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2009 SESSION
HB 1968 Sentencing order; failing to comply.
Introduced by: James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Failure to comply with sentencing order. Provides that whenever a person willfully and knowingly fails to surrender or submit to the custody of a sheriff as ordered by a court, any law-enforcement officer, with or without a warrant, may arrest the person anywhere in the Commonwealth. If the arrest is made in the county or city in which the person was ordered to surrender, or in an adjoining county or city, the officer may forthwith return the accused before the proper court. If the arrest is made elsewhere, the officer shall proceed according to the provisions of § 19.2-76, and if the arrest is made without a warrant, the officer shall procure a warrant from the magistrate serving the county or city where the arrest was made, charging the person with contempt of court.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098254617 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/09 Senate: Floor substitute printed 091558328-S1 (Stolle) pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1968ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0192) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098254617
- 01/13/09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/09 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/19/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 01/21/09 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/09 House: Read first time
- 01/26/09 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/09 House: Passed by motion rejected
- 01/27/09 House: Motion to refer to committee rejected
- 01/27/09 House: Read third time and passed House (83-Y 15-N)
- 01/27/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (83-Y 15-N)
- 01/28/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/09 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/16/09 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/17/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/09 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/19/09 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/19/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/09 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/23/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/09 Senate: Floor substitute printed 091558328-S1 (Stolle)
- 02/24/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/09 Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 02/24/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/09 Senate: Substitute by Senator Stolle agreed to 091558328-S1
- 02/24/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1968S1
- 02/24/09 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/09 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/26/09 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/26/09 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 091558328-S1 (80-Y 13-N)
- 02/26/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (80-Y 13-N)
- 03/09/09 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1968ER)
- 03/10/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 192 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0192)