Owner or employee of bail bond company, etc. (HB1845)
Introduced By
Sen. Emily Brewer (R-Suffolk) with support from co-patron Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico)
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
Carnal knowledge of pretrial or posttrial offender by owner or employee of bail bond company or volunteer or employee of residential substance abuse program; penalties. Provides that an accused is guilty of carnal knowledge of a pretrial or posttrial offender, punishable as a Class 6 felony, if (i) he is an employee or volunteer providing services at a residential substance abuse program licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; (ii) the offender is participating in such residential substance abuse program as a condition of bail or posttrial supervision; and (iii) the accused carnally knows, without use of force, threat, or intimidation, the pretrial defendant or posttrial offender. The bill also increases the penalty for carnal knowledge of a pretrial or posttrial offender by an owner or employee of a bail bond company from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/02/2019 | Committee |
01/02/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102859D |
01/02/2019 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1845) |
01/02/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/16/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1845) |
02/05/2019 | Left in Courts of Justice |