Child pornography; mandatory minimum terms of confinement for possession thereof. (HB1071)
Introduced By
Del. Matt Lohr (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Child pornography; penalties. Adds the following mandatory minimum terms of confinement for possession of child pornography: six months for each sexually explicit visual material possessed by the defendant and one year if the child depicted is age 13 or younger, and one year for a second or subsequent offense. For the crime of distribution of child pornography the following mandatory minimum terms of confinement are added: one year for each sexually explicit visual material distributed and two years if the child depicted in such material is age 13 or younger. A provision is added that the mandatory minimum sentence run consecutively with any other sentence. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060985496 |
01/11/2006 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/12/2006 | Fiscal impact statement from VCSC (HB1071) |
01/18/2006 | Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law |
02/15/2006 | Left in Courts of Justice |