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Supervisors adopt local 'inattention to driving' ordinance and align county criminal code thresholds with state law

Hanover County Board of Supervisors · December 11, 2024
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Summary

After public hearings, Hanover supervisors adopted Ordinance 24‑14 establishing a local moving violation for failure to devote full time and attention to driving (fine up to $500 without points at judge's discretion), and Ordinance 24‑15 aligning county petty larceny/shoplifting thresholds and removing certain recidivism language to match recent state code changes.

County Attorney Walter presented two ordinances at the Dec. 11 meeting. Ordinance 24‑14 would add a local moving violation — failure to devote full time and attention to driving — giving judges discretion to assess fines up to $500 without adding points to…

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