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2006 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1140
Offered January 11, 2006
Prefiled January 11, 2006
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-302.1, relating to sentencing; reimbursement for payment of reward.
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Patron-- Cline
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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 a section numbered 19.2-302.1 as follows:

§ 19.2-302.1. Reimbursement for rewards.

After conviction, the court may require the defendant to reimburse any person or organization for any portion of a reward that was offered and paid for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the defendant.