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- HB 17 Search warrant affidavits; allows for electronic filing by means other than electronic facsimile.
- HB 22 Firearms; disposition thereof acquired by localities.
- HB 26 Concealed handgun permits; failure to produce upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- HB 39 Telephones or digital pagers; second violation is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
- HB 42 Line of Duty Act; expands definition of a deceased person.
- HB 48 Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others.
- HB 49 DUI; raises penalty for aggravated involuntary manslaughter.
- HB 77 Jury sentencing; provides criminal sentencing by different jury when original cannot agree.
- HB 84 Child custody; judge shall communicate basis for decision, except in certain cases.
- HB 87 Aircraft; person who projects point of light from laser at an aircraft is guilty of misdemeanor.
- HB 101 Rules of Evidence; adoption of amendments or additions of Rules by Supreme Court of Virginia, etc.
- HB 102 Injunctions; requirement for bond.
- HB 104 Divorce; failure to respond by defendant.
- HB 126 Affidavits; use in no-fault divorce cases.
- HB 134 Court distributions; dollar limits.
- HB 173 Interpreters; cost shall be borne by non-English-speaking defendant if he is convicted of offense.
- HB 185 Criminal cases; fines collected upon conviction shall be credited to Literary Fund.
- HB 229 Doctrine of necessaries; lien not to attach on residence held by spouses as tenants by entireties.
- HB 240 Amherst County; conveyance of certain property by Department of Conservation and Recreation.
- HB 273 DCJS; requires provide minimum training standards for juvenile correctional officers.
- HB 274 Circuit court judges; increases number in Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, decreases in Seventeenth.
- HB 278 Bonds in recognizances; how payable.
- HB 279 DUI ignition interlock; required on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
- HB 282 Divorce or annulment; revocation of death benefits.
- HB 286 Garnishment, previous; allows costs incurred by judgment creditor are chargeable to judgment debtor.
- HB 288 Courthouses; exception from prohibition against carrying weapon for city and county treasurers.
- HB 348 Asset forfeitures; consolidates certain provisions and eliminates redundancies.
- HB 352 Emergency management plans; victims' rights.
- HB 362 Garnishment; corrects form listing exemptions.
- HB 375 Firearms; workplace rule by locality that prevents storing in locked motor vehicle, exceptions.
- HB 387 Clerks of courts; increases fee when payment with dishonored check or credit card.
- HB 391 Confidential juvenile records; sharing with state and local correctional facilities, confidential.
- HB 424 School records; self-authentication.
- HB 445 Adoption; various changes to procedures.
- HB 475 Involuntary commitment; alters criteria for ordering mandatory outpatient treatment.
- HB 476 Mandatory outpatient treatment hearing; determination of treatment prior to release from commitment.
- HB 479 Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties.
- HB 484 Court records; secure remote access to records includes locating technology to offsite facility.
- HB 508 Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization.
- HB 521 Indemnifying bond; not required of Commonwealth.
- HB 546 Gang crimes; includes definition of predicate criminal act.
- HB 553 Airports, privately owned; duty of care and liability of landowners.
- HB 556 Internet; publication of personal information of certain public officials prohibited.
- HB 573 Uniform Flag Act; flags shall be flown at half-mast for one day to honor fallen Virginians.
- HB 624 Sex offender registry; juvenile registration.
- HB 630 Racketeering; amends provisions that allow for forfeiture of real or personal property.
- HB 635 Equitable distribution; change of venue.
- HB 638 Judicial authorization of treatment; advance directives.
- HB 648 Judgment; payee, etc., may appoint substitute for any attorney-in-fact authorized to confess.
- HB 677 Power of attorney; termination.
- HB 681 Interest on appeal; computed from date of filing notice of to date appellate court issues mandate.
- HB 718 Juveniles; transfer and trial as adults charged with certain offenses.
- HB 745 Supreme Court of Virginia; required to develop weighted caseload system to assess caseloads, report.
- HB 752 Strangulation of another; penalty.
- HB 753 Juvenile offenses; State attorney to file motion with court of offenses requiring registration.
- HB 754 Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
- HB 761 Recording deeds; statement of preparation.
- HB 763 Nonresident executors and testamentary trustees; conveyance of real estate located in State.
- HB 770 Emergency protective orders; not to be issued against law-enforcement officer performing his duties.
- HB 771 Campus police officers; included in definition of law-enforcement officers.
- HB 837 District court employees; local salary supplements may be paid wholly out of local funds.
- HB 849 Juveniles; court to conduct review hearing in secure facility via two-way electronic video.
- HB 856 Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information regarding criminal acts, etc.
