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- HB 13 Stalking; enhanced penalty if victim is a minor.
- HB 34 Sexual offenses against children; person over 18 guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor with child under 13.
- HB 49 Utility easements; conveyance thereof subject to condition is void if not used within 20 years.
- HB 80 Zoning ordinance violation; action on which lis pendens is based.
- HB 91 Driver's license; penalty for driving without.
- HB 93 Public defenders; permits county or city offices to supplement compensation thereof.
- HB 105 Courts of Justice Committees; appointment of designees by chairmen.
- HB 113 Disregarding signal to stop; endangerment of operation of law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- HB 131 Child-restraint devices in motor vehicles; penalties if convicted two or more times.
- HB 151 Name change; proof that applicant is citizen of United States.
- HB 159 Stolen goods; person guilty of larceny if knowledge of property buying or receiving is stolen.
- HB 160 Larceny; punishment for using emergency exit to exit premises.
- HB 161 Traffic crimes; mandatory minimum fines.
- HB 172 Insurance liability; disclosure of limits prior to filing a lawsuit.
- HB 181 Juror information; court may in criminal trial issue an order regulating disclosure thereof.
- HB 221 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; duty of landlord and managing agent for visible mold.
- HB 222 Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; right to confront and cross-examine witnesses.
- HB 223 Sex offenders; prohibiting proximity to children.
- HB 224 Driving while intoxicated; elimination of requirement that intoxicant be self-administered.
- HB 264 Service of process; mail to address as shown on official tax records.
- HB 267 Involuntary admission; court determines petitioner is indigent, court shall appoint counsel.
- HB 282 Parentage proceedings; circuit courts, etc. have concurrent jurisdiction.
- HB 312 Miscarriage or stillbirth; unintentional cause thereof.
- HB 334 Cats; Class 5 felony to steal.
- HB 402 Involuntary commitment petition; dismissal or withdrawal.
- HB 403 Health care providers; those responding to disaster immune from liability.
- HB 408 Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices involving residential real property.
- HB 410 Appointment of counsel; indigent defendants.
- HB 412 Decedents' estates; priority of debts.
- HB 429 Abortion; forced or coerced prohibited, penalty.
- HB 433 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for three or more offenses of driving without valid license.
- HB 436 Arrest or summons; charge for misdemeanor at discretion of law-enforcement officer.
- HB 461 Bond; conditions of release without.
- HB 496 Crimes by Gangs Act; definition of predicate criminal act .
- HB 499 Involuntary commitment; establishes new standard for outpatient commitment.
- HB 501 Medical malpractice; definition of professional services.
- HB 521 Mechanics' lien; those against vehicles owned by active duty members of military.
- HB 527 Juveniles; retention of fingerprints for those given deferred disposition in criminal case.
- HB 536 Court-appointed counsel; compensation in district court for those defending juvenile offenders.
- HB 557 Witnesses; provisions applicable to those in criminal as well as civil cases.
- HB 559 Emergency custody orders, temporary detention orders, and involuntary commitment; criteria.
- HB 560 Commitment hearing; community services board representative, treating physician, etc. to attend.
- HB 567 Sexual offenses; those convicted prohibited entry onto school property.
- HB 573 Visitation, supervised;restrictions and conditions necessary to minimize any risk of harm to child.
- HB 574 Child sexual offenses; creates number of new crimes labeled indecent liberties with children.
- HB 576 Mental health records; health provider shall disclose information to provide care, etc. of minor.
- HB 582 Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing.
- HB 583 Emergency custody orders; extension of time.
- HB 584 Nurses, licensed; presumption of knowledge of statewide standard of care.
- HB 586 Appellate court; remand of bail appeal.
- HB 590 Predicate criminal act; adds simple larceny of motor vehicle to list.
- HB 597 Marriage, subsequent; effect thereof to child over 14 years of age.
- HB 616 Malpractice actions; limitations.
- HB 622 Sexual offender; prohibited from residing within 500 feet of public park in proximity to children.
- HB 644 Master Settlement Agreement; enforcement requirements for tobacco product manufacturers.
- HB 656 Animal protection and fighting; broadens penalty.
- HB 682 Detention center incarceration program; placement of defendant with Department of Corrections.
