[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Rappahannock as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Emergencies — See Ch. 18.
[Adopted 10-2-2006]
A person convicted of violating any of the following
provisions of the Code of Virginia shall be liable for restitution
at the time of sentencing, or in a separate civil action, to the County
of Rappahannock for reasonable expenses incurred by the County for
responding law enforcement, fire-fighting, rescue and emergency services,
including by the Sheriff's office, or by any volunteer fire or rescue
squad, or by any combination of the foregoing, when providing appropriate
emergency response to any accident or incident related to such violation:
A.
The provisions of: §§ 18.2-51.4, 18.2-266,
18.2-266.1, 29.1-738, 29.1-738.02 or a similar ordinance, when such
operation of a motor vehicle while so impaired is the proximate cause
of the accident or incident;
B.
The provisions of Article 7 (§ 46.2-852
et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 46.2 relating to reckless driving,
when such reckless driving is the proximate cause of the accident
or incident;
C.
The provisions of Article 1 (§ 46.2-300
et seq.) of chapter 3 of Title 46.2 relating to driving without a
license or driving with a suspended or revoked license; and
D.
The provisions of § 46.2-894 relating to
improperly leaving the scene of an accident.
Personal liability under this article for reasonable
expenses of an appropriate emergency response shall be a flat fee
of $250. The provisions of this article shall not preempt or limit
any remedy available to the commonwealth, to the locality or to any
volunteer rescue squad to recover the reasonable expenses of an emergency
response to an accident or incident not involving impaired driving,
operation of a vehicle or other conduct as set forth herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Emergency Medical Services
Cost Recovery, adopted 5-6-2013, as amended, which immediately followed,
was repealed 1-3-2018.
