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 Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Title 19. Public Safety
 Agency 30. Department of State Police
 Chapter 70. Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Regulations

  Section 4. Class II offenses  

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  • Class II offenses shall be violations of any section of the Official Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Manual considered very serious but the consequence of such violation or omission is not likely to be an imminent cause or contributing factor to a traffic crash or other vehicle related injury. A violation of the following sections of the Official Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Manual shall constitute a Class II offense unless designated otherwise:

    19VAC30-70-150 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-180 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-210 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-230 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-240 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-250 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-260 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-270 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-280 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-300 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-320 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-360 A 7 and C

    19VAC30-70-380 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-390 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-420 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-520 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-550 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-580 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-600 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-610 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-620 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-630 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-640 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-650 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-670 in its entirety

    19VAC30-70-680 in its entirety

    Disciplinary action for a Class II offense shall be:

    1st Offense - Verbal counseling - Recorded on Form SP-164.

    2nd Offense - Written reprimand from the safety officer or his designee.

    3rd Offense - Suspension of not less than 30 or more than 60 days.

    Offenses are cumulative in nature and shall remain active for a period of 24 months from date of offense.

    A Class II offense in combination with three Class I offenses shall be grounds for no less than a 30-day or more than a 60-day suspension.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 12, Issue 21, eff. August 7, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 24, eff. August 1, 2012; Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. October 3, 2016.

Statutory Authority

§ 46.2-1165 of the Code of Virginia.