VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

1997 SESSION

• history | hilite | pdf | print version

973357843
SENATE BILL NO. 791 Senate Amendments in [ ] -- January 17, 1997 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-82.1, relating to arson resulting in bodily injury; penalty. ----------
Patrons-- Benedetti, Barry, Bolling, Earley, Hanger, Hawkins, Martin, Norment, Quayle, Reynolds, Schrock, Stolle, Stosch and Williams; Delegates: Kilgore and Wardrup
---------- Referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-82.1 as follows:

§ 18.2-82.1. Bodily injury resulting from arson.

Any person who commits a violation of §§ 18.2-77, 18.2-79, 18.2-80 or 18.2-82 which [ results in causes any ] bodily injury to a salaried or volunteer fire fighter, law-enforcement officer [ , or ] occupant of the building or structure burned [ , or any other person ] shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony. A violation of this section may be established without proof of a specific intent to cause bodily injury.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $ 0.