VA SB463 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-31 - Continued to 2019 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Disposition of forfeited property used in connection with the commission of drug crimes; Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund. Provides that 20 percent of all cash, negotiable instruments, and proceeds from a sale conducted pursuant to ?§19.2-386.7 or 19.2-386.12, after deduction of expenses, fees, and costs as provided in ?§19.2-386.12, shall be paid into the Drug Offender Assessment and Treatment Fund. The remaining 80 percent of such property and proceeds will continue to be deposited into the special fund of the Department of Criminal Justice Services made available to federal, state, and local agencies to promote law enforcement. The bill provides that promoting law-enforcement shall include activities calculated to enhance future investigations, law-enforcement training, law enforcement equipment and operations, detention facilities, law-enforcement facilities, drug education and drug addiction and rehabilitation programs, pro rata funding, and asset accounting and tracking and other expenses specifically approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services that promote law enforcement in accordance with this section and regulations adopted by the Criminal Justice Services Board.

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Title

Drug crimes; disposition of forfeited property used in connection with the commission of crimes.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2019 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-31SenateContinued to 2019 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2018-01-09SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100103D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182251.02(n/a)See Bill Text
192386.12(n/a)See Bill Text
192386.14(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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