Bill Text: VA SB442 | 2014 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Sexual abuse; increases penalty for abuse of child 13 or 14 years of age to Class 6 felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-04 - Continued to 2015 in Finance (17-Y 0-N) [SB442 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-SB442-Prefiled.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 442 Offered January 8, 2014 Prefiled January 7, 2014 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:

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 13  years of age or older but 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 $960,821 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.