19930928 1993-40ORDINANCE NO. 1993-40
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND 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
October 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 become effective at 12:00 a.m., October
1, 1993.
Introduced:
Public hearing:
Adopted:
September 14, 1993
September 28, 1993
September 28, 1993
Date
ATTEST: