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2003 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-49.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-49.1. Violation of court order regarding custody and visitation; penalty.
A. Any person who knowingly, wrongfully and intentionally withholds a child
from the child's custodial parent either of a child's parents or other legal
guardian in a clear and significant violation of a court order respecting the
custody or visitation of such child, provided such child is withheld outside of the
Commonwealth, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
B. Any person who knowingly, wrongfully and intentionally engages in conduct
that constitutes a clear and significant violation of a court order respecting
the custody or visitation of a child is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor upon
conviction of a first offense. Any person who commits a second violation of
this section within twelve 12 months of a first conviction is guilty of a Class
2 misdemeanor, and any person who commits a third violation occurring within
twenty-four 24 months of the first conviction is guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.