Civil Remedial Fees (Virginia)
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Virginia Remedial Fees were a set of taxes enacted by the Virginia General Assembly that collected up to $3,000 for moving violations[1][2]. The taxes were enacted as the method to fund a variety of transportation projects without raising other taxes, and with the side-benefit of discouraging abusive driving. However, the taxes have been criticized for:
- being excessive
- not applying to out-of-state drivers
- applying to minor infractions like:
- failing to signal a turn
- speeding 10 mph over the limit on a 70 mph road
The taxes also became the subject of a massive Internet petition-signing effort calling for their repeal. Some legislators across the Commonwealth, aware of the intense opposition, began reversing their positions and opposing the taxes[3].
On the last day of the 2008 legislative session, March 8, the Virginia General Assembly passed a repeal of these taxes. The taxes collected to date will be refunded.[4] At 10:15 p.m., at least 10 Republican State Senators refused to vote for the repeal legislation, which would prevent the repeal taking effect as soon as the Governor signs the bill. However, at 10:25 p.m., the Republicans requested a revote, and it passed 37-3, which will allow an immediate effective date.[5]
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