Penalties
Three guides to what a Virginia hit and run costs: the felony thresholds, the three misdemeanor classes, and the consolidated fine and points table.
3 guides
"Hit and run is a felony in Virginia" is the sentence most sites open with, and it is wrong for the most common case. Va. Code § 46.2-894 makes leaving the scene a Class 5 felony where someone is injured or killed or where more than $1,000 of attended property is damaged — and a Class 1 misdemeanor where the damage is $1,000 or less. Va. Code § 46.2-900 goes further down: damage to unattended property of less than $250 is a Class 4 misdemeanor, the least serious criminal class Virginia has, and it carries three DMV demerit points.
These pages set the classes out separately, because the reader usually knows which one is on the summons. The punishment attached to each class comes from Va. Code §§ 18.2-10 and 18.2-11 and is quoted, not paraphrased.
All guides
- When a Hit and Run Is a Felony in Virginia
Felony hit and run in Virginia: Va. Code § 46.2-894 makes it a Class 5 felony for injury, death or over $1,000 of damage. Below that it is a misdemeanor.
- Hit and Run Penalties in Virginia, Class by Class
The penalty for a hit and run in Virginia, from a $250 fine under Va. Code § 46.2-900 to a Class 5 felony under § 46.2-894, with the license consequences.
- Misdemeanor Hit and Run in Virginia: The Three Classes
When a hit and run is a misdemeanor in Virginia: Class 1 under Va. Code § 46.2-894, and Class 1 or Class 4 under § 46.2-900 for unattended property.