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HB 502 Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; separate, dismissed, etc.

Introduced by: Michael P. Mullin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; separate, dismissed, or nolle prosequi charges. Provides that credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial shall include any time spent in pretrial confinement or detention on separate, dismissed, or nolle prosequi charges that are from the same act as the violation for which the person is convicted and sentenced to a term of confinement. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial; separate, dismissed, or nolle prosequi charges. Provides that credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial shall include any time spent in pretrial confinement or detention on separate, dismissed, or nolle prosequi charges that are from the same act as the violation for which the person is convicted and sentenced to a term of confinement. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.