Bill Text: VA HB1427 | 2024 | Regular Session | Chaptered

Virginia House Bill 1427 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Fixing period of suspension of sentence; sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485) [HB1427 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-HB1427-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 485 An Act to amend and reenact §19.2-303.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fixing period of suspension of sentence; sexual battery; sexual abuse of a child 13 years of age or older but under 15 years of age. [H 1427] Approved April 4, 2024

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §19.2-303.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§19.2-303.1. Fixing period of suspension of sentence.

In any case where a court suspends the imposition or execution of a sentence, it may fix the period of suspension for up to the statutory maximum period for which the defendant might originally have been sentenced to be imprisoned; however, the court may fix the period of suspension for a period not to exceed three years for a violation of §18.2-67.4 or 18.2-67.4:2. The limitation on the period of suspension shall not apply to the extent that an additional period of suspension is necessary for the defendant to participate in a court-ordered program.