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2024 SESSION

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SB 643 Failure to appear; contempt of court, penalties.

Introduced by: Lashrecse D. Aird | R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Penalties for failure to appear; contempt. Provides that any person (i) charged with a felony offense or misdemeanor offense or (ii) convicted of a felony offense or misdemeanor offense and execution of sentence is suspended who willfully fails to appear before any court or judicial officer as required may be punished for contempt. Under current law, such person is guilty of a Class 6 felony, if charged with a felony, or a Class 1 misdemeanor, if charged with a misdemeanor, for such a violation. The bill excludes from such penalty persons who are incarcerated or in the custody of a law-enforcement officer at the time such person is required to appear. The bill also eliminates a court's authority to punish summarily a contempt of court for willful failure to appear.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/24  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24104572D  pdf
• 02/07/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107311D-S1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/11/24  Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24104572D
• 01/11/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
• 02/07/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107311D-S1
• 02/08/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/09/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/09/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107311D-S1
• 02/09/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB643S1
• 02/12/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/13/24  Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
• 02/13/24  Senate: Chair votes No