by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Jan 21, 2014 | Criminal Law
Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash Recently a friend of mine, a young lady, was pulled over by a male police officer in Virginia Beach. She noticed she was being followed by an officer and was eventually stopped for “weaving” as she drove, which she...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Dec 15, 2013 | Traffic Law
(This post updated on April 18, 2020.) A reckless driving conviction can impact your future employment opportunities and current employability. Whether a potential employer will care will depend on their hiring policies. And whether a current employer will care...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Oct 15, 2013 | Traffic Law
Photo by Clint Patterson on Unsplash If you have an out-of-state driver’s license and are wondering if Virginia can suspend your license to drive, the answer is Virginia can only suspend your privilege to drive in the State of Virginia. The relevant section...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Aug 19, 2013 | Traffic Law
Yes, in Virginia you can get a driving while intoxicated (DUI) charge while operating a moped! Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash Virginia Code § 18.2-266 which covers the law for driving while intoxicated explains that it is unlawful for a person “to...
by Peter J. Louie, Esq. | Jul 22, 2013 | Traffic Law
Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash The answer depends on why your license was suspended or revoked. If your license is suspended or revoked for failure to pay court fines, then you would fall under Virginia Code § 46.2-301. There it says that if...
