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Virginia

*click on the underlined laws for definitions

HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS NEEDED IN VIRGINIA:
Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Law
Booster Seat Law Up To Age 8
GDL - Nighttime Restriction Provision
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Killed
Mandatory BAC Test Law - Drivers Who Survive
Open Container Law

CURRENT HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS:
All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law
GDL - 6-Month Holding Period Provision
GDL - 30-50 Hours Supervised Driving Provision
GDL - Passenger Restriction Provision
Child Endangerment Law
High BAC Law
Repeat Offender Law
Sobriety Checkpoints Law

*States are credited with having laws only if their laws meet Advocates’ optimal criteria

MOTOR VEHICLE FATALITIES IN VIRGINIA IN THE YEAR 2004: 925

Click here to view the Partners for Child Passenger Safety Study in Adobe Acrobat Format.

To find more information on the highway and auto safety laws in Virginia go to http://legis.state.va.us/.

If you are interested in working with Advocates in this state, contact Jaime Alvis at jalvis@saferoads.org or 202-408-1711, extension 27.

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