Bill Text: VA SB1487 | 2017 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Public officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369) [SB1487 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SB1487-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §24.2-236 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§24.2-236. Suspension from office pending hearing and appeal.
In the event of a judicial proceeding under §§
24.2-231, 24.2-232, 24.2-233, or 24.2-234, the circuit court may enter an order
suspending the officer pending the hearing. Any officer convicted of a
felony under the laws of any state or the United States shall be automatically
suspended upon such conviction, regardless of any appeals, pleadings, delays,
or motions. The court may, in its discretion, continue the suspension until
the matter is finally disposed of in the Supreme Court or otherwise. During the
suspension the court may appoint some suitable person to act in the officer's
place. The officer's compensation shall be withheld and kept in a separate
account and paid to him if and when the judicial proceedings result in his
favor. Otherwise, it shall be paid back to the county, city, town, or
State Treasurer who paid it.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.
