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2019 SESSION
19101985DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 37.2-918 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 37.2-918. Persons on conditional release leaving Commonwealth or altering, removing, or destroying tracking device; penalty.
Any person placed on conditional release pursuant to this
chapter who (i) leaves the Commonwealth
without permission from the court that conditionally released the person or; (ii)
fails to return to the Commonwealth in violation of a court order shall be; or
(iii) alters, removes, or destroys any GPS (Global Positioning
System) tracking device, or other similar device placed
on such person as a condition of conditional release, is
guilty of a Class 6 felony.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018, Special Session I, requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.