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2003 SESSION

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SB 1002 Reports/records by Chief Medical Examiner admissible; civil/criminal.

Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Reports and records by Chief Medical Examiner admissible in both civil and criminal proceedings. Clarifies that reports prepared or attested to by the Chief Medical Examiner or an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, and certified reports of autopsies are admissible in both civil and criminal courts. Under current law, because § 19.2-188 is sited in the title of the Code dealing with criminal procedure, the question has been raised as to whether the word "court" includes civil courts.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 030466212  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/03  Senate: Committee substitute printed 030639500-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1002ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 030466212
• 01/08/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/03  Senate: Committee substitute printed 030639500-S1
• 02/03/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/03  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/03  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/03  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 030639500-S1
• 02/04/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 030639500-S1
• 02/04/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/05/03  House: Read first time
• 02/05/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/06/03  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/17/03  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/03  House: Read second time
• 02/19/03  House: Read third time
• 02/19/03  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1002ER)
• 03/05/03  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 459 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/26/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0459)