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- HB 1619 Distribution of handbills in highway right-of-way; grants City of Falls Church, etc. to prohibit.
- HB 1639 Human beings, preborn; constitutional right to enjoyment of life from moment of fertilization.
- HB 1640 Deeds & deeds of trust; when corporation, etc., is grantee deed or trust must contain certain names.
- HB 1655 Firearms; award of court costs, etc., to entity that prevails in action challenging locality.
- HB 1657 Appointment of guardian/conservator; when court hearing petition therefor, spouse may be appointed.
- HB 1668 Garnishment; exemption for parent who supports dependent child or children residing with him.
- HB 1670 Fines and costs; waiver of payment of interest for incarcerated persons.
- HB 1683 Checks; additional recovery if stop-payment order placed in bad faith.
- HB 1688 Deed of trust; additional requirements applicable to foreclosures, notices, and reinstatement right.
- HB 1689 Illegal aliens; fraudulently assisting, penalty.
- HB 1693 Driving under influence; mandatory punishment when concentration is elevated above certain amount.
- HB 1695 Driving without a license; person may be placed under arrest if previously convicted of offense.
- HB 1698 Scrap metal processors; adds catalytic converters to list of proprietary articles.
- HB 1711 Civil immunity for charitable food donation & distribution; exemption from civil liability in cases.
- HB 1745 Victim witness fee; increases fee in criminal cases.
- HB 1753 Judges; if convicted of felony, etc., and all apeal rights terminated, his next term shall expire.
- HB 1754 Unlawful use of filling, etc. in containers; Class 3 misdemeanor to evacuate liquid petroleum gas.
- HB 1755 Death penalty; abolished for all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2009.
- HB 1764 Battery of teacher, principal, etc.; increases mandatory minimum term of person convicted thereof.
- HB 1776 Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; broker duties and liability.
- HB 1781 Juvenile records; allows Department of Juvenile Justice to share information with law enforcement.
- HB 1785 Disclosure requirements; adds to list of exceptions.
- HB 1796 Unsolicited bulk electronic mail; penalty.
- HB 1797 Unsolicited bulk electronic mail (spam); penalty.
- HB 1798 Rental agreement; early termination by military personnel.
- HB 1801 Conservators of peace, special; those employed by locality authorized to use flashing blue lights.
- HB 1804 Judges and justices; General Assembly to approve those retired for recall as substitutes.
- HB 1805 Ignition interlock; operation of motor vehicle without, penalty.
- HB 1806 Disorderly conduct; conduct punishable thereas.
- HB 1807 Marijuana; illegal to transport into State unless authorized under Drug Control Act, penalty.
- HB 1811 Deferred disposition; allows court to defer & dismiss any criminal case other than Class 4 felonies.
- HB 1812 Questioning employees about criminal convictions; prohibits employer from asking about certain.
- HB 1813 Criminal conviction; expungement of record upon showing opportunities for employment are prejudiced.
- HB 1815 Questioning employees about criminal convictions; prohibits employer from asking about certain.
- HB 1821 Concealed handguns; prohibited from carrying onto premises of restaurants and consuming alcohol.
- HB 1822 Handguns; exempts permit holders from prohibition against carrying onto school property.
- HB 1841 Extortion; person who extorts money, etc., by threatening to report another as illegally present.
- HB 1842 Emergency protective order; authority of magistrate or judge to issue in cases of sexual battery.
- HB 1843 Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; changes including access to sealed records, etc.
- HB 1845 Remote access to land records; Prince William County may establish a pilot program assessing fee.
- HB 1850 Medical examiner reports; admissibility of contents in any preliminary hearing.
- HB 1857 Protective orders; issuance upon conviction in cases of family abuse.
- HB 1859 Elected or appointed officials; limit attorney-issued subpoenas unless subject matter is unrelated.
- HB 1860 Impoundment of motor vehicle; provides if person driving without license was previously convicted.
- HB 1862 Sex offender registry; failure to register is Class 6 felony.
- HB 1865 Chief judges of district & circuit courts; authority for recalling judges for duty after retirement.
- HB 1866 Court-established community service programs; court shall establish.
