Bill Text: VA SB876 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Castle doctrine; encodes version allowing use of deadly force, etc. against an intruder in dwelling.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N) [SB876 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-SB876-Introduced.html
11102140D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-91.1 as follows: § 18.2-91.1. Use of physical force, including deadly force, against an intruder; justified self-defense. Any person who lawfully occupies a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when the other person has unlawfully entered the dwelling, having committed an overt act toward the occupant or another person in the dwelling, and the occupant reasonably believes he or another person in the dwelling is in imminent danger of bodily injury. Any lawful occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including deadly physical force, as provided in this section shall be immune from civil liability for injuries to or death of the other person who has unlawfully entered the dwelling that results from the use of such force. |