Bill Text: VA HB826 | 2012 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Bigamy; penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Courts of Justice [HB826 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-HB826-Prefiled.html
12101173D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 18.2-362 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §18.2-362. Person marrying when husband or wife is living; penalty; venue. If any person, being married, shall, during the life of the
husband or wife, (i)
marry or purport to marry another
person in 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. |