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2017 SESSION
17103149DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 24.2-1004.1 as follows:
§ 24.2-1004.1. Payments for registering to vote; penalties.
A. Any person who gives, offers, or promises any [ monetary
] payment to another in exchange for that person registering to vote is
guilty of a Class [ 5 6 ]
felony.
B. Any person who solicits or accepts any [ monetary ] payment from another in exchange for his registering to vote is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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 780 of the Acts of Assembly of 2016 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.