19910625 1991-20ORDINANCE NO. 1991-20
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 13-1 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA,
CONCERNING INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE INTO THE
CITY CODE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE STATE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, upon review of the amendments made to Title 46.2 and
Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia
during the 1991 session of the Virginia General Assembly, that
Section 13-1 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 13-1 Adoption of state law.
Pursuant to the authority of Section 46.2-1313 of the Code
of Virginia, as amended, all of the provisions and requirements
of the laws of the state contained in Title 46.2 and Article 2
of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of Virginia, as in force
and effect on July 1, 1991, except Section 46.2-114, and except
those provisions and requirements the violation of which
constitutes a felony, are hereby adopted and incorporated in
this chapter by reference and made applicable within the city
as fully as though set forth at length herein. It shall be
unlawful for any person within the city to violate or fail,
neglect or refuse to comply with any of the incorporated
provisions of Title 46.2 or Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2
of the Code of Virginia which are adopted by this section;
provided, that in no event shall the penalty imposed for the
violation of any provisions or requirements hereby adopted
exceed the penalty imposed for the offense under Title 46.2 or
under Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of
Virginia.
This ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., July
1, 1991.
Introduced: June 11, 1991
Public hearing: June 25, 1991
Adopted: June 25, 1991
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