Legal Question in Traffic Law in Virginia

I was charged with reckless driving in Henrico County Virginia last year. I went to court and the judge told me to go to safe driving school and the charges would be dropped. I did not complete the course in the allotted time. Ignorant of the severity of a reckless driving charge in Virginia I did not press the issue or ask for more time to complete the course. I was given a $250 fine which I payed. It was not until I was applying for a job a few months later that I found out the charge was a misdemeanor rather than a simple traffic violation. I would rater not be labeled a criminal because of my stupidity an unfamiliarity with the law. Is there anything that can be done now?


Asked on 7/12/10, 4:59 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

No, I would very much doubt it. (See Va. Code Sec. 19.2-392.2 et seq. which explains that the Virginia expungement statute basically applies only to those

who have not been convicted of a crime.)

And, yes, reckless driving in the Commonwealth is classified

as not just any misdemeanor but is in fact a Class 1 misdemeanor offense.

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Answered on 7/12/10, 8:30 pm


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