Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity Does Not Bar Request Seeking to Delcare Civil Remedial Fees Unconstitutional

In the case of Minter v. Commonwealth, a Roanoke County Circuit judge holds that the doctrine of sovereign immunity does not bar a request for a declaratory judgment on the constitutionality of Va. Code § 46.2-206.1, which established civil remedial fees for reckless driving as part of a $3 billion package to finance state roads. 

Commentary: This really isn’t a family law issue, but the civil remedial fees have been a concern of my clients so I felt that it would be appropriate to include information about what is being done to prevent their imposition.