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HB2253: Stalking; penalty when protective orders in effect.
Chief Patron
Del.
Katherine Waddell (I-68)
Katherine Waddell
(I-68)
Richmond, VA
Served: 2006–
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Stalking enhanced penalties. Provides that any person who commits a second or subsequent offense of stalking occurring within five years of a conviction of a prior offense is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the Class 6 felony applies for a third or subsequent offense. The bill also provides that any person who commits an offense of stalking when, at the time of the offense, there is in effect any court order prohibiting contact between the defendant and the victim or the victim's family or household member is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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Poll Results
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