19930701 1993-29ORDINANCE NO. 1993-29
AN ORDINANCEAMENDINGAND REENACTING SECTION 13-1, ARTICLE 1,
CHAPTER 13, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA,
CONCERNING INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE INTO THE CITY CODE
CERTAIN STATE CODE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STATE MOTOR
VEHICLE LAWS, DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLES WHILE INTOXICATED, AND
DISPOSITION OF SUCH CASES FOR JUVENILES.
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, and Section 16.1-278 et seq.,
of Article 9, Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 of the Code of Virginia
during the 1993 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, 1950, as amended, all of the provisions and requirements
of the laws of the state contained in Title 46.2 of the Code of
Virginia, Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 of the Code of
Virginia, and Section 16.1-278 et. seq., Article 9 of Chapter 11
of Title 16.1 of the Code of Virginia as in force and effect on
July 1, 1993, 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 or Section 16.1-278 et. seq., Article 9 of Chapter 11
of Title 16.1 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 or under Section 16.1-
278 et seq., Article 9 of Chapter 11 of Title 16.1 of the Code of
Virginia.
This ordinance shall
signature by the Mayor.
become effective immediately upon
Introduced: June 8, 1993
Public hearing: June 22~ 1993
Adopted: Ju].¥ 1, 1993
Time
ATTEST:
C~ty Olerk