Rule 3B:2 - Uniform Fine ScheduleFor any offense listed below, whether prescribed by the specified State statute or by a parallel local ordinance adopted pursuant to the authority granted in Virginia Code § 46.2-1300, a driver may enter a written appearance, waiver of court hearing, plea of guilty, and pay fines and costs. For traffic offenses not listed below, a court hearing is required. Nothing in this Rule affects bonding procedures for those offenses not listed below. Likewise, nothing in this Rule should be construed to alter the operation of or the penalties prescribed pursuant to §§ 46.2-1220 through 46.2-1230.
This schedule is applied uniformly throughout the Commonwealth, and a clerk or magistrate may not impose a fine different from the amounts shown here. Costs must be paid in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Virginia or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. This schedule does not restrict the fine a judge may impose for an offense listed here in any case for which there is a court hearing.
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Amended by Order dated August 9, 2004, effective 7/1/2004; amended by order dated December 21, 2005, effective 1/1/2006; amended by order dated June 7, 2006, effective 7/1/2006; amended by order dated December 15, 2006, effective 1/1/2007; amended by order dated June 6, 2008, effective 7/1/2008; amended by order dated June 1, 2010, effective 7/1/2010; amended by order dated April 27, 2012, effective 7/1/2012; amended by order dated December 22, 2011, effective 3/1/2012; amended by order dated June 21, 2013, effective 7/1/2013; amended by order dated November 1, 2013, effective 1/1/2014; amended by order dated Wednesday, October 1, 2014, effective immediately; amended by order dated May 29, 2015, effective 7/1/2015; amended by order dated September 16, 2016, effective immediately; amended by order dated December 15, 2016, effective immediately; amended by order dated May 31, 2017, effective 7/1/2017; amended by order dated August 16, 2017, effective 7/1/2017; amended by order dated June 7, 2019, effective 9/1/2019; amended by order dated January 9, 2020, effective immediately; amended by order dated June 4, 2020, effective immediately; amended by order dated September 3, 2020, effective 9/3/2020; amended by order dated November 23, 2020, effective 3/1/2021; amended by order dated September, 29, 2023, effective 9/29/2023.