Bill Text: VA HB1791 | 2017 | Regular Session | Conference Sub
Bill Title: Conspiracy, incitement, etc., to riot; penalty when against public safety personnel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2017-04-28 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor [HB1791 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HB1791-Conference_Sub.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-408 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§18.2-408. Conspiracy; incitement, etc., to riot.
Any person who conspires with others to cause or produce a
riot, or directs, or incites, or solicits other persons
who participate in a riot to acts of force or violence, shall be is
guilty of a Class 5 felony. Any person who commits a conspiracy that
intentionally selects the person against whom the riot is aimed because he is a
law-enforcement officer as defined in §9.1-101, firefighter as defined in §
65.2-102, volunteer firefighter who is employed by or is a member of a bona
fide volunteer fire department, emergency medical services personnel as defined
in §32.1-111.1, or member of the Virginia National Guard or the Virginia
Defense Force on official state duty or federal duty under Title 32 of the
United States Code is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person who commits a
conspiracy that intentionally selects the person against whom the riot is aimed
because of race, religious convictions, color, sexual orientation, or national
origin is guilty of a Class 3 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 $0 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
