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Virginia Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles §

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Va. Code § 46.2-943 - Court or jury may consider defendant's prior traffic record before sentencing. The term "traffic offense" when used in this section shall mean any moving traffic violation described or enumerated in subdivisions A 1 and 2 of § 46.2-382 , whether such violation was committed within or outside the Commonwealth according to the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles. The term "prior traffic record" when used in this section shall mean the record of prior suspensions and

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