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2021 SESSION
SB 618 Specialty dockets; referrals.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Referrals to specialty dockets. Provides that any court may refer a defendant to a local specialty docket if such specialty docket exists within that jurisdiction. The bill provides that a court that has received a referral shall have jurisdiction over the defendant for any matter that does not dispose of a charge or defense for the duration of the referral and shall enter an order making a recommendation for disposing the matter, including any proposed findings of fact, at the end of the referral or any other time as necessary.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104266D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/10/20 Senate: Continued to 2021 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
- 12/04/20 Senate: Left in Judiciary