20100984D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1063
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled January 7, 2020
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section
numbered 18.2-16.1, relating to abolishing the common-law crime of suicide.
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Patrons-- Kory, Carr, Hope and Watts
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section
numbered 18.2-16.1 as follows:
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18.2-16.1. Common-law crime of suicide abolished.
The common-law crime of
suicide is hereby abolished.