VA SB688 | 2011 | Regular Session


Status

December 2 2010 - Senate: Left in Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Arrest without warrant; DUI arrests. Expands the DUI crimes for which an officer may arrest a person without a warrant. The bill removes the requirement that an arrest for DUI be made within three hours of an accident and allows an arrest to be made for misdemeanor offenses of DUI or "drunk boating" to be made by any officer, whether or not the offense occurred in his presence, and removes language from the law providing for transfer of custody from one officer to another in drunk boating incidents.

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Title

DUI; expands crimes for which officer may arrest without warrant to include driving watercraft.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-02-10 - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-02-03 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-12-02 Senate: Left in Finance
2010-02-10 Senate: Continued to 2011 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
2010-02-03 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
2010-02-03 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2010-01-25 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2010-01-22 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-01-22 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 10103878D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
19274(n/a)See Bill Text
19281(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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