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- HB 279 Small Estate Act; updates certain banking and fiduciary statutes to make them consistent with Act.
- HB 280 Decedent's will; unsupervised probate.
- HB 315 Marijuana; expungement of charges.
- HB 323 Traffic infractions, prepayable; payment of costs.
- HB 382 Medical advisory committees and consultants; privileged communications.
- HB 551 Medical records; fees for copying.
- HB 553 Criminal case; deferred disposition.
- HB 587 Juvenile convicts; payment of restitution.
- HB 700 Child support; responsibility of incarcerated obligor.
- HB 735 Involuntary commitment hearing; certain requirement for 3rd yr. law student to represent petitioner.
- HB 750 Parental rights; appeal when terminated.
- HB 1068 Service of process; cost of return.
- HB 1074 Custody & visitation orders; expedited hearings for those on active military duty.
- HB 1192 Child Toy Safety Act of 2008; penalty for failure to remove recalled goods, report.
- HB 1209 Criminal case; deferred disposition.
- HB 1252 Child custody; court ordered investigations.
- HB 1281 License plates, special; persons convicted of DUI third or subsequent time to use.
- HB 1321 Foster care; transition plan for children 16 years of age or older.
- HB 1336 Criminal case; deferred disposition.
- HB 1338 Firearm, etc.; increases from misdemeanor to felony for brandishing.
- HB 1518 Emergency protective orders; Executive Secretary to allow magistrates to use preliminary orders.
- HB 1525 Infectious animal diseases; scrapie regulations for goats and sheep.
- HB 1550 Service of process; plaintiff requesting on defendant where service was not had, plaintiff must pay.
- HB 1559 Individual retirement accounts (IRAs); exemption from civil judgments.
- HB 1639 Human beings, preborn; constitutional right to enjoyment of life from moment of fertilization.
- HB 1640 Deeds & deeds of trust; when corporation, etc., is grantee deed or trust must contain certain names.
- HB 1670 Fines and costs; waiver of payment of interest for incarcerated persons.
- HB 1688 Deed of trust; additional requirements applicable to foreclosures, notices, and reinstatement right.
- HB 1689 Illegal aliens; fraudulently assisting, penalty.
- HB 1745 Victim witness fee; increases fee in criminal cases.
- HB 1754 Unlawful use of filling, etc. in containers; Class 3 misdemeanor to evacuate liquid petroleum gas.
- HB 1755 Death penalty; abolished for all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2009.
- HB 1764 Battery of teacher, principal, etc.; increases mandatory minimum term of person convicted thereof.
- HB 1781 Juvenile records; allows Department of Juvenile Justice to share information with law enforcement.
- HB 1797 Unsolicited bulk electronic mail (spam); penalty.
- HB 1798 Rental agreement; early termination by military personnel.
- HB 1807 Marijuana; illegal to transport into State unless authorized under Drug Control Act, penalty.
- HB 1811 Deferred disposition; allows court to defer & dismiss any criminal case other than Class 4 felonies.
- HB 1812 Questioning employees about criminal convictions; prohibits employer from asking about certain.
- HB 1813 Criminal conviction; expungement of record upon showing opportunities for employment are prejudiced.
- HB 1815 Questioning employees about criminal convictions; prohibits employer from asking about certain.
- HB 1841 Extortion; person who extorts money, etc., by threatening to report another as illegally present.
- HB 1859 Elected or appointed officials; limit attorney-issued subpoenas unless subject matter is unrelated.
- HB 1860 Impoundment of motor vehicle; provides if person driving without license was previously convicted.
- HB 1862 Sex offender registry; failure to register is Class 6 felony.
- HB 1865 Chief judges of district & circuit courts; authority for recalling judges for duty after retirement.
- HB 1867 Jury costs; plaintiff who requests trial in civil case shall be assessed.
- HB 1897 Visitation, supervised; contact between parent & child that occurs with court-approved supervisor.
- HB 1909 Funerals and burials; designation of persons authorized to make decisions.
- HB 1913 Child support; court shall recalculate obligation of obligor who is incarcerated.
- HB 1929 Decedent's account balance; increases amount thereof to be paid to spouse or other distributees.
- HB 1954 Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant.
- HB 1963 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; condition of registration.
- HB 1979 Stalking; penalty when person commits second offense within 5 years.
- HB 1984 Physicians and patients; eliminates limiting patient's health information introduced at trial .
- HB 1989 Civil immunity; officers and directors of certain local civic league or community organizations.
- HB 1999 Parental liability; damage to property or injury to person by minor.
- HB 2038 Judgments; limitations on enforcement of certain.
- HB 2054 Novelty cigarette lighters; prohibiting purchase, distribution, etc. to persons under age of 18.
- HB 2087 Alcoholic beverages; Class 3 misdemeanor when person permits underage person to consume.