- HB 1867 Jury costs; plaintiff who requests trial in civil case shall be assessed.
- HB 1868 Driving under influence of alcohol; clarifies punishment for underage drinking.
- HB 1869 Boiler inspections; extends protection of civil immunity to agents, etc., authorized to conduct.
- HB 1874 Magistrates; issuance of felony arrest warrants.
- HB 1876 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits use of text messaging while driving certain vehicle.
- HB 1888 Writ of fieri facias; repeals statutory mandate that every officer endorse thereon date & time.
- HB 1897 Visitation, supervised; contact between parent & child that occurs with court-approved supervisor.
- HB 1899 Jury commissioners; changes date which judge of circuit court may appoint jury commissioners.
- HB 1908 Assault and battery of family/household member; court to order person to obtain certain services.
- HB 1909 Funerals and burials; designation of persons authorized to make decisions.
- HB 1913 Child support; court shall recalculate obligation of obligor who is incarcerated.
- HB 1929 Decedent's account balance; increases amount thereof to be paid to spouse or other distributees.
- HB 1944 Succession; determination of parent-child relationship in determining rights to property.
- HB 1946 Case and financial management systems; Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court responsible for.
- HB 1954 Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant.
- HB 1963 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; condition of registration.
- HB 1968 Sentencing order; failing to comply.
- HB 1979 Stalking; penalty when person commits second offense within 5 years.
- HB 1983 Governor-declared emergency; provides civil immunity for private & charitable organizations.
- HB 1984 Physicians and patients; eliminates limiting patient's health information introduced at trial .
- HB 1989 Civil immunity; officers and directors of certain local civic league or community organizations.
- HB 1999 Parental liability; damage to property or injury to person by minor.
- HB 2016 Abduction and kidnapping; definition.
- HB 2021 Driving without license; motor vehicle impounded if previously convicted of certain offenses.
- HB 2035 Life expectancy table; changes table's figures that represent continued life expectancy.
- HB 2038 Judgments; limitations on enforcement of certain.
- HB 2041 Ignition interlock limitations; person convicted of DUI required to have device on first offense.
- HB 2045 Students, full-time; exemption from jury service while classes are in session.
- HB 2049 Removal of public official; no person who signs petition for removal of shall be liable for costs.
- HB 2054 Novelty cigarette lighters; prohibiting purchase, distribution, etc. to persons under age of 18.
- HB 2057 Health care providers; expands list of expressions of sympathy that are not admissible.
- HB 2080 Landlord and tenant laws; landlord to give same notice to tenant for application of insecticides.
- HB 2087 Alcoholic beverages; Class 3 misdemeanor when person permits underage person to consume.
- HB 2107 Public use; definition thereof.
- HB 2108 Electronic video and audio communication, two-way; if available for a hearing, judge shall use.
- HB 2121 Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment.
- HB 2131 Gang-free zones; established on certain types of public and private property upon petition.
- HB 2136 Misdemeanor arrest or summons; gives law-enforcement officer choice of issuing summons & releasing.
- HB 2156 Involuntary commitment hearing; upon request, district court judge, etc. may restrict attendance.
- HB 2160 Post-adoption contact and communication; establishes procedures between birth parents, etc.
- HB 2164 Mechanics' liens; standards & procedures for abandoned vehicle, storage and repair of motor vehicle.
- HB 2179 Trials; credit for time spent in confinement discretionary with court.
- HB 2189 Disposal of dead body; prohibited, increases from Class 1 misdemeanor to Class 6 felony.
- HB 2226 Prisoner Litigation Reform Act; court serve Office of Attorney General with motion for judgement.
- HB 2228 Juveniles; restitution payments paid thereby.
- HB 2229 Retirement plan; no person acting as trustee or custodian with respect thereto may exercise setoff.
- HB 2239 Compulsory training standards; persons designated to provide courthouse security.
- HB 2245 Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant.
- HB 2261 Consumer Protection Act; foreclosure rescues.
- HB 2262 Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; authorizes SCC to request Attorney General to investigate violation.
- HB 2271 Telephone trespass; penalty.
