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SB 1508 Obstruction of justice; concealing evidence of an abduction, penalty.

Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Obstruction of justice; concealing evidence of an abduction; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person with actual knowledge of the commission by another of any felony offense to knowingly and willfully make any materially false statement or representation to a law-enforcement officer regarding the location or whereabouts of such other person with the intent to delay, impede, obstruct, prevent, or hinder the investigation, apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of any person regarding such offense when such other person is named in an active felony warrant of arrest under the laws of the Commonwealth or of any other state, the District of Columbia, or the United States or any territory. The bill also makes it a Class 5 felony for any person with actual knowledge of (i) a person enticing a child to enter any vehicle, room, house, or other place for purposes of taking indecent liberties with such child or (ii) an abduction of a child under 16 for prostitution or to manufacture child pornography to willfully conceal, alter, dismember, or destroy any item of physical evidence or knowingly and willfully make any materially false statement or representation to a law-enforcement officer with the intent to delay, impede, obstruct, prevent, or hinder the investigation, apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of any person regarding such offenses.


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