Virginia Driving Too Slowly Charge

March 26, 2021 by Jean Humbrecht
Virginia driving too slowly charge

A Virginia Driving Too Slowly Charge is Punished with a Fine and DMV Points

Speeding in Virginia is a traffic infraction and is punished with a fine and DMV demerit points.  The fine and number of demerit points depend on how fast the offender was driving.  Speeding in Virginia can also be charged as Reckless Driving, which is a crime.  It may come as a surprise that driving too slowly is also a traffic infraction in Virginia.  For more information on a Virginia Driving Too Slowly charge, read the post below.

Driving Too Slowly in Virginia

A Virginia Driving Too Slowly charge under Va. Code §46.2-877 penalizes driving at such a slow speed that the driver impedes the normal and reasonable flow of traffic.  This statute does not apply to driving slowly in dangerous weather and road conditions.

Penalties for Virginia Driving Too Slowly Charge

A Virginia Driving Too Slowly charge under Va. Code §46.2-877 is punished with a fine and DMV demerit points.  The fine is pre-payable, which means the driver can pay the fine without having to go to court.  However, pre-paying the fine is an admission of guilt and will result in a conviction on the driver’s Virginia traffic record for 5 years.  Additionally, the DMV will automatically assess demerit points to the offender’s driving record if convicted.

Virginia Driving Too Slowly Charge

§46.2-877. Minimum speed limits.

No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.Whenever the Commissioner of Highways or local authorities within their respective jurisdictions determine on the basis of a traffic engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on any part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the Commissioner or such local authority may determine and declare a minimum speed limit to be set forth on signs posted on such highway below which no person shall drive a vehicle except when necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.

 

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