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HB2983: Forfeiture cases; addition of certain procedures.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bill Janis (R-56)
Bill Janis
(R-56)
Glen Allen, VA
Served: 2002–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Procedures in forfeiture cases. Provides that discovery in drug forfeiture proceedings shall be had according to the criminal rules of discovery, that a jury shall consist of five people, and that the Commonwealth may take a nonsuit. Currently, none of these procedures is addressed in the forfeiture law.
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