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HB510: Defense counsel; removes requirement that any certificate of analysis be provided before trial.
Chief Patron
Del.
Ward Armstrong (D-10)
Ward Armstrong
(D-10)
Martinsville, VA
Served: 1992–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Providing certificate of analysis to defense counsel. Removes the requirement that any certificate of analysis prepared by the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services or the Department of Forensic Science or authorized by either of them be provided to defense counsel before a criminal trial in which the certificate is to be used as evidence. View Full Text »

