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<br />onllnJ,a~af~~~UI 2013-20 <br />. fUJutf U "JL rlU. <br />--~~-- <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTION 22-398 <br />THEREOF PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION OF MOPEDS. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br />1. That Sections 22-398 (a) and (b) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 22-398. Mopeds, motorized push scooters; operation on certain streets and <br />highways; prohibited; penalty. <br /> <br />(a) Mopeds shall not be operated on any street, highway, or public vehicular <br />area at a speed in excess of 35 miles per hour. Any person who operates a moped at a <br />speed in excess of35 miles per hour shall be deemed, for all the purposes of this chapter, <br />to be operating a motorcycle. <br />(b) Operation of mopeds is prohibited on any Interstate Highway System <br />component. <br /> <br />2. That Section 22-398 (c) is added to the Code of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia (2006) and reads as follows: <br /> <br />(c) Violation of this subsection shall constitute a traffic infraction punishable <br />by a fine of no more than $50. <br /> <br />3. That this ordinance shall take effect on the date of its adoption. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a <br />meeting held on April 23, 2013. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />