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HB1557: Mopeds; limitations on operation thereof.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1557
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Transportation
on January 31, 2008)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Cline)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-914 of the Code of Virginia, relating to limitations on operation of mopeds; penalty.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-914 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-914. Limitations on operation of mopeds.

A. No moped shall be driven on any highway or public vehicular area (i) faster than 35 miles per hour or (ii) by any person under the age of 16. Any person who operates a moped faster than 35 miles per hour shall be deemed, for all the purposes of this title, to be operating a motorcycle.

B. Every No moped shall be driven on any highway or public vehicular area by any person under the age of 16, and every person driving a moped shall carry with him some form of identification that includes his name, address, and date of birth.

Violation of any provision of this section subsection shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $50.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1557
Offered January 18, 2008
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-914 of the Code of Virginia, relating to limitations on operation of mopeds; penalty.
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Patron-- Cline
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 46.2-914 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-914. Limitations on operation of mopeds.

No moped shall be driven on any highway or public vehicular area (i) faster than 35 miles per hour or (ii) by any person under the age of 16.

Every person driving a moped shall carry with him some form of identification that includes his name, address, and date of birth.

Violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $50.

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