Sanciones por violaciones en regulaciones de transporte en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si rompes las reglas sobre el transporte en Virginia, puedes ser multado. Las multas son más altas si vuelves a romper las reglas. Cada día que rompes una regla cuenta como una falta diferente.

Es como cuando en casa no sigues las reglas de limpieza. Si tu mamá te dice que limpies y no lo haces, te pone un castigo. Si lo repites, el castigo se vuelve más severo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un negocio de transporte y no presenta los informes que debe a la autoridad. La primera vez que lo descubre, le ponen una multa de $500. Si vuelve a hacerlo, la multa podría ser mucho más alta, llegando hasta $5,000.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-2011.22 - Violation; criminal penalties. A. Any person knowingly and willfully violating any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation thereunder, or any term or condition of any certificate, permit, or license, for which a penalty is not otherwise herein provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $2,500 for the first offense and not more than $5,000 for any subsequent offense. Each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense. B. Any person, whether carrier, TNC broker, broker, or any officer, employee, agent, or representative thereof, or a TNC partner, who knowingly and willfully by any such means or otherwise fraudulently seeks to evade or defeat regulation as in this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500 for the first offense and not more than $2,000 for any subsequent offense. C. Any motor carrier, TNC broker, broker, or excursion train operator or any officer, agent, employee, or representative thereof, or a TNC partner, who willfully fails or refuses to make a report to the Department as required by this chapter or to keep accounts, records, and memoranda in the form and manner approved or prescribed by the Department, or knowingly and willfully falsifies, destroys, mutilates, or alters any such report, account, record, or memorandum, or knowingly and willfully files any false report, account, record, or memorandum, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be subject for each offense to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $5,000. 2001, c. 596 ; 2002, c. 861 ; 2015, cc. 2 , 3 ; 2017, c. 635 .