Bill Text: VA HB244 | 2010 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Possession of contraband by a prisoner; guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Courts of Justice [HB244 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2010-HB244-Prefiled.html
10103168D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§ 18.2-474 and 53.1-203 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §18.2-474. Delivery of articles to prisoners.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or amend §18.2-473. §53.1-203. Felonies by prisoners; penalties. It 1. Escape from a correctional facility or from any person in charge of such prisoner; 2. Willfully break, cut or damage any building, furniture, fixture or fastening of such facility or any part thereof for the purpose of escaping, aiding any other prisoner to escape therefrom or rendering such facility less secure as a place of confinement; 3. Make, procure, secrete or have in his possession any instrument, tool or other thing for the purpose of escaping from or aiding another to escape from a correctional facility or employee thereof; 4. Make, procure, secrete or have in his possession a knife, instrument, tool or other thing not authorized by the superintendent or sheriff which is capable of causing death or bodily injury; 5. Procure, sell, secrete or have in his possession any chemical compound which he has not lawfully received; 6. Procure, sell, secrete or have in his possession a controlled substance classified in Schedule III of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) or marijuana; 7. Introduce into a correctional facility or have in his possession firearms or ammunition for firearms; 8. 9. Willfully tamper with, damage, destroy, or disable any fire protection or fire suppression system, equipment, or sprinklers within any correctional facility; or 10. Conspire with another prisoner or other prisoners to commit any of the foregoing acts. For violation of any of the provisions of subdivisions
1, 2, 3, 5, or 10 of this section, 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 $266,765 for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities and cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. |