2014 Virginia Code
Title 52 - Police (State)
§ 52-8.4:2. Certain offenses to be considered traffic infractions


VA Code § 52-8.4:2 (2014) What's This?

Notwithstanding subsection C of § 52-8.4, any violation of any of the following provisions of the regulations adopted pursuant to § 52-8.4 shall constitute traffic infractions as defined in § 46.2-100 and shall be eligible for designation as traffic infractions for which a pretrial waiver of appearance, plea of guilty, and fine payment may be accepted pursuant to § 16.1-69.40:1.

DESCRIPTION OF OFFENSECORRESPONDING
SECTION

OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL

REGULATIONS

(a) General Violations

Marking of motor

vehicle49 C.F.R. §
390.21

Railroad crossing/

stopping49 C.F.R. §
392.10

(b) Driver Violations

No medical examiner's

certificate49 C.F.R. §
391.41

Improper medical

examiner's

certificate49 C.F.R. §
391.43

Medical certificate

invalid49 C.F.R. §
391.43

No medical waiver49
C.F.R. § 391.49

Ill/fatigued driver49
C.F.R. § 392.3

Possess alcoholic

beverage49 C.F.R. §
392.5

Hearing aid to be worn49
C.F.R. § 391.41

Violate 10-hour rule,

15-hour rule49 C.F.R. §
395.3

Violate 60/70-hour rule
49 C.F.R. § 395.3

Logbook violation

(general)49 C.F.R. §
395.8

No logbook49 C.F.R. §

395.8 Logbook not current49
C.F.R. § 395.8

Fail to retain previous

7 days on logbook49
C.F.R. § 395.8

(c) Equipment Violations

Equipment-inspection/use
49 C.F.R. § 392.7

Emergency

equipment-inspection/use
49 C.F.R. § 392.8

Safe loading (secured)49
C.F.R. § 392.9

Brakes-inoperative or

missing49 C.F.R. §
393.40-§ 393.52

Fuel tank securement49
C.F.R. § 393.65

Fuel leak/cap49 C.F.R. §

393.67 Coupling/towing devices
49 C.F.R. § 393.70; § 393.71

Tire exceeds weight

limit 49 C.F.R. § 393.75

Bus violations49 C.F.R. §
393.89-§ 393.92

Front end structure49
C.F.R. § 393.106

Frame-cracked, loose,

sagging, broken49
C.F.R. § 393.201

Cab/body

components-defective49
C.F.R. § 393.203

Wheels/rims defective49
C.F.R. § 393.205

Suspension-defective49
C.F.R. § 393.207

Steering system-

defective49 C.F.R. §
393.209

Vehicle maintenance

(general)49 C.F.R. §
396.3

No driver vehicle

inspection report49
C.F.R. § 396.11

No periodic inspection49
C.F.R. § 396.17-§ 396.25

(d) Hazardous Materials; Driving and Parking

Fail to attend Division

1.1, 1.2, or 1.3

material49 C.F.R. §
397.5

Fail to attend other

hazardous materials

class 49 C.F.R. § 397.5

Improper parking Division

1.1, 1.2, or 1.3

material49 C.F.R. §
397.7; § 397.11

Improper parking other

hazardous materials49
C.F.R. § 397.7; § 397.11

Fail to have route plan
49 C.F.R. § 397.67

Smoking violations49
C.F.R. § 397.13

Instructions and document

violations49 C.F.R. §
397.19

1997, c. 283.

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