VA HB232 | 2008 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Introduced on December 28 2007 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-12 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Status: Introduced on December 28 2007 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-12 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Summary
Power of magistrates to issue felony arrest warrants. Provides that no magistrate may issue an arrest warrant upon the basis of a citizen complaint, for a felony offense, without prior authorization from the attorney for the Commonwealth or from a law-enforcement agency in his jurisdiction, unless the person who is to be issued the warrant has already been placed under arrest by a law-enforcement officer.
Title
Magistrates; power to issue felony arrest warrants.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-12 | House: Left in Courts of Justice | |
| 2007-12-28 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2007-12-28 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084630472 |
Subjects
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB232 |