- HB 2275 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Franklin if funded through local sources.
- HB 2297 Underaged drinking; person charged with who summons assistance is eligible for deferred disposition.
- HB 2302 Fiduciaries; naming fiduciary or subject of fiduciary relationship as party to an action.
- HB 2303 DUI blood test refusal; if person refuses, Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court to have form on Internet.
- HB 2309 Probationer, supervised; not be kept under probation solely because of failure to make payment.
- HB 2310 Confidentiality of court records; person inspecting is authorized to have copies made of records.
- HB 2311 Courthouses; localities to assess fee as part of costs in each criminal or traffic case, etc.
- HB 2312 Writs; requirements for actual innocence.
- HB 2313 Illegal software, ticket sales; penalty.
- HB 2329 Physician assistants; provides immunity therefor under supervision for review or action.
- HB 2336 Governments, local; adoption of ordinances prohibiting delivery of unsolicited newspapers.
- HB 2338 Birth control; definition.
- HB 2358 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof, penalty.
- HB 2362 Drug offenses; person convicted of second offense would be a felon if committed in State.
- HB 2363 Criminal cases; admissibility of prior inconsistent statements.
- HB 2365 Restriction on Supreme Court; shall not promulgate any rule that prohibits conduct of an attorney.
- HB 2367 Protective order; aiding and abetting violation thereof, penalty.
- HB 2381 Protective orders; court may include therein provisions for protection of companion animals, etc.
- HB 2386 Pedestrians and drivers; responsibilities thereof at marked & unmarked crosswalks.
- HB 2391 Foreign service; search warrant for electronic communications.
- HB 2393 Animal control officers; inclusion thereof in classification of law-enforcement officers.
- HB 2397 Child pornography; venue for prosecution where unlawful act thereof is produced, stored, etc.
- HB 2400 Criminal sexual assault; establishment of a multidisciplinary response thereto.
- HB 2402 Identity theft; obtaining money, credit, etc. without authorization is prohibited under statutes.
- HB 2403 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; electronic filing of claims.
- HB 2406 School records; may be received as evidence in cases involving custody of students, etc.
- HB 2431 Underinsured motorist insurance coverage; claim settled for amount exhausting policy limits.
- HB 2434 Corporations; allows certain to be represented by an officer before general district courts.
- HB 2435 Uniform Principal and Income Act; trustee required to demand certain distributions if requested.
- HB 2436 Assault and battery; penalty when against emergency room personnel.
- HB 2454 Uniform Commercial Code; financing statements.
- HB 2468 Marijuana; expungement of charges.
- HB 2489 Assault and battery; penalty when against family or household member.
- HB 2492 Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer.
- HB 2498 Assault and battery; authority to defer and dismiss against family or household member.
- HB 2503 Juveniles; collection of DNA to include that of any age 14 whose delinquency charges are deferred.
- HB 2513 Mob violence; adds act of violence to listing of offenses reported by juvenile intake officer.
- HB 2526 Judicial performance evaluation program; Survey & Evaluation Research Laboratory, etc. administer.
- HB 2527 Chief Justice of Virginia Supreme Court; shall serve thereas for only two consecutive terms.
- HB 2536 Easements; injury to servient estate.
- HB 2553 Suspended operators license; forfeiture of motor vehicle for driving therewith.
- HB 2559 Homestead exemption; increases for householders who are 65 years of age or older.
- HB 2560 Homestead exemption; increased for veterans.
- HB 2561 Suspension of license; failure or refusal to pay fines or costs.
- HB 2567 Probation; Department of Corrections to develop supervision plan when offender placed on probation.
- HB 2571 Restricted driver's license; court to provide during period of suspension.
- HB 2578 Novelty cigarette lighters; prohibiting purchase to persons under age of 18.
- HB 2579 Informed consent; ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age.
- HB 2580 Illegal immigrants; removes Code provision that prohibits an arrest thereof more frequently.
- HB 2585 Capital murder; adds uncompensated auxiliary police officers, etc. to definition of law-enforcement.
- HB 2611 Protective orders; law-enforcement officer may effect service by serving person subject to order.
