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HOUSE BILL NO. 498 Offered January 14, 2004 Prefiled January 13, 2004 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-32.2, relating to killing an unborn child; penalty. ---------- Patrons-- Kilgore and O'Bannon ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-32.2 as follows:

§ 18.2-32.2. Killing an unborn child; penalty.

Any person who maliciously, willfully, deliberately, unlawfully and with premeditation kills the fetus of another is guilty of a Class 2 felony.

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 is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.