Traffic Lawyer in Virginia Beach

If you are charged with Reckless Driving in Virginia Beach then the government must establish that the offense occurred in the City of Virginia Beach. A relevant Virginia code section for this is VA Code §19.2-250.

“A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article and except as provided in subsection B hereof, the jurisdiction of the corporate authorities of each town or city, in criminal cases involving offenses against the Commonwealth, shall extend within the Commonwealth one mile beyond the corporate limits of such town or city; except that such jurisdiction of the corporate authorities of towns situated in counties having a density of population in excess of 300 inhabitants per square mile, or in counties adjacent to cities having a population of 170,000 or more, shall extend for 300 yards beyond the corporate limits of such town or, in the case of the criminal jurisdiction of an adjacent county, for 300 yards within such town.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the jurisdiction of the authorities of Chesterfield County and Henrico County, in criminal cases involving offenses against the Commonwealth, shall extend one mile beyond the limits of such county into the City of Richmond.”

Therefore, if you are in a trial for a Reckless Driving by Speed charge make sure that the officer says that the offense occurred in the city of Virginia Beach; otherwise, your lawyer should make a motion to dismiss the charge for lack of jurisdiction.