VA HB6 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 28 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Failure to report death of child by parent, guardian, etc.; penalty. Provides that any parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child or a person standing in loco parentis to a child who, with intent to conceal the death, fails to report the death of the child to the local law-enforcement agency, the State Police, or an emergency health care provider within one hour of his discovery of the death is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

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Title

Death of child; parent, guardian, etc., failure to report to local law-enforcement agency, etc.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-14 House: Left in Courts of Justice
2012-01-25 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2012-01-24 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
2011-11-28 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-11-28 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100028D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182323.03(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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