Bill Text: VA HB486 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Compulsory school attendance cases; prosecution by attorneys for the Commonwealth.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB486 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB486-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 486 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 8, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact §22.1-268 of the Code of Virginia, relating to attorneys for the Commonwealth; prosecution of compulsory school attendance cases. ---------- Patron-- McClellan ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §22.1-268 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§22.1-268. Prosecution and jurisdiction for the trial of cases arising under article.

It shall be the duty of the attorneys In his discretion, each attorney for the Commonwealth of the several counties and cities to may prosecute all cases arising under this article. Juvenile and domestic relations district courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction for the trial of such cases.