[freespirited]

All defendants must pay the fines, but the "abuser fees," as Del. David B. Albo (R-Fairfax) calls them, are part of the state licensing fees and cannot be imposed on out-of-state drivers. . . Albo and Del. Thomas D. Rust (R-Fairfax), who co-sponsored the fee legislation ..

Unbelievable. Two GOP legislators are the sponsors.

I suspect that what we have here are a couple of lawyers from Northern Virginia who make so much money they have lost touch with the typical Virginian and have no concept of what a thousand bucks is to the average state resident.

[DeaconBenjamin2]

I suspect that what we have here are a couple of lawyers from Northern Virginia who make so much money they have lost touch with the typical Virginian and have no concept of what a thousand bucks is to the average state resident.

Albo was a prosecutor; I don't know if he still is.