Bail; magistrate shall set in accordance with order of court that issued capias. (HB2060)

Introduced By

Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville)

Progress

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

Description

Bail terms set by court on a capias to be honored by magistrate.  Provides that a magistrate who is to set the terms of bail of a person arrested and brought before him pursuant to a capias shall, unless circumstances exist that require him to impose more restrictive terms of bail, set bail in accordance with the order of the court that issued the capias if such an order is affixed to or made a part of the capias by the court. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/11/2011Committee
01/11/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102714D
01/11/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/18/2011Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
01/19/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
01/31/2011Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2011Read first time
02/03/2011Read second time and engrossed
02/04/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/04/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2011Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/08/2011Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/14/2011Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2011Read third time
02/16/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2011Enrolled
02/22/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2060ER)
02/22/2011Signed by Speaker
02/23/2011Signed by President
03/15/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 112 (effective 7/1/11)
03/15/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0112)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 25 seconds.

Comments

chris rollins writes:

this bill needs to go further, any one missing court, should have a bond of no less than $1000.