VA SB1253 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-11 - Left in Finance
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Statute of limitations; sexual crimes against minors. Extends the statute of limitations to one year after the victim reaches 18 years of age for misdemeanor violations of the following crimes: carnal knowledge by employee of bail bond company, sexual battery, infected sexual battery, sexual abuse of a child age 13 or 14 by an adult, attempted sexual battery, and tongue penetration by adult of mouth of child under age 13. Under existing law, there is a one-year statute of limitations on most misdemeanors.

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Title

Sexual crimes against minors; extends statute of limitations.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-11SenateLeft in Finance
2015-01-21SenateRereferred to Finance
2015-01-21SenateReported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2015-01-14SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-14SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101670D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1928(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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