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2012 SESSION
SB 547 Assault and battery; adds prison contractor to class of people victimized in prisons, penalty.
Introduced by: Ralph S. Northam | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Assault and battery a felony when certain classes of people are victimized; penalty. Expands the class of people for whom, when they are victims of an assault or assault and battery, the offense is punished as a Class 6 felony. The expanded class would include a person employed as a prison contractor as defined in § 53.1-261.
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- 01/16/12 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12103830D
- 01/16/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/12 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/07/12 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)