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SB 547 Assault and battery; adds prison contractor to class of people victimized in prisons, penalty.

Introduced by: Ralph S. Northam | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Assault and battery a felony when certain classes of people are victimized; penalty. Expands the class of people for whom, when they are victims of an assault or assault and battery, the offense is punished as a Class 6 felony. The expanded class would include a person employed as a prison contractor as defined in § 53.1-261.

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• 01/16/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103830D  pdf | impact statement

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• 01/16/12  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103830D
• 01/16/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/12  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/07/12  Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)