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Senate Committee on Courts of Justice Subcommittee Criminal

Reynolds (Chairman), Stolle, Norment, Howell, McDougle, Hurt, Deeds

Clerk: Angi Murphy
Staff: J. French, M. Felch, K. Stokes
Date of Meeting: February 19, 2009
Time and Place: 7:30 A.M., Senate Room A

H.B. 1868

Patron: Janis

Criminal law; penalties for underage drunk driving.  Eliminates the sunset date of July 1, 2010, on the 2008 Act of Assembly that provides that "zero tolerance" (0.02 percent BAC) underage drinking and driving is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor, and provides for forfeiture of such person's license to operate a motor vehicle for a period of one year from the date of conviction and either a mandatory minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service. Prior to this chapter's enactment, the punishment was loss of license for six months and a fine of no more than $500. The bill also clarifies that punishment for underage drinking includes, but is not limited to, the license forfeiture and either a mandatory minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service.

H.B. 2624

Patron: Abbitt

Training of certain private correctional personnel at Central Virginia Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy.  Allows the Central Virginia Regional Criminal Justice Training Academy to enter into an agreement to train private correctional personnel employed by the Immigration Centers of America-Farmville, so long as such agreement provides for the reimbursement of the costs of such training.  Such trained employees are provided with the power of arrest during transport, so long as the employees meet Department of Criminal Justice Services compulsory minimum and in-service training standards for jailors. The bill contains an emergency clause.

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