VA Code | §19 | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | HB237 | Criminal history record information checks upon handgun purchases; protective order registry; dissemination of information. Provides that certain criminal history record information and protective order registry information shall be made available t... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB487 | Collection by locality of cost of transporting prisoners. Allows localities to charge persons convicted of violations of state law or ordinance for the costs of transporting them to jail or other holding facility. [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB923 | Reorganizing and recodifying the law related to carrying concealed weapons and concealed handgun permits. Reorganizes the existing § 18.2-308 into a new Article 6.1 in Chapter 7 of Title 18.2. The new article creates separate, discrete sections ... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB992 | Assault and battery of a family or household member; penalties. Provides for a Class 1 misdemeanor for the assault followed by a battery through the application of physical force against a member of a family or household member. The bill addresses t... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | SB71 | Grand larceny; first offender. Allows the court to defer disposition for a person charged with larceny who has not previously been convicted of or charged with a felony, an offense related to larceny, embezzlement, fraud, or any crime of moral turpit... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | SB224 | Assault and battery of a family or household member; penalties. Provides for a Class 1 misdemeanor for a battery through the application of physical force against a family or household member. This provision addresses the decision in U.S. v. White fr... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB173 | Interpreter appointed for non-English-speaking defendant. Provides that the cost for an interpreter for a non-English-speaking defendant shall be borne by the defendant if he is convicted of the criminal offense. [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SB96 | Publication of unlawful photographs; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person to publish on the Internet a photograph or video made in violation of the current law prohibiting filming, videotaping, or photographing a nonconsenting p... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SB175 | Postrelease supervision of felons. Amends provisions regarding the imposition of an additional term of incarceration and postrelease supervision for certain felons who are sentenced to an active prison term. The bill clarifies that an additional ter... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SB184 | Interpreter appointed for non-English-speaking defendant. Provides that the cost for an interpreter for a non-English-speaking defendant shall be borne by the defendant if he is convicted of the criminal offense. [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SB738 | Indigent defense; appellate defender office. Creates an appellate defender office under the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-21 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N) |
| VA | SB795 | Forensic Toxicology Fund created. Creates the Forensic Toxicology Fund and provides that a convicted defendant who demanded the testimony of a forensic analyst rather than relying on the certificate of analysis is subject to an additional court cost ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-21 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 2-N) |
| VA | SB1258 | Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; penalties. Provides that it is a felony punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than 20 years to knowingly and without legal justification, ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-21 Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| VA | SB725 | Expungement of certain misdemeanors. Allows a person convicted of certain misdemeanors who has successfully completed all terms of probation to file a petition for expungement 10 years after the conviction if he has never been convicted of any other ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N) |
| VA | HB1465 | Forced prostitution; expungement. Provides that there shall exist an affirmative defense to the crime of prostitution when the person arrested or charged was induced to engage in prostitution through the use of force, intimidation, or deception by an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| VA | SB823 | Petitions for writs of actual innocence; joint motion for writ of actual innocence. Provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth of the jurisdiction wherein a person was convicted of a felony may join in a petition for a biological or nonbiologica... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB845 | Expungement of certain misdemeanors. Allows a person convicted of certain misdemeanors who has successfully completed all terms of probation to file a petition for expungement 10 years after the conviction if he has not been convicted of any other of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N) |
| VA | HB1680 | Temporary detention orders; duration. Increases the maximum duration that a person may be detained pursuant to a temporary detention order from 48 to 72 hours. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Tabled in Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| VA | HB1821 | Child Pornography Images Registry; exemptions from disclosure, etc. Provides that records related to child abuse and exploitation that are in the possession of the Department of State Police pursuant to its duties in maintaining the Child Pornography... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| VA | HB1920 | Plea required for issuance of a writ of actual innocence. Provides that a convicted person may petition for a writ of actual innocence regardless of the type of plea he entered at trial. Under current law, a person may petition for a writ based on no... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Tabled in Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| VA | HB1925 | Expungement of nonviolent misdemeanor convictions. Provides that any person who has been convicted of only one nonviolent misdemeanor offense that is not a violation of § 18.2-266 (DUI) or an offense for which registration is required under ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| VA | SB1146 | Destruction of controlled substances, etc.; Department of State Police. Requires law-enforcement reports on the destruction of seized controlled substances and other drugs and paraphernalia that under current law have to be submitted to the Board of ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N) |
| VA | SB907 | Asset forfeiture; task forces. Provides that property forfeited from drug cases, which under current law may be used to promote law enforcement, may be used to fund salary and benefits for non-sworn personnel who are members of a law-enforcement task... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N) |
