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2003 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 16.1-253.2 and 18.2-60.4 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16.1-253.2. Violation of provisions of protective orders; penalty.
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates any
provision of a protective order issued pursuant to §§ 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1,
16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.14, 16.1-279.1 or subsection B of § 20-103, which
prohibits such person from going or remaining upon land, buildings or premises
or from further acts of family abuse, or which prohibits contacts between the
respondent and the respondent's family or household member as the court deems
appropriate shall be is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the
person shall be sentenced to a term of confinement and in no case shall the entire term imposed be
suspended. Upon conviction, the court shall, in addition to the sentence
imposed, enter a protective order pursuant to § 16.1-279.1 for a specified
period not exceeding two years from the date of conviction.
§ 18.2-60.4. Violation of stalking protective orders; penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of a protective order issued pursuant to §§ 19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9 or § 19.2-152.10 is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Conviction hereunder shall bar a finding of contempt for the same act. Upon conviction, the court shall, in addition to the sentence imposed, enter a protective order pursuant to § 19.2-152.10 for a specified period not exceeding two years from the date of conviction.