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since 2007.
HB2713: Obstruction of justice; failure to call when criminal act has occurred.
Chief Patron
Del.
William Barlow (D-64)
William Barlow
(D-64)
Smithfield, VA
Served: 1992–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Obstruction of justice. Any person who, in order to avoid investigation of himself for a crime, willfully fails to make a telephone call to or otherwise communicate with law enforcement or an emergency health care provider when he knows that a criminal act has occurred or that another person is in danger or has suffered severe bodily injury, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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