Home/electronic incarceration; court may allow person convicted credit for time served. (HB75)
Introduced By
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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Became Law |
Description
Time-served credit for pretrial home/electronic incarceration. Provides that a circuit or district court, when imposing a sentence of incarceration upon a person convicted of a criminal offense, may allow the person convicted credit for time served prior to trial under home/electronic incarceration authorized under 19.2-123 and shall set forth in the sentencing order whether or not such credit is allowed. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
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Comments
This bill should have passed. You can serve a sentence on home confinement so it should also be an option for the judge to give u credit for time spent on confinement before ur actually sentenced.
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