Fairfax Hit and Run Charge

A Fairfax Hit and Run charge, or failing to report an accident, can result from a car accident involving unoccupied property, occupied property, injury or death.  Penalties for a Fairfax Hit and Run charge can be very serious and include up to 10 years in prison.

Click here for more information on a Fairfax Hit and Run charge involving unoccupied property.  Click here for more information on a Fairfax Hit and Run charge involving occupied property.  Click here for more information on a Fairfax Hit and Run charge resulting in injury or death.

What is a Fairfax Hit and Run Charge

Virginia drivers involved in a car accident are required by law to stop and give the other driver their name, address, driver’s license number, and vehicle registration number.  If the accident involved unoccupied property, the driver must make a reasonable effort to locate the property owner and provide his information.  If he cannot locate the other property owner, the driver must leave a note in a conspicuous place and report the accident to the police within 24 hours.

Failure to report a car accident in Virginia is also known as a Hit and Run, and it is a crime.  A conviction will remain on a driver’s permanent criminal record and can never be expunged.

A passengers in a vehicle involved in a Hit and Run can also be charged with a Fairfax Hit and Run if he knew of the accident, knew the driver failed to report it, and did not report the accident himself within 24 hours.

Proof of Fairfax Hit and Run Charge

A Hit and Run in Fairfax occurs when a driver’s vehicle makes contact with another vehicle, person, or object, causes property damage, injury or death, and the driver fails to stop and provide his information.

Penalties for a Fairfax Hit and Run Charge

A Fairfax Hit and Run charge can be a misdemeanor or felony.  A Fairfax Hit and Run charge is punished with jail (or prison), fines, driver’s license suspension or revocation, and automatic DMV demerit points.

Hit and Run Charges in Fairfax

Fairfax Hit and Run Charge Involving Unoccupied Property (Va. Code §46.2-896)

Failure to report an accident in Fairfax involving unoccupied property resulting in less than $250 in damage is a Class 4 misdemeanor.  This offense is punished with a fine up to $250 and 3 DMV demerit points.  If the property damage exceeded $250, the offense is a Class 1 misdemeanor, punished with up to 12 months in jail, a fine up to $2,500, and 3 DMV demerit points.   If the accident resulted in more than $500 in damage to unoccupied property, the offender’s driver’s license can be suspended for up to 6 months and the DMV will automatically add 4 demerit points to his driving record.

Passenger Failure to Report Hit and Run Involving Unoccupied Property (Va. Code §46.2-897)

A passenger who fails to report a Hit and Run in Fairfax resulting in less than $250 damage to unoccupied property has committed a Class 4 misdemeanor.  The offense becomes a Class 1 misdemeanor if the property damage exceeded $250.  Failing to report a Hit and Run resulting in more than $500 in property damage is also a Class 1 misdemeanor but has an added punishment of driver’s license suspension for up to 6 months.

Fairfax Hit and Run Charge Involving Occupied Property (Va. Code §46.2-894)

A Fairfax Hit and Run charge involving less than $1,000 in damage to occupied property is a Class 1 misdemeanor, punished with up to 12 months in jail, a fine up to $2,500, and 4 DMV demerit points.  If the property damage exceeded $500, the driver’s license can be suspended for up to 6 months.  A Fairfax Hit and Run involving an occupied vehicle resulting in more than $1,000 in damage is a Class 5 felony, punished with up to 10 years in prison, fines, driver’s license revocation for one year, and 6 DMV demerit points.

Passenger Failure to Report Hit and Run Involving Occupied Property (Va. Code §46.2-895)

A passenger who fails to report a Fairfax Hit and Run involving occupied property has committed a Class 1 misdemeanor, punished with up to 12 months in jail and a fine up to $2,500.  If the property damage exceeded $500, his driver’s license can be suspended for up to 6 months.

Fairfax Hit and Run Charge Involving Injury or Death (Va. Code §46.2-894)

A Fairfax Hit and Run resulting in injury or death is a Class 5 felony, punished with up to 10 years in prison, fines, 6 demerit points and driver’s license revocation for one year.

Passenger Failure to Report Hit and Run Involving Injury or Death (Va. Code §46.2-895)

If a passenger fails to report a Hit and Run in Fairfax that resulted in injury or death, he has committed a Class 6 felony, punished with up to 5 years in prison and driver’s license revocation for one year.

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