Reckless driving

[3] Other than in the New York City Criminal Court, an adult defendant has a right to a jury trial for all misdemeanors, including reckless driving.

(2) The use of the term recklessly in this section is as defined in ORS 161.085 (Definitions with respect to culpability).

(3) The offense described in this section, reckless driving, is a Class A misdemeanor and is applicable upon any premises open to the public.

[7] Reckless driving also results in DMV penalties, such as points and license suspension.

The conviction is not indexed in the National Crime Information Center nor is it reported to the Virginia Central Criminal Records Exchange.

[9] However, the conviction is indexed in the Virginia General District Court Online Case Information System and is added to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) record for 11 years, and six demerit points are applied.

This potential reduction in level of offense is only available at trial, as a law enforcement officer can only write a traffic ticket or summons for reckless driving, they do not have the ability to write a ticket for improper driving.

Violation of the provisions of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to three hundred sixty-four days and by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.