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SB1239: Child pornography; seizure and forfeiture of equipment.

Chief Patron

Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-26)

Mark Obenshain (R-26)
Served: 2004–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

03/15/2007: signed by governor

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Summary

Child pornography; seizure and forfeiture of equipment; bail. Provides that all equipment and other personal property used in connection with the possession, production, distribution, publication, or sale of child pornography shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture. This bill also provides a person charged with violating § 18.2-374.1 (crimes involving child pornography) or § 18.2-374.3 (use of communications system to procure minors for various sexual offenses involving children) is rebuttably presumed ineligible for bail when the offender has reason to believe that the solicited person is a child under 15 years of age and the offender is at least five years older than the solicited person.

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Identical Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB2980

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Introduced: 2007-01-10
Status: Signed into Law

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