Chapter 158 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC.
158-6.1 PENALTIES FOR ORDINANCES
INCORPORATING STATE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS BY REFERENCE
A. Any
penalties
for violation of Town Code Section 158-6, whereby the provisions of
Article 2 (Section 18.2-266 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the
Virginia
State Code, as amended, pertaining to driving while intoxicated, are
incorporated by reference pursuant to the town's authority under
Virginia Code
Section 46.2-1313, shall be and are the same as the penalties provided
for the
same or similar offenses under general state law, including penalties
set by
the provisions of Virginia Code Section 18.2-11, as amended, anything
in the
Charter of the Town of Front Royal to the contrary notwithstanding.
B. Any
penalties
for violations of Town Code Section 158-6, whereby the provisions of
Title 46.2 of the Virginia State Code, as amended, pertaining to motor
vehicles, are incorporated by reference pursuant to the town's
authority under
Virginia Code Section 46.2-1313, wherein the incorporated section
provides no
specific fine but states that the offense shall be punished as a
misdemeanor
(whether it is Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 or Class 4 misdemeanor) shall
be the
penalties imposed for misdemeanors as set forth in Town Code Section
1-15. Said
penalties shall not be the penalties imposed for misdemeanors under
State Code
Section 18.2-11, as amended.
(Ord.
No. 11-90 Adopted 6-29-90-Effective 7-1-90)