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HB1982: Protective orders; increases penalty for second offense for violation thereof.
Chief Patron
Del.
Matt Lohr (R-26)
Matt Lohr
(R-26)
Harrisonburg, VA
Served: 2006–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/23/2007: signed by governor
Summary
Violation of provisions of protective orders; penalty. Provides that the punishment for any person convicted of a second misdemeanor violation of a protective order, when the offense is committed within five years of a conviction for a prior offense, shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 60 days. The bill also provides that any person convicted of a third offense (including some felony offenses), when the third such offense is committed within 20 years of the first conviction, is guilty of a Class 6 felony, and punishment shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of one year.
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