JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No. 2705, report as follows:

We recommend that the Senate Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (971641114) be accepted and further amended as follows to resolve the matters under disagreement.

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and § 19.2-123

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become effective,

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and § 19.2-123 of the Code of Virginia are

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of the Code of Virginia is

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support,

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including such cases appealed following a conviction pursuant to subsection B of § 16.1-292 or following a criminal or civil show cause proceeding, whether or not a term of confinement is imposed or the amount of support is an issue on appeal,

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one, to

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(i)

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rendered

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or (ii) guarantee the payment of all support arrearages and current and on-going support payments during the pendency of the appeal.

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. Upon appeal from a conviction for failure to support or from a finding of civil or criminal contempt involving a failure to support, the juvenile and domestic relations district court may require the party applying for the appeal or someone for him to give bond, with or without surety, to insure his appearance and may also require bond in an amount and with sufficient surety to secure the payment of prospective support accruing during the pendency of the appeal.

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Title 20

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and except for those cases involving support which are appealed following a conviction pursuant to subsection B of § 16.1-292 or following a criminal or civil show cause proceeding, whether or not a term of confinement is imposed or the amount of support is an issue on appeal. The court may require bond with surety to guarantee the payment of all support arrearages and current and on-going support payments during the pendency of the appeal.

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. Upon appeal from a conviction for failure to support or from a finding of civil or criminal contempt involving a failure to support, the family court may require the party applying for the appeal or someone for him to give bond, with or without surety, to insure his appearance and may also require bond in an amount and with sufficient surety to secure the payment of prospective support accruing during the pendency of the appeal

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the remainder of the bill

Respectfully submitted,

Ward L. Armstrong

R. Creigh Deeds

Eric I. Cantor

Conferees on the part of the House

William Roscoe Reynolds

Janet D. Howell

Jackson E. Reasor, Jr.

Conferees on the part of the Senate