by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Jun 29, 2021 | Traffic Law
Photo by Alexandre Boucher on Unsplash As of January 1, 2021, Virginia makes merely holding a cell phone while driving unlawful under Virginia Code § 46.2-818.2. The penalty for a first time offense is $125 and the penalty goes up to $250 for a second offense or if...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Jun 29, 2021 | Traffic Law
Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash Of all the different ways a person can be charged with reckless driving in Virginia, a reckless driving charge for failing to give proper signals is one of the more rare ones used. This law is codified under Virginia Code § 46.2-860 and...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Jun 22, 2021 | Criminal Law, Traffic Law
Recently, the Virginia State Police have taken to Twitter to show that they are enforcing traffic laws in the Hampton Roads area. They recently tweeted a snippet of a traffic summons for a driver in Norfolk charged with reckless driving by speed at 131 mph in a 55 mph...
