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HOUSE BILL NO. 118 Offered January 11, 2012 Prefiled January 3, 2012 A BILL to amend and reenact § 29.1-740 of the Code of Virginia, relating to property damage of $2,000 or more resulting from a vessel accident; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Edmunds ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 29.1-740 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 29.1-740. Duty to stop and render assistance; penalties for violations.

It shall be the duty of every operator of a vessel involved in a collision to stop and render assistance as required by § 29.1-739. If any Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of § 29.1-739 when the collision, accident or other casualty results in serious bodily injury to, or the death of, any person, he shall be is guilty of a Class 6 felony. If any Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of § 29.1-739, when the collision, accident or other casualty results only in damage to property, he shall be is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the damage is $2,000 or more or a Class 1 misdemeanor if the damage is less than $2,000. However, if the vessel struck is unattended and the damage is less than fifty dollars $50, such person shall be punished only by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars $50.

2.  That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 890 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.