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2005 SESSION

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SB 1232 Marine Resources Commission's Marine Police; authorized to patrol federal security zones.

Introduced by: Frank W. Wagner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Patrol of security zones.  Authorizes the Virginia Marine Resources Commission's Marine Patrol to patrol and enforce violations of federal security zones located in Virginia's tidal waters. This will enable the Marine Patrol to arrest a mariner for violation of an exclusionary zone, with the criminal case being forwarded to the U.S. Attorney for prosecution. Currently, the Marine Patrol has enforcement powers only in safety zones.  This bill has an emergency clause.


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