- HB 708 Temporary detention orders; admission as evidence.
- HB 710 Self defense and defense of others; person occupying dwelling may justify when unlawful entry.
- HB 713 Protective orders, preliminary; court to extend if respondent fails to appear at hearing.
- HB 715 Arrest; resetting of bail or amending bail set.
- HB 716 Disorderly conduct; removes certain proviso.
- HB 717 Child or spousal support cases; posting of bonds.
- HB 719 Underage drinking and driving; penalty.
- HB 729 Marriage license; marriage record prepared includes portion of social security number of each party.
- HB 753 Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN); protective order information sent thereto, expiration.
- HB 766 Fraudulent academic credentials; misdemeanor to use to obtain employment, promotion, etc.
- HB 783 Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
- HB 815 Voluntary admission; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
- HB 817 Judges; increases number in various general district courts.
- HB 818 Judges; increases number in circuit court.
- HB 830 Sex offender; affidavit as evidence when failure to register.
- HB 835 Firearms; misdemeanor to possess, etc. if mentally incompetent.
- HB 882 Administrative orders; collection of interest.
- HB 891 Driver's license; discretionary arrest for third offense of driving on suspended license.
- HB 902 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; registration procedures.
- HB 903 Magistrates; reforms system by transferring appointment and supervisory responsibilities.
- HB 917 Clerk's office; preservation of papers.
- HB 931 Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty.
- HB 932 Firearms; reckless handling, penalty.
- HB 933 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
- HB 938 Involuntary commitment hearings; petitioner right to appeal.
- HB 939 Involuntary commitment order; detainee may petition court to transfer to outpatient treatment.
- HB 941 Search warrants; allows an affidavit to be delivered by facsimile after it is certified.
- HB 945 Court of Appeals; en banc hearings.
- HB 947 Homeowners foreclosure protection; Attorney General may enforce violations.
- HB 949 Slayer statute; insurance company not liable for policies acquired by slayer of decedent.
- HB 952 Insanity plea; time period for notice.
- HB 953 Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement.
- HB 956 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; physical evidence recovery kit examinations reimbursements.
- HB 964 Sex offender registry; penalty for failure to register.
- HB 965 Victims Compensation Fund; amends definition to include stalking victims.
- HB 971 Identity theft; notice of database breach.
- HB 990 Pyramid promotional schemes; definition thereof, penalty.
- HB 995 Unlawful filming of another; guilty of Class 6 felony.
- HB 996 Felony, violent; presumption of no bail upon conviction.
- HB 1007 Fusion Intelligence Center; confidentiality and immunity from service of process.
- HB 1042 Homestead deeds; previous filings.
- HB 1043 Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.
- HB 1044 Sex Offenders and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration requirements.
- HB 1052 Identity theft; notice of database breach.
- HB 1106 Circuit court clerks; clarifies issues regarding electronic filing & recording of land records, etc.
- HB 1126 Abortion or miscarriage; intent to destroy unborn child, penalty.
- HB 1133 Deed of trust or mortgage; reduces time in which one may enforce.
- HB 1136 Jury; sentencing proceeding after conviction.
- HB 1144 Temporary detention order; magistrate may consider recommendation of examining physician, etc.
- HB 1147 Controlled substances; nonresident pharmacies reporting and approval requirements.
- HB 1149 Recreation facilities; locality may establish trails for all-terrain vehicles, etc.
- HB 1178 Forgery; penalty.
- HB 1179 Assault & battery; admission to bail person committing second or subsequent offense against family.
- HB 1181 Conservators of the peace, special; circuit court judge required to appoint.
- HB 1182 Predicate criminal act; adds grand larceny thereas for gang membership.
- HB 1186 Incompetent defendants; dismissal of charges when charged with nonviolent misdemeanor.
- HB 1187 Reckless driving; penalty for person convicted.
- HB 1205 Diversion center incarceration program; placement of defendant with Department of Corrections.
- HB 1207 Serious juvenile offenders; those convicted as an adult to gain earned sentence credits.
- HB 1241 Credit card theft; person who uses, possesses, etc. card of another without cardholder's consent.
- HB 1254 Juvenile records; intake officer to report to Bureau of Immigration & Customs if in U.S. illegally.