- HB 897 Virginia Child Protection Accountability System; reporting of certain information by VCSC, etc.
- HB 926 Circuit court; Prince William County authorizing clerk to charge convenience fee for land records.
- HB 928 Mechanics' liens; allows contractors to obtain liens in amount of value of work contracted for lots.
- HB 940 Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period.
- HB 941 Fire investigation warrant; State Police arson investigators may obtain.
- HB 943 Service handguns; certain law-enforcement officers to purchase.
- HB 944 Sexually violent predators; conducting probable cause hearing.
- HB 948 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; crimes included.
- HB 958 Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 961 Shoplifting and employee theft; merchant allowed to recover damages under certain circumstances.
- HB 963 Child pornography; possession, distribution, solicitation, etc., penalty.
- HB 964 Child pornography or grooming video; person 18 years of age or older displaying to a minor, penalty.
- HB 968 Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense.
- HB 972 Involuntary commitment; criteria for commitment.
- HB 973 Sex crimes; penalties for offender who is 18 or older for rape, etc. of child under age 13.
- HB 975 Governmental utility corporation; acting as public service corporation or public service company.
- HB 1001 Immigration laws; agreement with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- HB 1033 Protective orders, permanent; provides circuit court jurisdiction to hear petitions to modify.
- HB 1035 Eminent domain; definitions of lost access and lost profits, determining compensation.
- HB 1037 Methamphetamine site cleanup; court shall order reasonable costs to be paid by defendant, etc.
- HB 1095 Qualified domestic relations order; enforcement of support.
- HB 1123 Criminal history record information; access by State Treasurer.
- HB 1134 Line of Duty Act; definition of deceased person.
- HB 1147 Garnishment; venue, garnishment without judgement debtor's social security number.
- HB 1152 Threat assessment teams; authorized to receive health and criminal history records of students.
- HB 1154 State Police, Department of; access to electronic evidence.
- HB 1160 Unlawful detention of U.S. citizens; prevents any agency, etc., from assisting in investigation.
- HB 1161 Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.
- HB 1201 Foreign service workers and military; exemptions from jury service
- HB 1224 Real property; VDOT to exchange real property in Tazewell County for private property.
- HB 1238 Forfeited drug assets; redirection of assets to construction of Public Safety Memorial.
- HB 1244 Arrest; adult charged when a juvenile may be released on bail or recognizance.
- HB 1250 Judicial Conference of Virginia; membership.
- HB 1270 Hampton, City of; Department of General Services to transfer certain property located within City.
- HB 1271 Sexually violent predators; Director of DOC shall develop protocol for assessing prisoner, etc.
- HB 1280 Psychiatric hospital admissions; local inmates.
- HB 1284 Circuit court clerks; duties.
- HB 1298 GPS tracking device; provides authority & protocol for law enforcement to apply for search warrant.
- SB 4 Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others.
- SB 8 Guardians; disposition of remains.
- SB 11 Self-settled spendthrift trusts; created.
- SB 24 Welfare and other entitlement fraud; penalties.
- SB 26 Conservation police officers; clarifies authority.
- SB 44 Virginia State Bar; allows full-time law school professors to be admitted as an active member.
- SB 59 Injunctions; requirement for bond.
- SB 60 Divorce; failure to respond by defendant.
- SB 66 Abuse and neglect of a child; failure to report missing, penalty.
- SB 67 Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
- SB 71 Larceny; court may require accused to undergo an assessment and enter treatment program, etc.
- SB 89 Garnishment; corrects form listing exemptions.
- SB 90 Private security services; allows those out-of-state to contract with those licensed in State.
- SB 94 Rules of Evidence; amendments or additions to Rule shall be adopted by Supreme Court of Va., etc.
- SB 95 Mandatory judicial retirement; increases age from 70 to 73.
- SB 96 Unlawful photographs or video; Class 6 felony for a person to publish on Internet, penalty.
- SB 108 Power of attorney; embezzlement by agent, penalty.
- SB 109 Land trusts; beneficiaries shall name a successor trustee.
- SB 110 Irrevocable trusts; trustee's power to appoint assets into second trust.
- SB 111 Sanctions with Unified Rapid Enforcement (SURE); created.
- SB 115 Wills, trusts, and fiduciaries; revising and recodifying laws.
- SB 116 Court costs, fines, etc.; extends from 15 to 30 number of days a person has to pay.
- SB 127 Sex offender registry; juvenile registration.
- SB 158 Admission to bail; notice to State attorney.
- SB 159 Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense.
- SB 163 Foreclosure; use of false records, documents, or statements.
