No More Mandatory Jail for Third Offense Driving on Suspended Charge in Virginia
July 2, 2020 by Jean Humbrecht
The Virginia DMV can suspend a driver’s privilege to drive in Virginia for a number of reasons, including convictions for certain traffic offenses, accumulating too many demerit points in a short amount of time, and failing to pay child support, among other reasons.
There No Longer is a Mandatory Minimum Jail Sentence for a Conviction of a Third Offense Driving on Suspended License Charge in Virginia
Driving on a Suspended License iis a crime in Virginia and courts take the charge very seriously. Drivers frequently are sentenced to active jail time if convicted of Driving on a Suspended License.
Click here for more information on a Driving on a Suspended License charge in Virginia.
Penalty for Virginia Driving on a Suspended License Charge
Driving on a Suspended License in Virginia Va. Code (§46.2-301) is a Class 1 misdemeanor and is punished with up to 12 months in jail, a fine up to $2,500, and mandatory additional driver’s license suspension. The Virginia DMV will automatically add 6 demerit points to a person’s driving record if he or she is convicted of a Driving on Suspended License charge in Virginia.
A third offense Virginia Driving on a Suspended License Charge used to be punished with a mandatory minimum 10 day jail sentence. Good time credit did not apply and a person had to serve the entire 10 days. However, the law recently changed and this mandatory minimum jail sentence no longer applies to an offender convicted of a third offense Driving on Suspended License charge in Virginia.
***DISCLAIMER: THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS POST, ON ANY PAGES ON THIS WEBSITE, AND ON ANY PAGES LINKED FROM THESE PAGES, ARE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND NOT LEGAL ADVICE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LICENSED ATTORNEY IN YOUR JURISDICTION BEFORE RELYING ON ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THESE PAGES. SENDING EMAIL TO OR VIEWING INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP***
***DISCLAIMER: THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS POST, ON ANY PAGES ON THIS WEBSITE, AND ON ANY PAGES LINKED FROM THESE PAGES, ARE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND NOT LEGAL ADVICE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LICENSED ATTORNEY IN YOUR JURISDICTION BEFORE RELYING ON ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THESE PAGES. SENDING EMAIL TO OR VIEWING INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CREATE AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP***