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2015 SESSION

15101985D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1426
Offered January 14, 2015
Prefiled December 23, 2014
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-85.1, relating to use of explosive materials near dwelling house; penalty.
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Patron-- Marshall, D.W. (By Request)
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-85.1 as follows:

§ 18.2-85.1. Use of explosive materials within one mile of dwelling house prohibited; penalty.

Any person who intentionally detonates an explosive material, as defined in § 18.2-85, by means of a firearm within one mile of a dwelling house is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.