VA HB2235 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Protective orders; issuance upon convictions for certain felonies; penalty. Authorizes a court to issue a protective order upon convicting a defendant for a felony offense of (i) violating a protective order, (ii) homicide, (iii) kidnapping, (iv) assaults and bodily woundings, (v) extortion, or (vi) criminal sexual assault. The bill provides that the duration of such protective order can be for any period of time, including up to the lifetime of the defendant, that the court deems necessary to protect the health and safety of the victim and may only prohibit (a) acts of family abuse or of violence, force, or threat against the victim or criminal offenses that may result in injury to the person or property of the victim and (b) such contacts by the defendant with the victim as the court deems necessary for the health or safety of the victim. The bill provides that a violation of a protective order issued upon conviction of one of the enumerated offenses is punishable as contempt of court or in the same manner as criminal violations of other protective orders are punished.

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Title

Protective orders; issuance upon convictions for certain felonies, penalty.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103273D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161253.2(n/a)See Bill Text
171513(n/a)See Bill Text
182119(n/a)See Bill Text
182308.1:4(n/a)See Bill Text
18260.4(n/a)See Bill Text
18260.5(n/a)See Bill Text
18260.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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