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SB1123

Telephone/wireless commun. devices; threats of death or bodily injury to a person/member of family.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Mark Peake (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family by telephone or wireless communication device; penalty.

Provides that any person who communicates a threat over any telephone or wireless communications device to kill or do bodily injury to a person, regarding that person or any member of his family, and the threat places such person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury to himself or his family member, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that any person convicted of communicating threats (i) of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family or (ii) to commit serious bodily harm to persons on school property may be ordered by the court to make restitution as the court deems appropriate to any person who has suffered a loss as a result of the offense. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/26/2018 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101628D
  • 12/26/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/02/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1123)
  • 01/15/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1123)
  • 01/21/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 19105429D-S1
  • 01/21/2019 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 3-N)

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

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