Bill Text: VA SB1138 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Sexual abuse of certain children; penalty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Left in Finance [SB1138 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-SB1138-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1138 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled January 13, 2015 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual abuse of certain children; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Garrett ---------- Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§18.2-67.4:2. Sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age; penalty.

Any adult who, with lascivious intent, commits an act of sexual abuse, as defined in §18.2-67.10, with any child 13 years of age or older but under 15 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor 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 is at least $1,010,913 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.