Bill Text: VA HB2066 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds or other property, penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796) [HB2066 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-HB2066-Comm_Sub.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 18.2-370.5 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 18.2-370.5. Sex offenses prohibiting entry onto school or other property; penalty. A. Every adult who is convicted of a sexually violent offense,
as defined in § 9.1-902, shall be prohibited from entering and being present B. A person convicted of a sexually violent offense may
enter premises described in subsection A if (i) he is a lawfully registered
and qualified voter, and is coming upon such property solely for purposes of casting
his vote; (ii) he is a student enrolled at the school; or (iii) he has obtained
a court order pursuant to subsection C allowing him to enter and be
present upon such property, has obtained the permission of the school board or
of the owner of the private school or child day center or their designee for
entry within all or part of the scope of the lifted ban, and is in compliance
with such school board's, school's or center's terms and conditions and those
of the court order.
D. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 6 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 cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 874 of the Acts of Assembly of 2010 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. |