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2001 SESSION

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HB 1649 Convicts as witnesses in civil actions.

Introduced by: Ward L. Armstrong | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Convicts as witnesses in civil actions. Allows a juvenile and domestic relations district court to issue an order to the Department of Corrections to deliver a prisoner who shall appear as a witness in an action for the termination of parental rights. This is currently allowed only for actions in circuit court. The bill will partially overrule Commonwealth v. Brown, 2000 Va. Lexis 73 (2000), which held that general district courts do not have the statutory authority to issue transportation orders for prisoners confined within a state correctional facility. The bill is narrow in scope and only applies to actions for the termination of parental rights.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/06/00 015828612  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/06/00 015828612
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/01  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/01/01  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/01  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/04/01  House: Tabled in Appropriations (27-Y 1-N)