Cruelty to animals; serious bodily injury, first offense, penalty. (HB27)

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Progress

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

Description

Cruelty to animals; serious bodily injury; first offense; penalty. Provides that a person who commits an act of animal cruelty that results in serious bodily injury to or the death or euthanasia of an animal is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Current law requires that the person have been convicted of an act of cruelty within the past five years and that an animal die as a direct result of the current or past act of cruelty before the violation is a Class 6 felony. The bill expands the authority of a court to order anger management treatment from cases of misdemeanor cruelty to all cases. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »

Status

11/19/2019: In Committee

History

Date	Action
11/19/2019	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100519D
11/19/2019	Committee
11/21/2019	Impact statement from VCSC (HB27)