- HB 1258 Juvenile records; notification of expungement.
- HB 1264 Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act; licensing standards.
- HB 1294 Good Samaritan statute; immunity extends to those providing care at location for screening, etc.
- HB 1298 Contractors; shall not knowingly employ unauthorized alien.
- HB 1302 Incident management; makes several changes to law in order to increase effectiveness & efficiency.
- HB 1313 Unclaimed property; credit union accounts.
- HB 1315 Informed consent for abortion; ultrasound required before performing to determine gestation age.
- HB 1320 Public road easements; maintenance of certain roads not abandoned.
- HB 1328 Stalking; enhanced penalties.
- HB 1362 Misuse of public assets; penalty.
- HB 1363 Trademarks and service marks; registration and protection, penalties.
- HB 1366 Probation; waiver of fourth amendment rights as condition.
- HB 1368 Judges, substitute or retired; increases per diem compensation.
- HB 1382 Social Services, Department of; nonattorney employees to complete, sign, and file petitions, etc.
- HB 1384 Grand jurors; impartial and disinterest in outcome required when selecting.
- HB 1395 Sexual assault; Dept. of State Police, etc. establish policies for responding to crimes involving.
- HB 1407 Restricted driver's license; issuance to operate motor vehicle during period of suspension
- HB 1426 Juvenile and domestic relations district court; recording courtroom proceedings.
- HB 1439 School employees; school board to develop policies to address complaints of sexual abuse thereby.
- HB 1442 Ignition interlock limitations; persons with restricted license not to operate certain vehicles.
- HB 1481 Contractors on school property; may request waiver from disqualification of providing services.
- HB 1489 Foster care plan; eliminates requirement for child placed out of his home be filed by public agency.
- HB 1491 Temporary detention order; shall not exceed 96 hours.
- HB 1499 Legal aid services; increases fees collected by court therefor.
- HB 1520 Sentencing order; creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for failing to comply.
- HB 1530 Foster children; placement of siblings together.
- HB 1542 District court employees; certain localities may supplement salaries.
- HB 1556 Unborn child pain information; requires doctors to offer to anesthetize fetus prior to abortion.
- HB 1568 Transfer of juveniles; consider after-discovered evidence not considered during transfer hearing.
- SB 1 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.
- SB 26 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act; adds organized dogfighting as qualifying offense.
- SB 46 Parentage proceedings; circuit courts, etc. have concurrent jurisdiction.
- SB 67 Inpatient treatment; parental admission of minors incapable of giving consent.
- SB 68 Involuntary commitment petition; dismissal or withdrawal.
- SB 81 Emergency custody; who may accept custody.
- SB 95 Pyramid promotional schemes; definition thereof, penalty.
- SB 112 District court employees; local salary supplements.
- SB 113 Driver's license; penalty for driving without.
- SB 114 Sex Offenders and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration requirements.
- SB 118 Notarial certificates; removes requirement that wording appear on same page as signature.
- SB 123 Evidence; destruction of trial exhibits.
- SB 142 Involuntary commitment hearings; recordings.
- SB 153 Community service landscaping program; VDOT Commissioner to establish.
- SB 164 Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.
- SB 171 Adoption; former adoptive parent who stood in loco parentis may petition to adopt child.
- SB 173 Domestic violence cases; retention of records.
- SB 178 Judges; increases number in circuit court.
- SB 179 Judges; increases number in various general district courts.
- SB 180 Clerk's office; preservation of papers.
- SB 188 Military Parents Equal Protection Act; created.
- SB 212 Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; right to confront witnesses.
- SB 216 Voluntary admission; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
- SB 221 Reckless driving; penalty for person convicted.
- SB 222 Firearms; possession by persons who committed felonies while juveniles.
- SB 225 Appellate court; remand of bail appeal.
- SB 226 Firearms; answering mental health questions on consent form required when purchasing, etc.
- SB 229 Search warrants; allows an affidavit to be delivered by facsimile after it is certified.
- SB 232 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; duty of landlord and managing agent for visible mold.
- SB 241 School employees; school board to develop policies to address complaints of sexual abuse thereby.
- SB 244 Magistrates; reforms system by transferring appointment and supervisory responsibilities.
- SB 246 Involuntary commitment; establishes new standards for outpatient commitment.
