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2011 SESSION
HB 2361 Child abduction; money, property, etc., owned by person are subject to lawful seizure, etc.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION:
Child abduction. Makes it a duty of the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse to maintain close liaison with the National Crime Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of information on children suspected of international travel. Furthermore, the bill makes property owned by a person and used to further the abduction of a child in violation of § 18.2-47 (abduction and kidnapping), 18.2-48 (abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purposes), or 18.2-48.1 (abduction by prisoners) subject to lawful seizure and forfeiture. This bill is identical to SB 1141.
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Child abduction. Makes it a duty of the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse to maintain close liaison with the National Crime Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of information on children suspected of international travel. Furthermore, the bill makes property owned by a person and used to further the abduction of his child subject to lawful seizure and forfeiture. This bill is identical to SB 1141.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Child abduction. Makes it a duty of the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse to maintain close liaison with the National Crime Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of information on children suspected of international travel. Furthermore, the bill makes property owned by a person and used to further the abduction of his child subject to lawful seizure and forfeiture.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Child abduction. Provides that a chief judge shall designate a judge to hear and dispose of proceedings in which a person seeks enforcement of an order for the return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The bill also makes it a duty of the Missing Children Information Clearinghouse to maintain close liaison with the National Crime Information Center and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for the exchange of information on children suspected of international travel. Furthermore, the bill makes property used to further the abduction subject to lawful seizure and forfeiture.