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2018 SESSION

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HB 620 Prosecutions, limitation of; certain felonies.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Limitation of prosecutions; certain felonies. Provides that felony violations of §§ 3.2-6570 (animal cruelty) and 18.2-386.1 (unlawful filming) are not subject to any statute of limitations on prosecution. With few exceptions, felonies are not subject to any statute of limitations. However, currently, both misdemeanor and felony violations of unlawful filming are subject to a five-year statute of limitations and certain felony and misdemeanor violations of animal cruelty are subject to a five-year statute of limitations, or a one-year statute of limitations if the offense involved an agricultural animal, while certain other felony violations of animal cruelty are not subject to any statute of limitations and certain other misdemeanor violations of animal cruelty are subject to the one-year statute of limitations that applies to most misdemeanors.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104741D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/08/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18104741D
• 01/08/18  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/15/18  House: Left in Courts of Justice