- SB 247 Involuntary commitment of minors; appointment of counsel and guardians ad litem.
- SB 248 Circuit and district courts; use by Virginia State Bar of additional fees.
- SB 276 Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing.
- SB 309 Restricted driver's license; issuance to operate motor vehicle during period of suspension
- SB 312 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; physical evidence recovery kit examinations reimbursements.
- SB 313 Child support; exemption for parents who are imprisoned for life.
- SB 328 Divorce; order shall be mailed and posted on courthouse door of nonresident defendant.
- SB 330 Custody and visitation cases; admissibility of mental health care records.
- SB 336 Temporary detention order; encryption of medical records not required.
- SB 345 Conditional release; voluntary admission to a state hospital.
- SB 350 Misuse of public assets; penalty.
- SB 368 Disregarding signal to stop; endangerment of operation of law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- SB 380 Incompetent defendants; dismissal of charges when charged with nonviolent misdemeanor.
- SB 427 Zoning ordinance violation; action on which lis pendens is based.
- SB 439 Human immunodeficiency virus, etc.; testing of persons charged with crime against women.
- SB 441 Crime victims and witnesses; prohibits inquiry of immigration status.
- SB 450 Slayer statute; insurance company not liable for policies acquired by slayer of decedent.
- SB 451 Diversion center incarceration program; placement of defendant with Department of Corrections.
- SB 506 Arrest; resetting of bail or amending bail set.
- SB 517 Contractors; shall not knowingly employ unauthorized alien.
- SB 522 Law-enforcement officer; assault and battery against, penalty.
- SB 540 Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN); protective order information sent thereto, expiration.
- SB 544 Master Settlement Agreement; makes several changes to enhance criminal enforcement activities.
- SB 545 Master Settlement Agreement; regulation of cigarette manufacturers.
- SB 549 Identity theft & etc.; multijurisdictional grand jury may investigate.
- SB 553 Appointment of counsel; indigent defendants.
- SB 560 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
- SB 562 Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty.
- SB 563 Civil cases; time limit for those held under advisement.
- SB 566 Circuit and district courts; withdrawal of appeals.
- SB 577 Trademarks and service marks; registration and protection, penalties.
- SB 590 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; person may petition circuit court about registration.
- SB 592 Animal protection and fighting; broadens penalty.
- SB 602 Medical malpractice; definition of professional services.
- SB 605 Court of Appeals; en banc hearings.
- SB 608 Crimes; effect of subsequent marriage to child over 14 years of age.
- SB 609 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- SB 610 Court-appointed counsel; compensation in district court for those defending juvenile offenders.
- SB 611 Detention center incarceration program; placement of defendant with Department of Corrections.
- SB 618 Petit larceny; person who is convicted for second time must undergo substance abuse screening.
- SB 620 Mentally retarded; replaces term with intellectually disabled.
- SB 621 Notaries public; clarifies provisions relating to adoption of electronic notarization, etc.
- SB 622 Circuit court clerks; clarifies issues regarding electronic filing & recording of land records, etc.
- SB 623 Illegal aliens; presumption of no bail for those charged with certain crimes.
- SB 633 Prisoners; notification of child support payments.
- SB 634 Public defenders; permits county or city offices to supplement compensation thereof.
- SB 657 Health care providers; those responding to disaster immune from liability.
- SB 678 Drug Treatment Court Act; authorized drug treatment court for Tazewell County.
- SB 679 Forest firefighting by localities or volunteer fire or rescue; recovery of costs.
- SB 699 Computation of time; when statute of limitations ends on Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, etc.
- SB 735 Decedents' estates; priority of debts.
- SB 772 Conditions of bond; court may bar person in elected office from returning to constitutional office.
- SB 773 Identity theft; statute of limitations.
- SB 775 Drug Treatment Court Act; authorized drug treatment court, etc. for Franklin County.
- SB 782 Illegal aliens; corporate existence terminated involuntarily for employing.
- SB 786 Sexual assault; Dept. of State Police, etc. establish policies for responding to crimes involving.
- SB 788 Social Services, Department of; nonattorney employees to complete, sign, file petitions & motions.
- SB 793 Oath of office; person elected to State office make oath before notary if in US Armed Forces.