- HB 2107 Public use; definition thereof.
- HB 2121 Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment.
- HB 2131 Gang-free zones; established on certain types of public and private property upon petition.
- HB 2156 Involuntary commitment hearing; upon request, district court judge, etc. may restrict attendance.
- HB 2179 Trials; credit for time spent in confinement discretionary with court.
- HB 2189 Disposal of dead body; prohibited, increases from Class 1 misdemeanor to Class 6 felony.
- HB 2228 Juveniles; restitution payments paid thereby.
- HB 2239 Compulsory training standards; persons designated to provide courthouse security.
- HB 2271 Telephone trespass; penalty.
- HB 2297 Underaged drinking; person charged with who summons assistance is eligible for deferred disposition.
- HB 2329 Physician assistants; provides immunity therefor under supervision for review or action.
- HB 2336 Governments, local; adoption of ordinances prohibiting delivery of unsolicited newspapers.
- HB 2338 Birth control; definition.
- HB 2363 Criminal cases; admissibility of prior inconsistent statements.
- HB 2365 Restriction on Supreme Court; shall not promulgate any rule that prohibits conduct of an attorney.
- HB 2367 Protective order; aiding and abetting violation thereof, penalty.
- HB 2386 Pedestrians and drivers; responsibilities thereof at marked & unmarked crosswalks.
- HB 2431 Underinsured motorist insurance coverage; claim settled for amount exhausting policy limits.
- HB 2436 Assault and battery; penalty when against emergency room personnel.
- HB 2468 Marijuana; expungement of charges.
- HB 2489 Assault and battery; penalty when against family or household member.
- HB 2492 Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer.
- HB 2498 Assault and battery; authority to defer and dismiss against family or household member.
- HB 2503 Juveniles; collection of DNA to include that of any age 14 whose delinquency charges are deferred.
- HB 2527 Chief Justice of Virginia Supreme Court; shall serve thereas for only two consecutive terms.
- HB 2536 Easements; injury to servient estate.
- HB 2553 Suspended operators license; forfeiture of motor vehicle for driving therewith.
- HB 2561 Suspension of license; failure or refusal to pay fines or costs.
- HB 2567 Probation; Department of Corrections to develop supervision plan when offender placed on probation.
- HB 2585 Capital murder; adds uncompensated auxiliary police officers, etc. to definition of law-enforcement.
- HB 2611 Protective orders; law-enforcement officer may effect service by serving person subject to order.
- HB 2620 Divorce; appointment of counsel by court.
- HB 2633 Assault and battery; penalty when against campus police officer.
- HB 2650 Citizens' Right to Know: Pretrial Release Act; pretrial agencies keep detailed record & case record.
- SB 65 Community criminal justice boards; membership.
- SB 310 Restricted driver's license; court to provide during period of suspension.
- SB 364 Bad checks; attorneys for State to establish programs that allow persons to avoid prosecution.
- SB 369 Indigent defendants; right to ex parte hearing for appointment of experts in capital cases.
- SB 387 Guardian ad litem; mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect, exception.
- SB 519 Zoning appeals, board of; petitioner to be awarded reasonable attorney fees and court costs.
- SB 854 Mental health courts; Office of Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court to establish for nonviolent offender.
- SB 939 Indigent defendants; right to ex parte hearing for appointment of experts in capital cases.
- SB 952 Dextromethorphan; sale of over-the-counter medicines containing thereof on school property.
- SB 979 Fuel fee; allows authorities to pass an ordinance to impose a fee on motor vehicle violations.
- SB 1080 Involuntary commitment hearing; upon request, district court judge, etc. may restrict attendance.
- SB 1130 Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; limits fee that locality may charge to support.
- SB 1134 Electronic summons system; localities to assess an additional fee as part of costs.
- SB 1191 Process and service fees; increases certain sheriffs' fees.
- SB 1196 Behavioral Correction Program; created.
- SB 1224 Littering; person to perform community service if matter illegally dumped or ejected from vehicle.
- SB 1254 Concealed handguns; when permit from reciprocal State, person shall carry permit at all times.
- SB 1265 Unattended children in a motor vehicle; definition of child abuse and neglect.
- SB 1298 Juvenile disposition; allows court to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor after deferring adjudication.
- SB 1329 Crim. conviction; responsibility of Attorney Gen. relating to collection of collateral consequences.
- SB 1402 Improper driving; increases maximum penalty.
- SB 1424 DUI; definition of substantially similar laws for determining number of prior offenses.
- SB 1429 Marriage license tax; allocation to services for children exposed to sexual or domestic violence.
- SB 1481 Criminal cases; allows circuit court clerk to assess local fee of up to 10% of total fees charged.
- SB 1517 Home/electronic incarceration program; provides that is deemed term of confinement for offender.