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2006 SESSION

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HB 180 Felonies; increase in penalty for all accessories after fact.

Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

How accessories after the fact punished; penalty. Provides that all accessories after the fact to a felony are guilty of a Class 6 felony no matter their relation to the principal. Currently, the penalty is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and family members are not deemed accessories and are not criminally liable as accessories if their assistance is to assist the principal in avoiding prosecution or punishment.

FULL TEXT

• 12/30/05  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064234410  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 12/30/05  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064234410
• 12/30/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/12/06  House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 02/15/06  House: Left in Courts of Justice