Bill Text: VA HB287 | 2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Gang-free zones; expansion of zone areas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-20 - House: Left in Appropriations [HB287 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-HB287-Comm_Sub.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §18.2-46.3:3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §18.2-46.3:3. Enhanced punishment for gang activity taking place in a gang-free zone; penalties. Any person who violates §18.2-46.2 (i) upon the property,
including buildings and grounds, of any public or private elementary,
secondary, or postsecondary school, or any public or private two-year or
four-year institution of higher education; (ii) upon public property or any
property open to public use within 1,000 feet of such school property; (iii) on
any school bus as defined in §46.2-100; (iv) upon a designated school bus
stop, or upon either public property or any property open to public use which
is within 1,000 feet of such school bus stop, during the time when school
children are waiting to be picked up and transported to or are being dropped
off from school or a school-sponsored activity; or 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 890 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011 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. |