VA HB1492 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 2 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-05 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Vacation of criminal conviction for fraud upon the court. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code or any rule of court to the contrary, upon hearing of a motion by a person convicted of a felony or adjudicated delinquent of a felony offense in the proper court of the jurisdiction where the person was convicted, following notice to the Commonwealth, a court may at any time after the person's conviction or adjudication vacate the judgment of the criminal conviction or adjudication of the person when the court finds that the conviction or adjudication was obtained by the commission of a material fraud upon the court or perjured testimony.
Title
Fraud; court may vacate judgment of criminal conviction.
Sponsors
Del. Jeion Ward [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-02-05 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2013-01-16 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote |
2013-01-15 | House | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
2013-01-02 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2013-01-02 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102873D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1492 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1492+hil |