VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2015 SESSION

• history | pdf | print version

15101320D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1505 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled January 5, 2015 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-370.2:1, relating to sex offenses prohibiting proximity to victims of the offense penalty. ---------- Patron-- Albo ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-370.2:1 as follows:

§ 18.2-370.2:1. Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to the victim of the offense; penalty.

A. For purposes of this section "offense prohibiting proximity to the victim of the offense" means a violation or an attempt to commit a violation of clause (ii) or (iii) of § 18.2-48, § 18.2-61, 18.2-63, 18.2-64.1, 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, or 18.2-67.3, subsection B of § 18.2-361, subsection B of § 18.2-366, or § 18.2-370, 18.2-370.1, 18.2-374.1, 18.2-374.1:1, 18.2-374.3, 18.2-374.4, or 18.2-379.

B. Every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to the victim of the offense when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2015, shall be forever prohibited from (i) knowingly having any contact with the victim and (ii) residing within 1,000 feet of the boundary line of any place he knows is the residence of the victim. An adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to the victim of the offense and has established a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if the victim establishes a residence within 1,000 feet of the adult's residence subsequent to his conviction.

C. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 6 felony.

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 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2014, Special Session I, 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 is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.