VA HB2339 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-03 - Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (8-Y 11-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Probation violations; intermediate sanctions. Authorizes a court to delegate the authority to impose an intermediate sanction on an offender who has violated any term or condition of his probation to a probation officer or a community-based probation officer. The bill authorizes a probation officer to commit such offender to a local or regional jail for a period of no more than five consecutive days, provided that (i) the probation officer's supervisor has approved the commitment of the offender, (ii) the probation officer has issued a noncompliance letter, and (iii) the offender has knowingly executed a written waiver of his right to a probation violation hearing and has consented to the commitment. The bill limits the total of all intermediate sanctions that may be imposed to no more than 30 total days during the offender's probation period.

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Title

Probation violations; intermediate sanctions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-03 - House - House: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (8-Y 11-N) (Y: 8 N: 11 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 4-N) (Y: 7 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-03HouseFailed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (8-Y 11-N)
2017-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 4-N)
2017-01-18HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2017-01-13HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2017-01-13HousePresented and ordered printed 17103784D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
192303(n/a)See Bill Text
192303.3(n/a)See Bill Text
192303.6(n/a)See Bill Text
531145(n/a)See Bill Text
91176.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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