Virginia House Bill 439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Possession of controlled substances unlawful; second or subsequent conviction; mandatory minimum. Provides that the sentence of any person convicted of possession of any controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II of the Drug Control Act for (i) a second offense within less than five years shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 days and a mandatory minimum fine of $500; (ii) a second offense within 10 years shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of 45 days and a mandatory minimum fine of $500; (iii) three offenses within 10 years shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of 90 days and a mandatory minimum fine of $500, unless the three offenses were committed within a five-year period, in which case the sentence shall include a mandatory minimum sentence of confinement for six months and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000; and (iv) a fourth or subsequent offense within 10 years shall include a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000. The bill also provides that the driver's license of any person convicted of possession of any controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II of the Drug Control Act (a) may be suspended for a period of up to 30 days for the first offense and (b) shall be suspended for a period of 30 days for the second and subsequent offenses.

Controlled substances; possession unlawful, second or subsequent conviction, mandatory minimum fine.

Del. Jonathan Arnold [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2024-01-08	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101035D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB439
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB439+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB439F160+PDF