Bill Text: VA SB621 | 2014 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

Virginia Senate Bill 621 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Felony convictions, certain; court may reduce to misdemeanor pursuant to plea agreement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-04 - Left in Courts of Justice [SB621 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-SB621-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 621 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice on February 5, 2014) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Stanley) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.2-303.6, relating to certain felony convictions.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 19.2-303.6 as follows:

§19.2-303.6. Felony conviction may be reduced to misdemeanor under certain conditions.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any rule, subsequent to a conviction of a felony, the court shall have jurisdiction to amend a conviction of a felony, other than an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1, to a conviction of a misdemeanor pursuant to the terms and conditions of a plea agreement contained in a sentencing order upon the court's determination that those terms and conditions have been fulfilled.