- SB 164 Fraudulent conveyance and voluntary transfer; power of court to set aside, sanctions.
- SB 180 Trustees, certain; protection from liability.
- SB 183 Virginia Outdoors Foundation; exempt from paying clerk for remote access to land records.
- SB 184 Interpreters; cost shall be borne by non-English-speaking defendant if he is convicted of offense.
- SB 197 Attorney General; may represent in civil matters a person appointed by circuit court judge.
- SB 219 Handheld personal communications devices; penalty if text messaging and emailing while driving.
- SB 224 Assault and battery; Class 1 misdemeanor against a family or household member.
- SB 246 Winter Sports Safety Act; limits liability of ski resorts and other winter sports area operators.
- SB 249 Marriage ceremonies; performance by a minister commissioned to pastoral ministry.
- SB 251 Circuit court clerks; fees charged and collected.
- SB 270 Notaries; shall not perform notarial acts to which he or his spouse is a party, exceptions.
- SB 273 Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization.
- SB 294 Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.
- SB 300 Protective orders; various changes to provisions governing those issued by court, venue.
- SB 314 Sexually violent predators; Director of DOC determines if prisoner meets definition.
- SB 317 Drug treatment courts; established in Buchanan, Dickenson, Goochland, Montgomery & Russell Counties.
- SB 323 Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period.
- SB 325 Asset forfeitures; consolidates certain provisions and eliminates redundancies.
- SB 345 Criminal street gang; recruitment of persons, penalty.
- SB 347 Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties.
- SB 362 Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information regarding criminal acts, etc.
- SB 365 Motor vehicle accidents; satisfaction of judgments for damages, suspensions requested by creditor.
- SB 371 Judicial authorization of treatment; advance directives.
- SB 378 DUI ignition interlock; required on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
- SB 386 Fraudulent conversion of leased property; removes provision.
- SB 416 Judgment; payee, etc., may appoint substitute for any attorney-in-fact authorized to confess.
- SB 420 Sex Offender Registry; notification of laws.
- SB 424 Line of Duty Act; under coverage individuals employed as fire company personnel for National Guard.
- SB 429 Criminal history record information check; required forms upon sale of a firearm.
- SB 431 Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; penalty.
- SB 432 Grantor trusts; settlor's creditors; payment of taxes.
- SB 434 Funeral or memorial service disruption; penalty.
- SB 435 Criminal history record information check; making false statements, penalty.
- SB 436 Sex crimes; penalties.
- SB 437 Eminent domain; definitions of lost access and lost profits, determining compensation.
- SB 439 Medical Fraud Control Unit; Attorney General to appoint investigators.
- SB 441 Line of Duty Act; expeditious payment for burial expense for person whose death is in line of duty.
- SB 445 Protective orders, permanent; provides circuit court jurisdiction to hear petitions to modify.
- SB 451 Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; regulation of medical assistance.
- SB 459 Strangulation of another; penalty.
- SB 461 Sexually violent predators; conducting probable cause hearing.
- SB 476 Confidential juvenile records; sharing with state and local correctional facilities, confidential.
- SB 486 Prisoners; harassment by use of computer, penalty.
- SB 503 Motor vehicle fuels sales tax; transfers administration and collection to DMV.
- SB 541 Auxiliary police forces; Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish training requirements.
- SB 547 Assault and battery; adds prison contractor to class of people victimized in prisons, penalty.
- SB 548 Property conveyance; DGS to convey to County of Accomack certain real property.
- SB 554 Firearms; possession within residence of victim by persons subject to protective orders.
- SB 558 Forfeited drug assets; redirection of assets to construction of Public Safety Memorial.
- SB 561 Garnishment, previous; allows costs incurred by judgment creditor are chargeable to judgment debtor.
- SB 563 Concealed handgun permit; alters certain application procedures to obtain.
- SB 570 Circuit court judges; increases number in Tenth Judicial Circuit.
- SB 585 Psychiatric hospital admissions; local inmates.
- SB 586 Felonies by prisoners; penalties.
- SB 625 Garnishment; venue, garnishment without judgement debtor's social security number.
- SB 655 Compensation for wrongful incarceration; eliminates 20-year maximum for calculating.
- SB 657 Boarding or riding transportation district train with fraudulent ticket; penalty.
- SB 667 Child endangerment; relocated to Title 18.2, cruelty and injuries to children, penalty.
- SB 668 Sex offense; felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor.
- SB 682 Humphries, Kevin W.; transfers his service pistol to his widow, Kristen P. Humphries.
- SB 685 GPS tracking device; provides authority & protocol for law enforcement to apply for search warrant.