Incapacitated adults; increase penalties for certain crimes against. (HB2459)
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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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Description
Crimes against incapacitated adults; penalties. Increases the penalties for certain crimes when the victim is an incapacitated adult. The punishment for grand larceny increases from imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 20 years to a period for not less than five nor more than 25 years and the punishment for embezzlement increases to imprisonment for not less than five nor more than 40 years. Forgery is elevated from a Class 5 to a Class 4 felony and obtaining money or signature, etc., by false pretense is elevated from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony. Current law does not connect the character of the victim with the scope of punishment. The bill also provides that where an incapacitated adult dies as a result of a person's abuse or neglect, that person is guilty of a Class 3 felony punishable by imprisonment of not less than five nor more than 20 years and a fine of not more than $100,000. Read the Bill »
Status
03/20/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2007 | Committee |
01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070063105 |
01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/12/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2459) |
01/16/2007 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
01/22/2007 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/23/2007 | Committee substitute printed 077811268-H1 |
01/23/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2459H1) |
01/24/2007 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety (Sherwood) |
02/03/2007 | Read first time |
02/05/2007 | Read second time |
02/05/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 077811268-H1 |
02/05/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2459H1 |
02/06/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
02/07/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/07/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/13/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2007 | Read third time |
02/14/2007 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2007 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2007 | Enrolled |
02/21/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2459ER) |
02/21/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
02/22/2007 | Signed by President |
02/28/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2459ER) |
03/14/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2459ER) |
03/20/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 653 (effective 7/1/07) |
04/05/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0653) |