- HB 2620 Divorce; appointment of counsel by court.
- HB 2623 Multijurisdiction grand jury; jurisdiction to include investigation of trademark infringement.
- HB 2633 Assault and battery; penalty when against campus police officer.
- HB 2634 Unborn child pain information; requires doctors to offer to anesthetize fetus prior to abortion.
- HB 2637 Arrests; requires fingerprints be taken and forwarded to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
- HB 2638 Capital murder; add auxiliary police officer, etc. to definition of law-enforcement officer statute.
- HB 2650 Citizens' Right to Know: Pretrial Release Act; pretrial agencies keep detailed record & case record.
- SB 39 Traffic accident reports; increases amount of damage threshold to be reported by law enforcement.
- SB 806 Nonresident decedents' personal property in State; transferor thereof may comply with law of state.
- SB 808 Foreign service officers of U.S.; provides certain requirements in suits for divorce and annulment.
- SB 816 Fire marshals; increased to a Class 6 felony for assault and battery thereof.
- SB 833 Notaries public; electronic notarization to be developed by Secretary of Commonwealth, etc.
- SB 854 Mental health courts; Office of Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court to establish for nonviolent offender.
- SB 855 Uniform Power of Attorney Act; created.
- SB 888 Deed of trust; assignment of penalty for failure to release.
- SB 889 Ignition interlock; operation of motor vehicle without, penalty.
- SB 890 Motor vehicles; collection of court costs.
- SB 899 Distribution of handbills in highway right-of-way; grants City of Falls Church, etc. to prohibit.
- SB 907 Powers of personal representatives and trustees; power to donate open-space easements.
- SB 922 Larceny of money; to be charged as grand larceny and petit larceny statutes.
- SB 923 Circuit court judges; repeals section granting mileage reimbursement therefor.
- SB 928 Confidentiality of court records; person inspecting is authorized to have copies made of records.
- SB 935 Remote access to land records; Prince William County may establish a pilot program, assessing fee.
- SB 939 Indigent defendants; right to ex parte hearing for appointment of experts in capital cases.
- SB 951 Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer.
- SB 952 Dextromethorphan; sale of over-the-counter medicines containing thereof on school property.
- SB 958 Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act; created.
- SB 959 Fraudulent conveyances; attorney fees.
- SB 960 Credit cards; clarifies language allowing acceptance thereof by clerks to make it clear.
- SB 961 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof, penalty.
- SB 979 Fuel fee; allows authorities to pass an ordinance to impose a fee on motor vehicle violations.
- SB 998 Process and service fees; increases certain sheriffs' fees.
- SB 1000 Sexual abuse; history thereof considered factor in determining best interests of child for custody.
- SB 1009 Electronic communication service providers, etc.; search warrants executed upon.
- SB 1011 Post-adoption contact and communication; authorizes & establishes procedures governing.
- SB 1020 Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; broker duties and liability.
- SB 1059 Child support orders; revises requirements for court and administrative.
- SB 1066 Trains; fine for boarding or riding with fraudulent or counterfeit ticket, etc.
- SB 1069 Fire marshals and assistant fire marshals; capital murder thereof.
- SB 1079 Emergency custody; authority of law-enforcement officer.
- SB 1080 Involuntary commitment hearing; upon request, district court judge, etc. may restrict attendance.
- SB 1081 Special justices; appointment, duties.
- SB 1082 Voluntary and involuntary commitment; Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to prepare petitions.
- SB 1083 Mental health law; amends statutes to address issues resulting from overhaul thereof.
- SB 1130 Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; limits fee that locality may charge to support.
- SB 1134 Electronic summons system; localities to assess an additional fee as part of costs.
- SB 1149 Juvenile law; makes changes in code pertaining to juveniles and juvenile court provisions.
- SB 1154 Copies of medical bills and charges; no cost to patient up to three times every twelve months.
- SB 1169 Consumer Protection Act; foreclosure rescues.
- SB 1170 Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; SCC to request Attorney Gen. to investigate violations thereunder.
- SB 1189 Law libraries, local; authorized to use space at public libraries, which may include flat rate.
