Bill Text: VA HB673 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Minors; abduction for purpose of prostitution or child pornography, penalty.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB673 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB673-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 673 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 11, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to abduction of minor for the purpose of prostitution or child pornography; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Leftwich ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §18.2-48 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§18.2-48. Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose.

Abduction (i) of any person with the intent to extort money or pecuniary benefit, (ii) of any person with intent to defile such person, (iii) of any child under sixteen years of age minor for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution, (iv) of any person for the purpose of prostitution, or (v) of any minor for the purpose of manufacturing child pornography shall be is punishable as a Class 2 felony. For the purposes of convicting a person for a violation of clause (iii) or (v), the use of force, intimidation, or deception is not an element of the crime of abduction. If the sentence imposed for a violation of clause (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) includes a term of confinement less than life imprisonment, the judge shall impose, in addition to any active sentence, a suspended sentence of no less than 40 years. This suspended sentence shall be suspended for the remainder of the defendant's life subject to revocation by the court.

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 665 of the Acts of Assembly of 2015 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.