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HB180: Felonies; increase in penalty for all accessories after fact.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Don McEachin (D-9)
Don McEachin
(D-9)
Richmond, VA
Served: 2008–
Progress
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
How accessories after the fact punished; penalty. Provides that all accessories after the fact to a felony are guilty of a Class 6 felony no matter their relation to the principal. Currently, the penalty is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and family members are not deemed accessories and are not criminally liable as accessories if their assistance is to assist the principal in avoiding prosecution or punishment. View Full Text »
Poll Results
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