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2004 SESSION

046513236
HOUSE BILL NO. 192
Offered January 14, 2004
Prefiled January 6, 2004
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01 a section numbered 8.01-44.6, relating to personal injury actions.
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Patron-- Black
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01 a section numbered 8.01-44.6 as follows:

§ 8.01-44.6. No action for personal injury resulting from commission of felony.

Upon a motion supported by an affidavit or other evidence, a court shall dismiss with prejudice any action to recover damages for injuries suffered by a person who, at the time he sustained the personal injuries, was engaged in the commission of a felony.