NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND CHAPTER 162, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, OF

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND CHAPTER 162, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, OF

THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY CODE

The Board of Supervisors of Rappahannock County proposes to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 162, of the Rappahannock County Code dealing with Vehicles and Traffic, which amendment reads as follows:

A person convicted of violating any of the following provisions of the Code of Virginia shall be liable for restitution at the time of sentencing, or in a separate civil action! to the County of Rappahannock for reasonable expenses incurred by the County for responding law enforcement, firefighting, rescue and emergency services, including by the sheriff s office, or by any volunteer fire or rescue squad, or by any combination of the foregoing, when providing appropriate emergency response to any accident or incident related to such violation:

I The provisions of. §§18.2-51.4, 18.2-266, 18.2-266.1,29.1-738, 29.1 -738.02 or a similar ordinance, when such operation of a motor vehicle while so impaired is the proximate cause of the accident or incident;

2. The provisions of Article 7 (§46.2-852 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 46.2 relating to reckless driving, when such reckless driving is the proximate cause of the accident or incident;

3. The provisions of Article I (§46.2-300 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 46.2 relating to driving without a license or driving with a suspended or revoked license; and

4. The provisions of §46.2-894 relating to improperly leaving the scene of an accident.

B Personal liability under this section for reasonable expenses of an appropriate emergency response shall be a flat fee of $250. The provisions of this section shall not preempt or limit any remedy available to the Commonwealth, to the locality or to any volunteer rescue squad to recover the reasonable expenses of an emergency response to an accident or incident not involving impaired driving, operation of a vehicle or other conduct as set forth herein.

The proposed amendments shall have the effect of imposing a fee payable to the County of Rappahannock upon conviction of a motorist charged with any of the violations detailed in the Code sections cited above.

A public hearing on the proposed ordinance shall be held at 7:00 PM on 6 September, 2006 in the Rappahannock County Courthouse on Gay Street in Washington, Virginia. A complete copy of the proposed ordinance it on file and available for public inspection in the office of the County Administrator on Gay Street in Washington, Virginia.