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The REAL I.D. Driver’s License
Virginians should obtain a REAL ID from their local DMV on or before October 1, 2021 if they wish to continue using their driver’s license for identification purposes to fly on a commercial airline, enter a military facility, enter a nuclear facility, or to enter a...
Driver Privilege Card for Undocumented Workers
Effective January 1, 2021, Virginia Code section 46.2-328.3 was amended, in part, to say: “Upon application of any person who does not meet the requirements for a driver’s license or permit under subsection A or B of 46.2-328.1, the Department may issue to the...
Gambling in Virginia
For centuries, certain religions have preached against the evils of gambling. They claim that gambling leads to addiction and the squandering of needed resources that would otherwise be used to take care of one’s family. They claim that gambling addiction...
Virginia Driver’s License Suspensions
Prior to July 1, 2019 if you failed to pay your Virginia court fines then your driver’s license was suspended. The purpose of this draconian law was to coerce people to pay their court fines by threatening their livelihood. Essentially, failure to pay court fines took...
New Minimum Wage Laws in Virginia… Good for Some, Maybe Not for Others
For many years, the federal minimum wage has been set at $7.25 per hour. Over the last few years, across the country, states and large corporations have been voluntarily increasing their starting wages, perhaps in anticipation of the law changing. There have been hot...
Elimination of the Jury Penalty in Virginia
For over 220 years Virginia law called for juries to sentence criminal defendants if the defendant elected to have a jury trial. If the defendant chooses to have a trial by judge, then the judge would sentence the defendant upon being found guilty. In Virginia, like...
Downgrading of Minor Traffic Offenses in Virginia
In a special legislative session in late 2020 the Virginia Assembly passed a series of laws that will make it so that a police officer will not be able to stop a vehicle for certain minor traffic violations. These new laws will become effective on March 1, 2021....
Virginia Bans No-Knock Warrants
In late 2020, the Virginia Governor signed into law a bill that prohibited the use of no-knock warrants. This law came into being after Breonna Taylor was tragically shot and killed by an officer who entered her home without first announcing that he was...
So, You Want to Open a Marijuana Dispensary in Virginia?
By 1930 most states had criminalized the possession of marijuana. In 1970 the federal government outlawed all cannabis use. Nearly 100 years later, in 2020, the Virginia Assembly essentially decriminalized the personal use of marijuana by reducing the penalty to a...
Virginia’s New Gun Control Laws
Virginia passed several new gun control laws in 2020. Some of those laws include: Virginia Code section 18.2-308.2:5 was amended to add the requirement of a background check on all firearm sales. Virginia Code section 19.2-152.14 created an Emergency Substantial Risk...
Categories
The REAL I.D. Driver’s License
Virginians should obtain a REAL ID from their local DMV on or before October 1, 2021 if they wish to continue using their driver’s license for identification purposes to fly on a commercial airline, enter a military facility, enter a nuclear facility, or to enter a...
Driver Privilege Card for Undocumented Workers
Effective January 1, 2021, Virginia Code section 46.2-328.3 was amended, in part, to say: “Upon application of any person who does not meet the requirements for a driver’s license or permit under subsection A or B of 46.2-328.1, the Department may issue to the...
Gambling in Virginia
For centuries, certain religions have preached against the evils of gambling. They claim that gambling leads to addiction and the squandering of needed resources that would otherwise be used to take care of one’s family. They claim that gambling addiction...
Virginia Driver’s License Suspensions
Prior to July 1, 2019 if you failed to pay your Virginia court fines then your driver’s license was suspended. The purpose of this draconian law was to coerce people to pay their court fines by threatening their livelihood. Essentially, failure to pay court fines took...
New Minimum Wage Laws in Virginia… Good for Some, Maybe Not for Others
For many years, the federal minimum wage has been set at $7.25 per hour. Over the last few years, across the country, states and large corporations have been voluntarily increasing their starting wages, perhaps in anticipation of the law changing. There have been hot...
Elimination of the Jury Penalty in Virginia
For over 220 years Virginia law called for juries to sentence criminal defendants if the defendant elected to have a jury trial. If the defendant chooses to have a trial by judge, then the judge would sentence the defendant upon being found guilty. In Virginia, like...
Downgrading of Minor Traffic Offenses in Virginia
In a special legislative session in late 2020 the Virginia Assembly passed a series of laws that will make it so that a police officer will not be able to stop a vehicle for certain minor traffic violations. These new laws will become effective on March 1, 2021....
Virginia Bans No-Knock Warrants
In late 2020, the Virginia Governor signed into law a bill that prohibited the use of no-knock warrants. This law came into being after Breonna Taylor was tragically shot and killed by an officer who entered her home without first announcing that he was...
So, You Want to Open a Marijuana Dispensary in Virginia?
By 1930 most states had criminalized the possession of marijuana. In 1970 the federal government outlawed all cannabis use. Nearly 100 years later, in 2020, the Virginia Assembly essentially decriminalized the personal use of marijuana by reducing the penalty to a...
Virginia’s New Gun Control Laws
Virginia passed several new gun control laws in 2020. Some of those laws include: Virginia Code section 18.2-308.2:5 was amended to add the requirement of a background check on all firearm sales. Virginia Code section 19.2-152.14 created an Emergency Substantial Risk...