CHAPTER 159

An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-197 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to suspension of license upon conviction of violation of laws establish-
ing maximum speed.

[H 219]

Approved March 3, 1960

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

te That § 46.1-197 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted as
ollows:

§ 46.1-197. When any person shall be * convicted for the second and
each subsequent time within the period of one year of violating any law of
this State which designates the maximum speed limit for the operation of
motor vehicles and the judge or jury shall find in each case that such per-
son exceeded the prescribed speed limit by more than five miles per hour,
then in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the operator’s
permit of such person * shall be suspended for a period of sixty days.
Nothing contained in this section shall apply to speed violations which
occur in cities and towns. Nor shall the provisions of this section apply
in any case unless the applicable legal speed limit is forty-five miles per
hour or more. In case of conviction the court or judge shall require the
delivery of the operator’s permit to the court, where it shall be held in
accordance with § 46.1-425. The provisions of §§ 46.1-418 and 46.1-438
shall not apply to any person whose license is revoked under the provisions
of this section.