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DUI, Traffic and Criminal Law Defense
- Info for drivers facing a drunk driving charge in VA Beach or Norfolk
- Government Estimates Millions Drive While Drunk in U.S. Each Year
- Changes to "Move Over" law effective July 1, 2010
- National "Click It or Ticket" campaign begins today
- Special license plates for convicted DUI offenders?
Firm News
Manslaughter charges for three DUI related Norfolk car crash deaths?
Posted on 8/26/2010
Virginia Beach driver accused of DUI deaths in crash pleads guilty
Posted on 8/25/2010
Former Virginia Beach deputy sentenced in DUI crash case
Posted on 6/27/2010
Shore Drive speed limit lowered to 35
Posted on 6/4/2010
Child Abuse Charges for Virginia Beach DUI Driver with Kids in Car
Posted on 5/31/2010
DUI Conviction for Former Virginia Beach Police Officer
Posted on 5/28/2010
Felony charges for "sexting" Franklin teens
Posted on 5/20/2010
Are alcoholic energy drinks to blame for Virginia Beach DUI death?
Posted on 4/30/2010
Virginia Beach city employee charged with DUI after hit-and-run crash
Posted on 4/30/2010
Bond revoked for man accused in Virginia Beach DUI hit-and-run
Posted on 4/26/2010
Firm Library
DUI, Traffic and Criminal Law Defense
- Can the Virginia bar or restaurant where you were drinking be held responsible for your DUI?
- What to expect after a Virginia DUI arrest
- Virginia DUI Attorney: Why you need to FIGHT HARD against DUI charges
- The high stakes of a DUI conviction in Virginia
- Virginia's Move Over/Slow Down law regarding emergency vehicles
Three Driving Demerit Point Offenses
Virginia's "demerit point" system for traffic offenses is described on this page. The three point offense are listed below.
Speeding
- Speeding 1-9 mph above the posted speed limit
- Impeding traffic, slow speed
Passing/Driving
- Improper passing
- Improper passing on the right
- Improper driving
- Improper stopping on highway
- Changing course after signaling
- Coasting with gears in neutral
- Failure to give way in favor of overtaking vehicle
- Failure to give way when abreast of another car
- Driving through safety zone
- Driving over fire hose
- Unauthorized use of crossover on controlled highway
- Driving/riding on sidewalk
Turning/Backing
- Improper turn
- Improper U-turn
- Violation of right turn on red
- Violation of left turn on red
Signs/Signals
Evading traffic control device
Failure to obey highway sign
Lights
- Driving without lights/excessive lights
- Failure to dim headlights
- Parking without proper lights displayed
- Inadequate hazard lights
Licenses/Permits
- No Virginia driver's license
- No Virginia license plate
- Failure to obtain a driver's license
- No driver's license - vehicle/motorcycle
- Failure to have license revalidated
- Learner's permit violation
- Permitting unlicensed person to drive
- Driving in violation of restricted license (restrictions related to physical limitation, such as mechanical control device)
Commercial Motor Vehicles
- Driving commercial motor vehicle with alcohol in blood
- Driving commercial motor vehicle without license
- Driving commercial motor vehicle with more than 1 driver's license
- Driving commercial motor vehicle without endorsement(s)
- Driving commercial motor vehicle without license in possession
- Commercial driver's license/instruction permit violation
- Driving commercial motor vehicle in left lane of interstate
- Driving in excess of 13 hours in a 24-hour period
- Driving public passenger-carrying vehicle under age
- Driving bus transporting school children without a safety belt
- Driving school bus without license
- Driving school bus under age
- Vehicle height exceeds limit for tunnels
Other Violations
- Failure to stop at the scene of a crash, unattended property
- Failure to leave the scene of a crash at the direction of officer
- Failure to report a crash, unattended property, less than $250 damage
- Following/parking within 500 feet of fire apparatus
- Emergency vehicle violation
- Drinking while driving
- Improper driving/riding motorcycle
- Driving with TV screen visible to driver
- Driving while using earphones
- Passenger restriction violation
- Curfew violation
- HOV violation, second or subsequent offense - Northern Virginia planning district 8
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DUI, Traffic and Criminal Law Defense
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