TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS
AND UNIFORM FINE SCHEDULE
RULE – 3b:2
Uniform Fine Schedule – For an offense listed below, whether
prescribed by the specified State statute or by a parallel local
ordinance adopted pursuant to the authority granted in Virginia
Code section 46.2-1300, where such offense does not result in
an accident, a driver may enter a written appearance, waiver of
court hearing, pleas of guilty, and pay fines and costs.
(As of January 1, 2001, persons who have been charged with
a prepayable offense may plead guilty, waiver a hearing and prepay
those charges even if the charges are the result of an accident).
For traffic offenses not listed below, a court hearing
is required. Nothing
in this Rule affects bonding procedures for those offenses not
listed below. Likewise,
nothing in this rule shall be construed to alter the operation
of or the penalties prescribed pursuant to Sections 46.2-1220
through 46.2-1230 and Sections 46.2-1235 through 46.2-1237.
This
schedule is applied uniformly throughout the Commonwealth, and
a clerk or magistrate may not impose a fine different
from the amounts shown here.
The schedule does not restrict the fine a judge may impose
for an offense listed here in any case for which there is a court
hearing
Processing fees (court cost) are $62.00 for the first ticket and $11.00
for each additional ticket.
To
be sure you are mailing the correct amount, call the clerks
office before you mail your payment.
TIP:
In order to help you quicken your search for a specific offense,
go to the offense site then go to
"Edit" on your browser and click on Find.
In the find window enter the number beginning with 46.2
in the law field of your ticket and click the Find Next Button.
(example):
if the officer has written 82-1-6 (46.2-800)
for
speeding, go to speed violations, then "edit" then enter 46.2-800
in the find field)
