Bill Text: VA HB1518 | 2013 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Sexual abuse of child; increases penalty for any adult who commits abuse with child under 15.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB1518 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2013-HB1518-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1518 Offered January 9, 2013 Prefiled January 3, 2013 A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Lewis ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That §18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§18.2-67.4:2. Sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age; penalty.

Any adult who, with lascivious intent, commits an act of sexual abuse, as defined in §18.2-67.10, with any child 13 years of age or older but under 15 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor 5 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, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is at least $1,059,562 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.