Stalking; enhanced penalty if victim is a minor. (HB13)
Introduced By
Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville) with support from 15 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Progress
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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
Enhanced penalty for stalking of a minor. Provides that if at the time of the offense of stalking, the victim is a minor and the offender is 10 or more years older than the victim, the sentence imposed shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 30 days. The bill also provides that (i) for a second such conviction occurring within five years the penalty shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 60 days and (ii) for a third conviction of stalking occurring within five years the penalty shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 90 days. Amends § 18.2-60.3 (“Stalking; penalty.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