| VA | SB1211 | Child Pornography Images Registry; exemptions from disclosure, etc. Provides that records related to child abuse and exploitation that are in the possession of the Department of State Police pursuant to its duties in maintaining the Child Pornography... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB1299 | Criminal history record information checks; protective order registry; dissemination of information. Provides that certain criminal history record information and protective order registry information shall be made available to the Attorney General o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB763 | Publication of unlawful photographs; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person to publish on the Internet a photograph or video made in violation of the current law prohibiting filming, videotaping, or photographing a nonconsenting p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB836 | Vacation of criminal conviction for fraud upon the court. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code or any rule of court to the contrary, upon hearing of a motion by a person convicted of a felony or adjudicated delinquent of a felony o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| VA | SB868 | Criminal history record checks; barrier crimes. Clarifies the list of barrier crimes for individuals seeking employment or seeking to provide contract services at nursing homes, home care organizations, hospices, state facilities and private provider... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB1002 | Emergency protective orders; expungement. Provides the mechanism for a person who is the subject of an emergency protective order issued in connection with a warrant for the arrest of such person to expunge the order from the record if the warrant di... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-30 Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB796 | Spousal privilege. Creates a statutory exception to the spousal privilege in criminal cases where the spouses conspired or acted jointly in the commission of the crime. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N) |
| VA | HB1616 | Limitations on use of drone aircraft. Provides that no state agency or organization having jurisdiction over criminal law enforcement or regulatory violations, including but not limited to the Department of State Police nor any department of law enfo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| VA | SB1030 | Search and seizure of computer and contents. Provides that any search warrant issued for the search and seizure of a computer, computer network, or other device containing electronic or digital information shall be deemed to include the search and se... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (14-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB1364 | Compensation of experts in criminal cases. Provides that counsel for the defendant may request a waiver on the maximum limitation of compensation for a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, or other expert appointed by the court to render professional... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1355 | Petitions for writs of actual innocence. Provides that petitions for writs of actual innocence in the case of either biological or nonbiological evidence may be brought for any felony and upon any plea. The bill also provides that, for both writs, th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1365 | Appointment of mental health experts in criminal cases not involving insanity defense or competency to stand trial. Provides that in a felony criminal case for an alleged crime other than capital murder, the attorney for the Commonwealth or the defen... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1492 | Vacation of criminal conviction for fraud upon the court. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code or any rule of court to the contrary, upon hearing of a motion by a person convicted of a felony or adjudicated delinquent of a felony o... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1541 | Forced prostitution; expungement of charges. Provides that there shall exist an affirmative defense to the crime of prostitution when the person arrested or charged was abducted for the purpose of prostitution in violation of §18.2-48 and was in... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1537 | Student teachers and student teacher supervisors; fingerprinting, criminal history records check, and child abuse and neglect data. Requires any student teacher at an accredited public or private institution of higher education, as a condition of par... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1675 | Expungement of certain misdemeanors. Allows a person convicted of certain misdemeanors who has successfully completed all terms of probation to file a petition for expungement 10 years after the conviction if he has not been convicted of any other of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1781 | Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; penalties. Provides that it is a felony punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than 20 years to knowingly and without legal justification, ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1904 | Warrant requirement for certain telecommunications records. Provides that the "location data" of a customer of an electronic communication service or a remote computing service may only be retrieved from the provider by warrant or consent of the cust... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2007 | Testimony by custodians of records, lab analysts, etc.; use of two-way electronic video and audio communication. Allows for the use of two-way electronic video and audio communication to obtain the testimony of custodians of records, lab analysts, or... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2056 | Counterfeit cigarettes; penalties. Provides that any person who knowingly distributes or possesses with the intent to distribute counterfeit cigarettes where the amount is fewer than 10 cartons is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1786 | Collection by locality of cost of transporting prisoners. Provides that localities may charge a person convicted of a violation of state law or ordinance for the costs of transporting him to jail or other holding facility but may charge no more than ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1897 | Search of electronic device without warrant prohibited. Provides that no officer of the law or any other person shall search any cellular telephone, tablet computer, portable computer, desktop computer, or other electronic device containing or design... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1903 | Cellular phone used as tracking device. Provides that a cellular phone is a tracking device when it is used to track the movement of a person, and that such use requires a warrant issued by a judicial officer. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1919 | Joint motion for writ of actual innocence. Provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth of the jurisdiction wherein a person was convicted of a felony may join in a petition for a biological or nonbiological writ of actual innocence. When such pet... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1924 | Conservators of the peace; inspectors general of the U.S. Department of HUD and the FHFA. Includes any criminal investigator within the Offices of Inspectors General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Fina... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2050 | Search and seizure of computer and contents. Provides that any search warrant issued for the search and seizure of a computer, computer network, or other device containing electronic or digital information shall be deemed to include the search and se... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2234 | Expungement for misdemeanors deferred and dismissed. Provides that expungement of a criminal record is available to a petitioner whose misdemeanor charges are dismissed without adjudication of guilt following a deferral of proceedings and satisfactio... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
