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- 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 1683 Checks; additional recovery if stop-payment order placed in bad faith.
- HB 1693 Driving under influence; mandatory punishment when concentration is elevated above certain amount.
- HB 1707 Energy performance-based contracts; Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy to provide advice.
- HB 1727 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; created, report.
- HB 1805 Ignition interlock; operation of motor vehicle without, penalty.
- HB 1831 Recreational Facilities Authority; delays reversion of title to real property to State.
- 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 1851 Firearms; purchase by members of United States Armed Forces or Virginia National Guard.
- HB 1857 Protective orders; issuance upon conviction in cases of family abuse.
- HB 1866 Court-established community service programs; court shall establish.
- 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 1888 Writ of fieri facias; repeals statutory mandate that every officer endorse thereon date & time.
- HB 1899 Jury commissioners; changes date which judge of circuit court may appoint jury commissioners.
- HB 1901 Cavalier Wildlife Management Area; Board of Game & Inland Fisheries to convey certain property.
- HB 1908 Assault and battery of family/household member; court to order person to obtain certain services.
- HB 1914 Foster care; deletes certain Code references, guidelines for continuation thereof.
- 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 1968 Sentencing order; failing to comply.
- HB 1983 Governor-declared emergency; provides civil immunity for private & charitable organizations.
- HB 2016 Abduction and kidnapping; definition.
- HB 2035 Life expectancy table; changes table's figures that represent continued life expectancy.
- HB 2041 Ignition interlock limitations; person convicted of DUI required to have device on first offense.
- HB 2042 Handguns; allows retiring law-enforcement officer of State Lottery Department to purchase.
- HB 2057 Health care providers; expands list of expressions of sympathy that are not admissible.
- HB 2060 Mental health law; amends statutes to address issues resulting from overhaul thereof.
- HB 2108 Electronic video and audio communication, two-way; if available for a hearing, judge shall use.
- HB 2126 Employing illegal aliens; relocate provision requiring cancellation of limited liability companies.
- HB 2144 Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
- 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 2178 Possession of ammunition by convicted felons; prohibited.
- HB 2213 Baylor Grounds; removes Marine Resources authority to grant easement for natural gas pipeline.
- HB 2226 Prisoner Litigation Reform Act; court serve Office of Attorney General with motion for judgement.
- HB 2237 Contracts; improper use of payment device numbers, penalty.
- HB 2245 Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant.
- HB 2257 Outpatient treatment; allows court to order mandatory treatment following involuntary admission.
- HB 2275 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Franklin if funded through local sources.
- HB 2291 Release of deed of trust; prohibits settlement agents, etc. from facilitating an assignment.
- 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 2358 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof, penalty.
- HB 2362 Drug offenses; person convicted of second offense would be a felon if committed in State.
- 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 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 2460 Transportation of person under emergency custody, etc.; allowed to be transported by family member.
- HB 2484 Duty of care; owners of privately owned airports, etc. used to operate aircraft exempt therefrom.
- HB 2486 Emergency custody; authority of law-enforcement officer.
- HB 2513 Mob violence; adds act of violence to listing of offenses reported by juvenile intake officer.
- HB 2541 Criminal records checks; required for licensure to practice as real estate licensees.
- HB 2542 Move-over law; motorists must, if safe, move left when approaching stationary emergency vehicles.
- HB 2559 Homestead exemption; increases for householders who are 65 years of age or older.
- HB 2560 Homestead exemption; increased for veterans.
- 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 2580 Illegal immigrants; removes Code provision that prohibits an arrest thereof more frequently.
- HB 2623 Multijurisdiction grand jury; jurisdiction to include investigation of trademark infringement.
- HB 2624 Central Va. Criminal Justice Acad.; may enter into agreemt. to train private correctional personnel.
- HB 2626 Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims by police departments and sheriffs offices.
- 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 2651 Real property tax; sale of tax-delinquent property.
- 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 823 Transportation of person under emergency custody, etc.; allowed to be transported by family member.
- SB 844 Fines and costs; waiver of payment of interest while defendant was incarcerated.
- 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 856 Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
- SB 859 Divorce; equitable distribution.
- SB 877 Law-enforcement officers, retired; meets training and qualification standards to carry weapon.
- 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 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 943 Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person thereunder, payment to beneficiaries.
- 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 975 Subdivision roadways; conveys through quitclaim any interest of Dept. of Conservation & Recreation.
- 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 1035 Concealed handguns; prohibited in restaurants, etc when consuming alcohol.
- 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 1078 Special justices; expenses when presiding over certain hearings.
- 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 1106 Smoking in cars; unlawful for a person thereto when minor is present, civil penalty.
- SB 1122 Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act; mandatory outpatient treatment; etc.
- 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 1166 Firearms; increases fee paid to dealers for criminal history record information checks.
- 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 1217 Employment Dispute Resolution, Department of; powers and duties of Director.
- 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 1227 Driver's license, provisional; makes cell phone use while driving a primary offense.
- SB 1237 Child support; amends guidelines related to provision of health insurance or health care costs.
- 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 1257 Firearms; criminal records check performed at a gun show before vendor may transfer.
- 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 1294 Crisis intervention team programs; established, report.
- 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 1307 Transport of prisoners; minimum standards therefor by persons other than law-enforcement officers.
- SB 1312 Pittsylvania County; Department of Corrections to convey certain real property thereto.
- 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 1371 Land exchange; exchange of parcels of land between Departments of Conservation & Rec. & Forestry.
- 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 1383 Firearm silencer; repeals provision that makes it a Class 6 felony to possess if not registered.
- 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 1394 Removal of public official; no person who signs petition for removal of shall be liable for costs.
- SB 1396 Purchase of service handgun; certain law-enforcement officers to purchase their handgun.
- SB 1402 Improper driving; increases maximum penalty.
- SB 1408 Safety belt enforcement; allows for when violations are observed by officers at checkpoints.
- 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 1436 Crime victims; no law-enforcement officer shall inquire into immigration status of victim of crime.
- 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 1513 Firearms; award of court costs, etc., to entity that prevails in action challenging locality.
- SB 1522 Line of Duty Act; short-term disability benefits for state police officers.
- SB 1528 Concealed handgun permits; completion of firearms training, etc., may be done electronically.
- SB 1539 Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims by police departments and sheriffs offices.
- SB 1540 Home/electronic incarceration; sentencing guidelines.
- SB 1541 Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; officer be given notice before being questioned .
- SB 1546 Deed of trust; written notice of proposed sale by trustee to owners, etc.
- SJ 289 Criminal Sentencing Commission; confirming appointment of Chairman.