- SB 1191 Process and service fees; increases certain sheriffs' fees.
- SB 1196 Behavioral Correction Program; created.
- SB 1197 Identity theft; relieves victim thereof of any fees for filing petition to expunge.
- SB 1218 Juveniles; transmission of probation and parole reports to school superintendent.
- SB 1219 Noose; hanging thereof on property of another or in public place with intent to intimidate, felony.
- SB 1224 Littering; person to perform community service if matter illegally dumped or ejected from vehicle.
- SB 1237 Child support; amends guidelines related to provision of health insurance or health care costs.
- SB 1239 Pedestrians and drivers; responsibilities thereof at marked and unmarked crosswalks.
- SB 1254 Concealed handguns; when permit from reciprocal State, person shall carry permit at all times.
- SB 1256 Homicide; prosecution regardless of amount of time that has passed between act or omission.
- SB 1262 Interrogatories; execution debtors may be reissued one or more summonses to answer in 6 months.
- SB 1265 Unattended children in a motor vehicle; definition of child abuse and neglect.
- SB 1268 Electronic video and audio communication, two-way; if available in criminal proceeding, judge use.
- SB 1275 Privileged communications; provides communications between physicians and patients thereof.
- SB 1277 Land records; may contain only last four digits of social security numbers therein on Internet.
- SB 1290 District courts; appeal may be taken to circuit court & heard de novo.
- SB 1291 Deed of trust or mortgage; limitation on enforcement.
- SB 1293 Persons under a disability; approval of compromises on behalf thereof in suits or actions.
- SB 1298 Juvenile disposition; allows court to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor after deferring adjudication.
- SB 1300 Assault and battery of family or household member; court may order person to obtain certain service.
- SB 1301 Identity theft; penalty.
- SB 1302 Master Settlement Agreement; makes several changes to enhance criminal enforcement activities.
- SB 1304 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Franklin if funded through local sources.
- SB 1329 Crim. conviction; responsibility of Attorney Gen. relating to collection of collateral consequences.
- SB 1343 Restricted license eligibility while license is suspended; allows court to issue restricted license.
- SB 1363 Criminal procedure; compensation of court-appointed counsel.
- SB 1377 Juvenile arrest information; police and sheriff departments may release current information.
- SB 1379 Revocation/suspension of license to practice law; violation of Va. Rules of Professional Conduct.
- SB 1380 Probation revocation and suspended sentence revocation worksheets; court to utilize in all cases.
- SB 1381 Writs of actual innocence; ability to petition for, based on previously unknown biological evidence.
- SB 1384 Illegal software, ticket sales; penalty.
- SB 1387 Courthouses; localities to assess fee as part of costs in each criminal or traffic case, etc.
- SB 1391 Criminal convictions; DNA Notification, report.
- SB 1402 Improper driving; increases maximum penalty.
- SB 1409 Capital murder; adds auxiliary police officers, etc., to definition of law-enforcement officer.
- SB 1424 DUI; definition of substantially similar laws for determining number of prior offenses.
- SB 1426 Magistrates; refer complaints alleging felony offense to law-enforcement agency.
- SB 1429 Marriage license tax; allocation to services for children exposed to sexual or domestic violence.
- SB 1435 Forensic Science Board; adds chairmen of Senate and House Committees for Courts of Justice, etc.
- SB 1439 Protective orders; removes provision to contain identifying information.
- SB 1442 Case and financial management systems; Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court responsible for.
- SB 1462 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Tazewell.
- SB 1463 DUI; installation of ignition interlock as condition of license restoration for second conviction.
- SB 1471 Stormwater control and water or waste systems; allows Governor to disclaim rights, etc., of State.
- SB 1479 Marine Resources Commission; authorized to grant easements and rights-of-way on Elizabeth River.
- SB 1481 Criminal cases; allows circuit court clerk to assess local fee of up to 10% of total fees charged.
- SB 1506 Comprehensive Services Act Program; judicial assignment of services for children.
- SB 1517 Home/electronic incarceration program; provides that is deemed term of confinement for offender.
- SB 1546 Deed of trust; written notice of proposed sale by trustee to owners, etc.