HB79: Suicide; abolishes common-law crime.

HOUSE BILL NO. 79

Offered January 8, 2014
Prefiled December 9, 2013
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1, relating to abolishing the common-law crime of suicide.
Patron-- Krupicka

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 18.2-16.1 as follows:

§ 18.2-16.1. Common-law crime of suicide abolished.

The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished.