Bill Text: VA HB1317 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Sexual abuse of certain children; penalty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-02 - Continued to 2017 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) [HB1317 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB1317-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1317 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 21, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual abuse of certain children; penalty. ---------- Patron-- Cline ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §18.2-67.4:2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§18.2-67.4:2. Sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age; penalty.

Any adult who, with lascivious intent, commits an act of sexual abuse, as defined in §18.2-67.10, with any child 13 years of age or older but under 15 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor Class 6 felony.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is at least $920,316 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.