Bill Text: VA HB243 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Accessories after the fact; increased to Class 6 felony for person guilty in capital murder case.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-22 - House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote [HB243 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB243-Prefiled.html
10102497D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §18.2-19 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §18.2-19. How accessories after the fact punished; certain exceptions. In the case of every felony, except capital murder as defined in §18.2-31, every
accessory after the fact In the case of capital murder, every accessory after the fact is guilty of a Class 6 felony. 2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 781 of the Acts of Assembly of 2009 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. |