VA SB1362 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-01 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Resisting detention; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person to intentionally prevent or attempt to prevent a law-enforcement officer from lawfully detaining him, defined in the bill as fleeing or attempting to flee from a law-enforcement officer when (i) the officer has legal justification to detain the person, (ii) the officer communicates to the person an order to stop, and (iii) the person refuses to obey the order to stop. The bill allows a person charged with committing this offense to be arrested and immediately brought before a magistrate. The bill requires law enforcement to make a report to the Central Criminal Records Exchange when any person is arrested on such charge. Resisting detention; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person to intentionally prevent or attempt to prevent a law-enforcement officer from lawfully detaining him, defined in the bill as fleeing or attempting to flee from a law-enforcement officer when (i) the officer has legal justification to detain the person, (ii) the officer communicates to the person an order to stop, and (iii) the person refuses to obey the order to stop. The bill allows a person charged with committing this offense to be arrested and immediately brought before a magistrate. The bill requires law enforcement to make a report to the Central Criminal Records Exchange when any person is arrested on such charge.

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Title

Resisting detention; penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-01SenatePassed by indefinitely in Judiciary (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
2023-01-11SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101787D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182460(n/a)See Bill Text
192390(n/a)See Bill Text
19274(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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