VA SB584 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-01 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB25-Puller) (13-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Using transportation district trains without a valid ticket. Rewrites the code section that punishes unlawfully riding on a transportation district train. The bill punishes failure or refusal to pay the posted fare, or failure to properly validate a train ticket, as a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill punishes use of a validated ticket outside of the zone of the ticketed ride as a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill punishes use of a fraudulent or counterfeit ticket as a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill limits the amount of recoverable costs to the same amount as the maximum fine.

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Title

Transportation district trains; unlawful to ride without a valid ticket.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-02-01 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB25-Puller) (13-Y 0-N)
2010-01-15 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2010-01-13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2010-01-13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102806D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182160.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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