Jailable offense; discretion of law-enforcement officer to arrest or issue summons therefor. (HB681)
Introduced By
Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Discretion of law-enforcement officer to arrest or issue summons for a jailable offense. Gives a law-enforcement officer discretion to arrest or to issue a summons to a person in his custody for having committed a Class 1 or 2 misdemeanor. Currently, the officer must issue a summons unless the person refuses to cease his criminal activity, is a danger to himself or others, or indicates he will disregard a summons. Read the Bill »
Status
03/03/2010: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2010 | Committee |
01/12/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102302D |
01/12/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/19/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/25/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N) |
01/27/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2010 | Read first time |
02/01/2010 | Read second time |
02/01/2010 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/01/2010 | Engrossed by House as amended HB681E |
02/01/2010 | Printed as engrossed 10102302D-E |
02/02/2010 | Read third time and passed House (68-Y 28-N) |
02/02/2010 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (68-Y 28-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/03/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/14/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB681E) |
03/03/2010 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
VACOLAO opposes this legislation that threatens the civil rights of all Virginians by giving individual police officers unfettered discretion to decide whether to take a person alleged to be committing a misdemeanor into custody or simply to issue a summons.