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HOUSE BILL NO. 555 Offered January 25, 1994 A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the privilege of members and certain officers of the General Assembly from arrest. ---------- Patrons--Reynolds and Armstrong; Senator: Goode ---------- Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 30-6 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 30-6. Privilege of members, clerks, assistants and Lieutenant Governor from arrest.

During the session of the General Assembly, and for five days before and after the session, a member of the General Assembly, the clerks thereof and their assistants shall be privileged from being taken into custody or imprisoned under any process except as provided in § 30-7; nor shall such persons for such periods of time be subject to process as a witness in any case, civil or criminal. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to the Lieutenant Governor during his attendance at sessions of the General Assembly and while going to and from such sessions. Members of the General Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor shall not be subject to arrest under any civil process during the sessions of the General Assembly, or during the fifteen days before the beginning or after the ending of any session.