...but maybe it's not 
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jun 29, 2007 1:48 pm)  I have to say that if you don't go outside the lines, you don't have to pay any of that. Not sure why some are so upset (and they are, it's not just you, I live here and see it)... people want to be able to violate the law with only a nominal penalty if you get caught? I don't really understand why it only applies to citizens of the commonwealth, though. That seems very odd.
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Replying to: pat (Jun 29, 2007 2:04 pm)  $1050 per. Wow!! That could be as much as $15000 for a more serious offense. Are most people that you meet aware of the new law, Pat? Almost no one at our store was and it's a key part of our jobs, being on the roads all the time.
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jun 29, 2007 7:17 pm) 
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Jun 29, 2007 1:48 pm) Here in NY we have something similar, although not quite so outrageous. It has nothing to do with driver safety and everything to do with government getting it's hand in your pocket. The cowards we elect to represent us don't have the gonads to raise taxes so they slap "fees" and "safety assessments" on groups who have no political clout. In NY you can get a $50 fine, a $100 surcharge and a $125 safety assessment all on the same ticket. Of course what would you expect from a state that taxes uninsured medical patients an extra 5% of the bill to pay for illegal's medical care. I sorry to rant but this amounts to nothing less than war on the working poor of this country. For the rich these fees mean nothing, for the middle class they are a royal pain, but for some poor slob working for $9 an hour these fines could result in loss of license when he can't pay and the loss of his job when he can't get to work. |
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There's excellent reason it doesn't not apply to those outside of Virginia. It would not take long for states to start imposing "zero tolerance" for Virginia plates in their states as a retaliatory response. What an insane law. I have no problem with some teeth in enforcement but up to a year in jail for 70 in a 55? I don't think so. What a coincidence that the legislator that slipped this into an unrelated bill just happens to be a partner in a law firm that specializes in getting people out of this sort of thing. Cleverly includes a thing that prohibits judges from reducing sentences so more folks will decide it is better to pay this clown's firm to represent them rather than risk losing in court. "'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)" No kidding! If you look at the various elements a simple speeding ticket can run you over $6,000! Takes Virginia right off of my list of states I'll spend my money in.
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